I know this has been covered many times but there must be some new products out for this winter
After a week of freezing fingertips i need to get new winter gloves
i have tried using thermal inner gloves but at 5.30am they just dont cut it, (dont want to go for heated grips)
i would like to know what gloves everyone else uses and are they any good?
I have a pair of Weise lobster claw gloves for winter, very warm, keeps your hands dry but look odd at first.
Recently bought some Richa gloves from Rex Judd for about Ā£45.
They have an inner glove which fits perfectly.
The main glove is part leather, part textile and so far they have done the job (water and windproof) very well, but the most important thing I find with keeping your hands (or anything) warm is that if they arenāt warm in the first place, they certainly arenāt going to get hotter!
Put a warm hand into a winter glove and it will stay warm for much longer.
But I donāt just mean rubbing your hands warm, I talking about whole body/ raised core temperature warm.
gotta look for some winter gloves myself, do you lose much āfeelā with those lobster claw ones john ? or has anyone tried heated gloves ?
I bought a pair of āRacer Pluvioā gloves from infinity about 5 weeks agoā¦
They were NOT cheap coming in at Ā£99, but I ride for about 25 miles each way on my commute and theyāve been perfect for what Iāve been doingā¦
Iāve used them to ride down to southampton and up into lincolnshire and they were fine, my hands by the end of those rides were starting to cool down, but on my normal commute they are lovely, lots of feeling, and toasty warm!
As I said, not cheap, but I had a pair of Frank Thomas gloves last april and they lasted about 6 weeks before they stank so bad that i just binned themā¦ I think the key thing in the gloves is Goretex, from a waterproofing and breathability perspectiveā¦
The Rukka mars were decent too, at the same priceā¦
I recently picked up a pair of IXS Narvik at J&S - Ā£65 I think. Excellent warmth without inners so far and waterproof Gore-Tex liner so well impressed for the price. I love Hein Gericke kit but have never liked their gloves, my bro Beemerman swears by their lobster-claw Pathans, but then his Elderly Gentlemanās Touring Conveyance (BMW R850) has heated grips which would be your other option.
heated grips on a gixxer???
not sure about that;)
No dont put heated grips on a gixer lol
Sparda Force 11, served me well in all conditions.
What made you choose Racer over Rukka?
I have been experimenting with inner gloves to try to improve my Held āfreezerā gloves. They were sold to me as the warmest you can buy but theyāre not working on their own in this weather.
Iāve been judging things by the amount of time I can ride before my hands get uncomfortably cold (i.e. fingers numb). Sub 5 degrees the Helds on their own stay warm for about 10 minutes. I bought some silk inners and it improved things slightly but still too cold for me- they stay warm for about 20 minutes. So then I (sadly) bought some thin gardening gloves- the ones with plastic fingers- as a third layer! Tried the combo this morning and slightly better (I think the gardening gloves reduce the windchill) with the warmth lasting about half an hour but still too cold by the time I get to work after an hours riding.
Tempted to ditch the lot and try the Pathan lobster gloves but concerned cos I canāt do the Vulcan greetingā¦
l.i.m try wearing surgeons gloves insideā¦
Big thumbs up for:
lobster claws (great for keeping warm, but I personally donāt like the feeling of wearing them)
heated grips (why would anyone planning to ride in Winter, Spring, or Autumn NOT have them)
Halvarssons winter gloves (and theyāre decently priced as well)
Which Halvarssons? Iāve got some Dry Level and my fingers get bloody cold. Dry as a bone though. Is that the glove youāre talking about?
i have bought the richaās mentioned above and arrived at work today with nice and warm fingers so can recomend them to anyone
so the heated grips can sod off this winter:P
jetstream i know you must clock up some miles but thats taking the p#ss:D:D:D
Iāve got a cheap pair of Spada gloves I picked up for about Ā£30 when my HELD pair got flooded on a ride to Southend.
They hold off the cold for about 5 minutes on their ownand I use a pair of thin wolly gloves on the inside which extends that to about 15 minutes. theyāre completely waterproof and hold off the wind quite well.
The main things iāve found to factor into cold hands are, !. having cold hands to start with, I always unlock my bike wearing gloves now. 2. windchill and 3. having other cold body parts, if opne area of your body is getting cold, all that cold blood is circulating to the other areas and making them cold as well.
The winter ones with Outlast. That might be the name. Theyāve worked well for me (now in their 2nd winter) on 2hr blasts on the motorway, as well as short rides around town.
(Maybe Iāve got warm hands. Iām wearing summer gloves and heated grips now, but I donāt think I can take many more days of it if it stays this cold)
What is the name of these particular Richas please? If you are saying they keep hands 100% warm Iāll be getting a pair.
