Winter gloves

tunney

My Assos gloves for winter riding are nearly dead and I need a replacement.

Needs to be suitable for 4-5 hour spins and keep hands warm (and dry) in rain and below freezing temperatures. Or a combination of gloves (i.e. liners, inners and maybe claws)

Any suggestions?


(Well intentioned posts about "great gloves from lidl/aldi/these ones for a tenner" not required)

wanderer 22

tunney wrote: »

My Assos gloves for winter riding are nearly dead and I need a replacement.

Needs to be suitable for 4-5 hour spins and keep hands warm (and dry) in rain and below freezing temperatures. Or a combination of gloves (i.e. liners, inners and maybe claws)

Any suggestions?


(Well intentioned posts about "great gloves from lidl/aldi/these ones for a tenner" not required)

i got these last January and have found them great - Though I've never worn them in really heavy rain for a long period

http://www.fitzcycles.ie/products.php?product=Altura-%22Night-Vision%22-Waterproof-Cycling-Gloves

ROK ON

Tunney

While Rapha quite correctly are derided for OTT marketing and imagery, the Winter Gloves are simply outstanding.

Very comfortable and have a snug fit.
Insulated and windproof.

I have used them for two winters. They are really only suitable when the weather is below 5degrees, otherwise they can be too warm.
Appropriately padded so you can still actually shift gears an feel brake levers.

An excellent product and well worth the stupidly high price.

tunney

ROK ON wrote: »

Tunney

While Rapha quite correctly are derided for OTT marketing and imagery, the Winter Gloves are simply outstanding.

Very comfortable and have a snug fit.
Insulated and windproof.

I have used them for two winters. They are really only suitable when the weather is below 5degrees, otherwise they can be too warm.
Appropriately padded so you can still actually shift gears an feel brake levers.

An excellent product and well worth the stupidly high price.

These ones?

http://www.rapha.cc/winter-gloves/

Wishbone Ash

On excessively cold days I use snowboarding gloves -usually discounted at TK Maxx. They are usually too warm for ordinary cold days!

kenmc

I like my pearl izumi lobster gloves, keep the fingers nice and warm

ROK ON

Yes

buffalo

kenmc wrote: »

I like my pearl izumi lobster gloves, keep the fingers nice and warm

Don't you have a baby to be minding? Get off the Internet!

kenmc

buffalo wrote: »

Don't you have a baby to be minding? Get off the Internet!

she's asleep. I'm searching for an instruction manual, hers was not in the delivery

smackyB

I'm in the market for a pair too, any recommendations for ones that work with touchscreens on phones?

cdaly_

I used a set of Prendas Air Tunnel gloves last winter with silk liners for the very cold weather. Nice and warm and pretty waterproof.

Beasty

I upgraded to the Assos S7 last year and found them even better than the 851s. The S7 material is very cosy - a snug fit, but plently of feeling left to mess about with the touch screen on the Garmin. I have gloves with more insulation, but tbh I found these great throughout the winter

Lusk Doyle

Lidl or aldi have great gloves for a tenner!

Beasty

You can see what that "Add poster to Ignore List" button is for now tunney;)

jiffybag

Best gloves I have ever had , infact I bought a second pair and usually take
them with me as a spare pair on really wet/cold days.



http://www.gripgrab.com/product/polaris

CheGuedara

Sealskinz FTW - would recommend them for cold and wet conditions. Might be on the warm side for even 'mild' conditions but for everything else (monsoon, snowpocalypse, whatever) they're awesome.

tunney

Beasty wrote: »

I upgraded to the Assos S7 last year and found them even better than the 851s. The S7 material is very cosy - a snug fit, but plently of feeling left to mess about with the touch screen on the Garmin. I have gloves with more insulation, but tbh I found these great throughout the winter

I really liked the 851 do week have to look at the S7, cheers.

Lumen

Oooh, those S7 gloves come in a "White Panther" colourway.

"60% of the time, it works every time".

FWIW, most of last winter I was using Prendas Super Roubaix gloves, either on their own or with as a liner underneath some old Berghaus fleece gloves.

They're absolutely fantastic, cheap, and look much better than in the pic.

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=20&ID=676

Surinam

Lumen wrote: »

Oooh, those S7 gloves come in a "White Panther" colourway.

"60% of the time, it works every time".

FWIW, most of last winter I was using Prendas Super Roubaix gloves, either on their own or with as a liner underneath some old Berghaus fleece gloves.

They're absolutely fantastic, cheap, and look much better than in the pic.

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=20&ID=676

Do they have padding in the palm areas - I find I need decent padding or my hands get fairly sore over 60km?

Lumen

Surinam wrote: »

Do they have padding in the palm areas - I find I need decent padding or my hands get fairly sore over 60km?

