New bike stuff for the week

I finally decided I'd run out of time to prepare for actual winter; it'll be here some morning soon. Recent additions (some still in the mail):

• Nokian Hakkapeliitta 700c X 35 carbide studded tires. Rowr. Word is these are so good, you have to watch it getting off; it's entirely possible to ride steadily on pavement you can't walk on. Not cheap but they last years; steel studs wear out in one season. Check out the track these lay in the ice:
  
  
  
• REAL full front and back fenders (not the cheap plastic splash guard I put on a few months ago)
  
• some moisture-control base layer underwear - bought at Target, though they only had one pair of each in my size.
  
• NON-self sealing inner tubes. The junk doesn't work anyway (IMHO), and the studded tires weigh 875 grams each, no need to dump in another 150 grams of slime for no reason.
  
• Nashbar convertible head cover-balaclava/gaiter/watch cap/whatever - it's a stretchy tube of tight weave polypro/spandex.
  

Pending:

• Stearn's sportsmans gloves (3mm neoprene- warm when wet-used by rescue personnel, and cheap @ $15)
  
• Neoprene overboots
  
• Lighting upgrade: NiMH battery pack and charger to replace the heavy, bulky, and short lived (but cheap) SLA battery I'm using now.