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Andy B
As well as sorting out decent clothing I'd advise sorting yourself a heated visor or modify your existing one with either stick on reactive foil strips or reactive wire. I tried using a neoprene face mask to prevent my visor from freezing on the inside but it failed dismally left me with a choice between constantly stopping to clear the visor or riding with it slightly open and suffering.
Another tip is to fit a few screw in studs to the soles of your boots because it's very difficult to pick a bike up when you keep falling over and you really do want to get it upright and out of the way as fast as possible. Crashing close to a corner when you know any vehicle coming round that corner is going to struggle to stop is a real trouser filler and not for the faint hearted.
If you use a Scottoiler to lube your chain then be warned that the standard oil will freeze but we tested a low temperature version for them and it worked very well. I'm not sure if it's on the market yet but if you contact them then I'm sure they'll be able to help out.
You'll have a great time and I'm looking forward to seeing how far you get. Don't forget to get prior permission to go through the locked barriers so you can do the final part of the trip or you'll have to try and ride around them and could end up in trouble.
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As footwear I�m using the "Baffin Endurance" which is well proven to be the best footwear in the world at low temperatures.
http://www.winterfootwear.com/p3099c...ter_boots.html
The boot is often used in Antarctica where extreme weather conditions demand extreme clothing.
And I�m aiming for the silkolene silicon spray as of now since it�s lubrication ability has been tested by me before living nearby the polar circle for 6 years outside the Swedish city of Ume�.
As for the part of travelling all the way to the peak I�ve already made a deal with the Norwegian authorities promising me to follow the snow patrol at a given time along with a few buses for the final Km�s to the goal.
And as for a helmet I�ll use a motoX helmet with glasses witch is sealed in the gaps between the glasses and the helmet. A Self-adhesive heatersticker intended for handlebars will be mounted inside the front of the helmet along with reflective aluminiumfolio.
I learn a few tricks from one of the most experienced wintherdrivers in Sweden Veijo Saarela an innovativ Sami native.
http://www.saarela.se