No.

godtabh

Do the Prendas 'Air Tunnel' Winter Gloves have good padding?

Caroline_ie

These are the best winter gloves I've ever owned : http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-extreme-winter-glove/

Bambaata

Ive been using the Sealskinz Extra Cold ones the last 12 months and really like them. They're a bit warm for long durations in temperatures over 8C but i find them fine for all below that. I'll sometimes put on a liner for the really really cold days.

spoofilyj

I got a pair of these last September 2011

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weather-Waterproof-Windproof-Cycling-Gloves/dp/B00314J5H6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350396782&sr=8-2

I have to say I find them brilliant, they are water and wind proof, very warm (a little too warm at the moment)
I even came off the bike and landed on my hands and they stood up to a tar and chip road rash.

The only downside is they start to smell by the end of two weeks cycling and need a wash but other than that I'd highly recomment them.

The Noble Nudge

http://www.sealskinz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=3

I was looking at these in my local shop €51 lids are they any use??

SpaceGerbil

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

http://www.sealskinz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=3

I was looking at these in my local shop €51 lids are they any use??

I have a pair of the sealskinz ultra grip, I love them. They are both comfortable and warm, however they are not 100% waterproof. I had them on during a decent downpour and my hands got wet after about 40 minutes. €51 is a little expensive for them, you can get them on-line for 38.

Jawgap

BBB Aquashields for me - warm, windproof & waterproof and still allow for a decent degree of dexterity.

Lusk Doyle

Jawgap wrote: »

BBB Aquashields for me - warm, windproof & waterproof and still allow for a decent degree of dexterity.

If, and it's quite an if, one was to wear a helmet (I know, I know, stupid idea). But if one was so inclined, could said gloves be worn and not impede the removal of the aforementioned fabled helmet?

Jawgap

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

If, and it's quite an if, one was to wear a helmet (I know, I know, stupid idea). But if one was so inclined, could said gloves be worn and not impede the removal of the aforementioned fabled helmet?

In a word, yes - if, hypothetically speaking, you were compelled to wear a helmet, you could easily remove said highly effective protective headwear while wearing these gloves - adjusting things like straps etc has not been hindered by wearing these gloves, and the same is true of messing about with lights and putting on anything hi-viz.

In my wimpier moments I've changed tubes and adjusted saddles while wearing these without too much bother.

flatface

I have the BBB aquashield gloves and even on this morning's comute my fingers were way too cold after 10min. I think I suffer from cold fingers more than most.

Has anyone upgraded from the aquashield and can vouch for a warmer alternative? I have seen the above suggestions of course but it would be great to know they will be warmer than what I have.

Preferably with polar bear nipple fur lining...

sally55

Sorry to drag this up, looking to buy a pair of waterproof gloves for my other half for Christmas. Due to time constraints I'll probably have to buy them in Dublin rather than ordering online. I'm between the below:

http://www.greatoutdoors.ie/product_info.php?products_id=191666

and

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/clothing/gloves/product/review-bbb-aquashield-gloves-10635

They'll probably end up bein used for both road and mountain biking (if that's possible). Which ones would you guys recommend?

CheGuedara

Can't say about the BBB pair but the Sealskinz are excellent - they will keep hands protected from the elements and they're not overly chunky so as to impact on being able to feel the gears/brakes.

The flip side of things is that while they're comfortable in the coldest and wettest of conditions (and I mean right down close to zero and whatever wind chill takes your fancy) they can be excessively warm when the weather picks up, making them largely winter only items.

sally55

So you reckon they're grand for changing gears on a mountain bike as well as a road bike?

nilhg

I have these BBB gloves and find them fine, plenty warm enough in anything I've been out in this winter, and no problem with the wet either, if anything they'll probably be too warm when the weather improves.

No problem with gears, fiddlely stuff like jacket zips can be a challenge though, you on't have much feeling in the fingertips.

CheGuedara

sally55 wrote: »

So you reckon they're grand for changing gears on a mountain bike as well as a road bike?

I've had no issues so far on either (though my mtb uses standard XT shifters, so I can't say how the gloves would be with grip shift etc). There's enough thinning at the fingertips that you can still feel what you're doing at the shift and brake levers while being kept warm. As with the post above, they can be a bit chunky when it comes to addressing zippers on jackets but I suspect that's par for the course.

WAPAIC

CheGuedara wrote: »

I've had no issues so far on either (though my mtb uses standard XT shifters, so I can't say how the gloves would be with grip shift etc). There's enough thinning at the fingertips that you can still feel what you're doing at the shift and brake levers while being kept warm. As with the post above, they can be a bit chunky when it comes to addressing zippers on jackets but I suspect that's par for the course.

I have those sealskinz, grand for the road but I find the padding on the palm stops me holding tightly on to the bars off road. I think they have a version without padding also though.