gloves

[HardyWeinberg]

What are good full-finger gloves for when it's cold (40sF or less) and wet?

[BrianN]

I use these - rode last winter with single digit temps. They are pretty good work gloves too.

-B

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/department/mens/mens2/mens_gloves/75014.aspx?feature=Product_13

[TBatty]

I use a pair of Novarra winter bike gloves from REI. Cost was reasonable, they keep my hands warm and dry. What more can you ask for?

[unixpro]

I also have the Novarra gloves from REI that I use when it's below 60 or so but above 40. After that, I switch to some waterproof Carthartt gloves that I bought at the construction supply store. One significant difference between them is that the Novarra gloves, which are actually made for cyclists, are pure black while the Carthartt gloves have reflective green on their tops.

My biggest problem with both of these is not moisture from the outside, but from the inside. After over an hour riding, they get a bit wet inside, pretty much making them worthless for warmth. For this reason, I keep a heavy-duty glove drier at home and another lighter-weight kind at work.

[vrkelley]

These Justin Goatskin gloves work well. You can order them online. But also a Western Store on Leary way@ Cleveland Street has them for about the same price. These are good in rain, snow and cold also. This morning's 31F was a little chilly the first 5 miles, but these gloves warmed right up.

http://www.sheplers.com/mens/gloves/...89&CS_003=2112
890&CS_010=080438

[poppadaddio]

I use plain old ragg wool full-fingered gloves. They always sell the ones with the fingers cut off; I can't understand that. Look for the pure wool ones off ebay. They are so cheap that I wear a pair, put one in my back pocket and stuff the other one down my front to keep u know what warm. If it really gets cold and rainy, put on the warm dry pair, or put on a second pair over the top of the first pair.
When skiing in very nasty conditions, I am constantly asked by guys that I'm sharing the chairlift with, who cant' keep their fingers warm in $75,down-filled goretex gloves, if my hands aren't cold. I tell them no and they just don't believe me.

[Bekologist]

Kitsap County Choppers - I use leather work gloves. Snoseal them for water repellancy. buy them loose and you can wear fingerless gloves underneath for cushion on long rides, or if it's really cold, put some ragg wool gloves on underneath.

They don't fall apart or get stinky after one season like many 'cycling' gloves either.

[umarth]

I agree with unixpro. I tend to roll with something cheap for the start of the ride and as soon as I feel my hands getting warm I take the gloves off and stick them in my bag or pocket. While riding, of course. After a certain point I get warm enough that it doesn't matter, which is why the Pacific NW is a grand place to live- mild winters!