Winter Cycling - Glove recommendations for very cold hands

I use polyproplene liners. Perhaps you could use small chemical heating packs inside your gloves if you need to be out for a long time.

I think he should use WOOL liners. Cover it with a mid layer and top it off with leather.

You can preach all you want about "wicking". But you have to have something to wick into. Poly is better than cotton for cold. But poly doesn't hold a candle to wool.

My rides usually don't get colder than 30 deg F. But my fingers freeze w/ my standard full finger REI cycling gloves. I have some fleece Manzella liners but not too windproof. I probably need windproof, but I really don't want bulk or anything that resembles a ski/snowboard glove. Suggestions?

My rides usually don't get colder than 30 deg F. But my fingers freeze w/ my standard full finger REI cycling gloves. I have some fleece Manzella liners but not too windproof. I probably need windproof, but I really don't want bulk or anything that resembles a ski/snowboard glove. Suggestions?
WindPro or similar wind resistant fleece cycling glove. Make sure the glove has a leather palm as I have a pair of "cycling" gloves that have a fleece palm which doesn't hold up at all for cycling. Still I wear my light weight Cannondale WindPro gloves under a pair of open finger cycling gloves with out much problem down to about 30. They really block the wind but are thin. If your hands are normally cold this is probably not sufficient but if standard full finger gloves are only a little this will probably work. You can always add a glove liner inside to improve the insulation.
Craig

Anyone else use Lake gauntlets? My wife bought me some. They have a liner that is actually rather thin fleecy stuff and a durable waterproof outer. The liners are velcroed in so can be removed for drying puroses. They also have a zipper over the knuckles to facilitate ventillation of hot hands. Riding at 25° I open the knuckles halfway into the ride. I can leave them shut when its colder.

Lieren,

Do your hands get cold so easy when you are not riding the bike? Perhaps your main nerve in your hand is closer to the surface than most riders and so the pressure of your weight on the handlbars makes your hands go numb quickly. I lot of good advice has been given. There are some triathalon riding gloves that have more padding in the palm to relieve pressure on the nerve in your hand.

I would suggest finding a good pair of padded palm or full finger riding gloves and then layering an oversized ski glove or thick polar fleece glove with a windproof cover. A good solution that works for me is a cheap but thick polar fleece glove from ShopKo.

There gloves are touted as waterproof because they have some kind of a waterproof membrane in between the lining and the outer. They work the first time you wear them and then they won't dry out so you have to cut a slot in between the lining and the outer shell and pull out all of the inner stuff.

After that they work really well and will dry out between rides. I also got a cheap pair of nylon covered snowboarding gloves at the local recreation discounter. THey glove had a very good quality windproof shell and were very warm but had the same problem as the Shopko gloves. THey won't dry out due to a waterproof plastic membrane in between the lining and the outer shell.

I just cut all of the lining and everything else out of the glove and use the shell over my polar fleece and riding glove combination. When they get damp after a ride I can easily pull them all apart and let them dry. Remember to make sure the gloves system is not too tight. Especially since you may have a circulation problem in your hands. You cannot afford have even the slightest reduction in circulation in your hands. It may also be that one of the main veins in your hands is close to the surface and is easily resticted from the weight of your hand on the handlbars.

Oldskoolboarder,

I find that I don't need much insulation on my hands if they have a totally windproof covering. Also, the windproof covering adds very little bulk. You might try what I did. Find an inexpensive but good quality pair of snowboarding gloves and cut out the lining. THen wear your cycling gloves underneath them. These things are made in large quantities because snowboarding is all the rage. I found good quality gloves for 12 USD at the local recreation discounter and didn't feel at all guilty for cutting out the linings. It will make a big difference and if you have good hand circulation you will be able to handle really cold tempertures with this combination.

What brand/model of Windpro?

Yeah, I might give my snowboarding gloves a try...sans liner.

If snowboarding gloves don't work because they are not flexible enough, get ice climbing gloves with long guantlets.

I have a pair of Pearl Izumi Amphib gloves that are the warmest gloves I have ever owned. http://www.pearlizumi.com/product.php?mode=view&product_id=671&type_id=1&sport_id=5&category_id=9&color_code=021

Unfortunately, they are way too warm for me to use unless the thermometer drops below freezing. Anything above freezing makes my hands sweat and overheat.

I've a pair of the Pearl Izumi Inferno gloves. They're a lobster/glove hybrid and I love 'em. They've been good for me down to -5 or so.

Lieren:
I realize this is an old thread but did you ever figure out a solution to your cold hands problem? My hands are always cold, probably have Raynaud's. I have a drawer full of gloves, I've tried almost every suggestion in this thread, nothing has worked so far. Pogies aren't practice as I have to park outside on the street all day.

Does anyone have any experience with heated gloves such as these:
http://www.v5glove.com/
or
http://cozywinters.com/shop/zs-hgx.html

A quick browse through some motorcycle forums wasn't very helpful.

I get these from canadian tire, but I'm sure they are available at many other stores, too.

Trackguy, I tend to think that a big, thick or heated glove would be cumbersome when cycling. I use "Moose Mitts" from trails edge http://www.trails-edge.com/onlinecatalog.htm
Yes, they are pogies but I can put them on and take them off my mountain bike nearly as fast as I can put on or take off a pair of dry gloves on my dry hands. If the gloves or my hands are sweaty or wet, then the Moose Mitts win easily. So you could quickly take them off after a ride, fold 'em up and store them with your helmet.
So far, I have used them in temps down to 5*F with only my fingerless (Summer) cycling gloves on. If you have serious issues then you could wear a more substantial glove of course.
They are windproof, waterproof and warm. I highly recommend them.

MT

I just ordered me a set of moose mitts for my winter roadie. They look like they should do the trick. I do a lot of climbing and descending and last season my hands got so cold I got some chilblains. I would really like to do a long ride where my hands aren't freezing after a 3-5 mile 30MPH+ descent.

Assos 3 layer glove pack is wonderful. It works with a full range of temperatures.

MT:
I think I'll give the Moose Mitts a try. I've tried practically every glove on the market, none so far have worked out and haven't yet been able to ride below 40*.

tg.

Moose mitts are whats happenun!We got some guy's in ouy group who are die hards...there the ones with the cold fingers!

When it's really cold, I wear glove liners to wick sweat, then thin windproof gloves, then lobster claws. If it's really, really cold, then I'll put baby socks over each finger set and put a chem heater inside the baby sock prior to jamming my hands inside the lobster claws. The little socks keep the heaters in place.

Hey guys, thanks for the concern! But it's nothing to worry about - my hands go numb from something called raynaud's phenomenon, which is not worth going to the doctor over (just one of those physiological quirks, the treatment is to warm your hands). It's not an uncommon problem, esp. among women. Last winter I'd get to work and run my hands under hot water for a few minutes; this winter I want to layer better!

Forgive me if someone else covered this already, but Reynaud's is something to worry about and to see a Dr. about - it's not "psychological". My mother has it and would suffer badly from sores and cracks in her fingertips from it. She uses a nitroglycerin Rx ointment for it. One of our Dr.'s wife has it and had LOST FINGERTIPS from it. It is a circulatory condition that can have serious results. It may not need daily attention, but it is something to keep contact with a Dr. long-term.

(Edit: didn't notice original timeframe of thread, but since someone recently mentioned reynaud's in it, my caution still stands.)

Yes, I like the lobster gloves as well. I do not know every company that makes them, but I have the pearl izumi brand and they are good so far down to +1, below that I can not tell you whether they are any good or not. One good feature is that they dry during my time at work, so the return trip is with dry
gloves.