Currently using some Hein Gericke Sheltex year round gloves. They’re not bad, but I’m starting to feel a chill in my fingers already and there’s not much palm protection. Reckon I’m going to need something a bit more substantial for the coming months.
What would people recommend around the £50 mark ish? Need something warm for winter and with reasonable protection. Something with a soft patch for wiping visor would be handy too.
Spada enforcers are my winter gloves - still looking good after 2 winters use, keep my hands as warm as anything else I’ve tried and they’re still waterproof. They have a rubber wiper blade on the thumb which is pretty effective at clearing rain from the visor.
I treated them with some nikwax glove proofing stuff, not because they leak (haven’t let through a drop), but just to stop the leather exterior bits soaking up water.
For around that mark, I would say just buy some muffs (the Tucano Urbano ones) and your hands will be nice and warm…
At the £50 mark you are limiting your options for decent protection but try the Spada Enforcer gloves… Waterprood (but will leak after about 1.5-2hrs), warm and have decent protection. Feel pretty sturdy too…
OK, the Spada Enforcers look decent, and good price. How do they compare to the Spada Race Tech WP Winter Gloves, which come in for same price?
However, do you think I should up my budget a bit and get better? How much better a glove could I get for say £80 ish. Have seen some good deals on the AlpineStar Jet Road Gore-Tex gloves - worth the extra money?
What’s your average journey time?
Better gloves to help but in my experience my fingers still get cold after a long trip, I went the heated liners route and it’s brilliant but since I dislocated my finger a few years ago they feel a bit tight now. but still help with the cold ache.
I’m thinking either bar muffs or splashing out on heated gloves.
If you spend a lot of time on the road in the cold I think the extra cost will be recouped in comfort and safety very quickly.
Yeah… Muffs, heated gloves, maybe grips as well.
I have spada enforcers, heated grips and a full faired bike but my hands still start to feel the cold after a few minutes at speed…
Heated gloves are certainly next on my list.
Beat me to it. If you remember from GCSE physics convection (in this scenario the air passing over your gloves) transfers more heat than conduction or radiation. If you pretty much eliminate the convection by using muffs your hands will be nice and toasty. Yes people say they don’t look great but when your hands are nice and toasty you won’t care. The difference is unbelieveable.
And…your hands stay dry, even waterproof gloves get soggy in the rain, with muffs, your hands are bone dry even in summer gloves. The difference is night and day.
Racer multitop they are lovely and soft as I hate big bulking winter gloves
Commute time is only around 35-40 mins. So not too long, certainly not out on the road all day.
The Racer Multitop look decent, however a spot over budget at £120. 
I’d like to fit some heated grips, as the Oxford and R&G kits aren’t too expensive (£30-40 odd), however fitting is the issue. Don’t feel confident enough to take bike apart and fit them…
Ah didn’t see the budget bit and fitting heated grips isn’t as scary as you think
I have never had good experieinces with heated grips. No set I have had has had a controller last more than a month in winter weather due to damp etc.
Was a big fan of muffs on the scooter. As Joby says, they work very well. A pair of Enforcers and muffs I could ride all day in compfort even at subzero temperatures.
Can’t get muffs that fit properly on the new bike so have ordered some of the new armoured Gerbings heated gloves. The design of the bike means all the components will be in the dry so I shouldn’t have the problems I have had with heated grips.
muffs+heated grips is the combination from heaven… you can ride in summer gloves all year round! I rode for 2.5 hrs like that in January at night!! :w00t:
Heated grips on their own are pretty useless as the top of your hand is what receives the full brunt of the cold wind… My issue with heated gloves is the plugging in procedure, cannot be arsed…
Arfa if you want to see if they fit before splashing out, I’d be happy to try and fit mine on your bike for you?
Not sure about the muff idea. Is it much hassle slotting your hands in with gloves on? Am thinking about when its pissing down and you have to keep wiping visor… What about access to controls, checking front brake fluid, emergency shut off etc? As practical as they maybe, I know for a fact the wife wont’ like them (she’s more hard core biker than me!)… 
Mirrors are on faring of my fazer and have screw on bar ends, so they’d probably fit fine. With only a 30-40 min commute, they maybe overkill anyway.
Think I might stick to gloves route, will scout about for a decent gore-tex second hand first. Otherwise, guess I’ll have to bite bullet, up budget a bit.
Slotting hands - not an issue…
All controls are easily accessible. The only one I’ve had an issue with is flashing headlight switch… The Tucano Urbano ones have a thumb bit that helps you move it independently. It will feel strange at first but you get used to it very easily.
You are right though, for 30-40 mins may be overkill if you don’t like the look of them…
Issues with muffs wth regards to controls and slotting hands in and out? You don’t even notice they are there 99% of the time. I left mine on in summer as I couldn’t see any reason to take them off.
Re heated gloves, not sure it is any more or less of a bother than plugging and unplagging the ignition key if the wiring is installed properly. And if you don’t like that the latest Gerbing’s gloves have a pouch you can put Lion batteries in and run them on those.
Can you describe roughly how these are installed? Wired to the bikes battery, put them on and plug them in somewhere? Or with the Lion battery, do you carry that in your pocket? I’ve never seen them and am thinking of going down the heated liners route…
Held do a good range of winter gloves
http://held.de/livebook_english_2012/index_livebook_english_2012.html
i have heated gloves, wire straight to battery
but to be honest in the majority of winter conditions, warm gloves and heated grips to the max is sufficient
just spotted this on Visor Down
http://www.visordown.com/co-buy/
alpine stars gloves at a bargain price.
Ah yeah, just seen that. These have just been discontinued, GhostBikes had some in briefly for £70, but no more in stock now. 
Apparently I might be in for a chance to win a pair if loads of people follow this link to get them!
http://www.buyapowa.com/ref/0YCTaS
Come on guys, help a tight arse win some decent gloves so i don’t freeze my fingers off this winter! 
