[Limba]

I have two old pairs of the Pearl Izumi Lobster mits and I need a new pair right away.Is there anything better than these gloves?I bike all winter everyday to work so I don't care how much they cost I just want something warm.Thanks.

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[hockey]

Stick with Lobster claws. Excellent gloves.

[nikolajbaer]

i have used mechanic's gloves inthe past.. they are alot like my full fingered mountain biking gloves, but of thicker material. The key is that they have strong heel padding and a bit of armor, for when your rear tire hits that sheet of ice

[brokenrobot]

i have used mechanic's gloves inthe past.. they are alot like my full fingered mountain biking gloves, but of thicker material. The key is that they have strong heel padding and a bit of armor, for when your rear tire hits that sheet of ice

Where do you find such things?

[Guest]

I say Lobster mitts are the best, and if you get a couple of pairs of liner gloves to put inside the gloves, you'll be good to go. You can get the liner gloves at nashbar.com or performancebike.com or even sierratradingpost.com for pretty cheap.

Koffee

[Limba]

What about these?Anyone got them?
http://www.pearlizumi.com/pearlizumi/site/catalog/product.aspx?iProductTypeSubID=21&iProductID=3047&iProductColorsTB=6605

[iceratt]

I just bought a pair of OR Modular Mitts with REI Windpro mittens to use as inserts ($60 on sale). There isn't any nasty weather for me to try them out since the purchase, but I think these will work well. OR also makes vrey impressive mountaineering gloves and mittens that are designed for ice-encrusted mountain sumits, for the cool sum of $140 to $190! But are you willing to spend that much?!?

Depending on where you live, and the nature of the riding, you might want more or less than what I got.

[Merriwether]

The bike-specific stuff is good. The thing is, for $25 you can get fleece liners and cordura/vinyl gloves with rubber grip at WalMart. Sold for the cold, not for bikes. But a set like this has *never* left my hands cold, even on the coldest days I've been out (~-15F real temperature). My feet have been cold, I've had wind blowing under my jersey, cold forehead, etc., but never have my hands been cold with these coverings.

I like the gloves, as opposed to mittens, because it is still easy to operate the controls on the bike.

So, something else to consider. I don't know that these gloves are *better* than the lobster claws, or Pearl Izumi, or what have you. But they're surely not significantly worse, and they're a lot cheaper.

[mtessmer]

I have to go with Merriwether on this one, I've been commuting for over 22 years, year around here in Minneapolis and have found these to work just as well. Plus, allot of them come with gripper palms. I've ridden down to -24/-31C actual temp (not windchill).

[Vipersdad]

I just picked up a pair of black neoprene gloves at our local Farm & Fleet for around 8 or 9 dollars on sale. I thing the regular price is only 12.99. They go over the wrist and give me excellent grip on my bars.

Vipersdad
Wisconsin

[late]

If cost were no object, I would get these.
If you can, try a pair on.
http://www.bdel.com/gear/alpinism/ice.php

[thebulls]

I prefer "convertible mittens" that let me easily use my hands as a radiator :-) For instance, these at Performance do a nice job: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.cfm?SKU=17598

My ride starts with a 35-mph downhill for 1/2 mile, so on cold days it's really nice to have my hands covered up. But after 4 or 5 miles, my hands are usually too hot to keep inside the mittens, so I just pop them open and then it's like wearing bike gloves. If the wind changes direction and my hands get cold, I can just cover up again. I had a pair of even nicer convertible mittens, but the left-hand mitten fell out of my pocket somewhere between Arlington, VA and the Capital. Has anyone seen it?

[ollo_ollo]

In our maritime climate, I like knit ragwool gloves, they still keep you warm when wet.

By the way, I think I saw your mitten on my morning commute. It was lying in the middle of the road here in Olympia, Washington. No idea how it migrated all the way cross country though!

[roadbuzz]

I got a pair of PI amphib's (fingers, not lobster) just last week-end.
http://www.pearlizumi.com/pearlizumi/site/catalog/product.aspx?iProductTypeSubID=21&iProductID=3049&iProductColorsTB=6607
They were plenty warm for my 35 degree F ride, but while taking one of them off, the "hook" side of the velcro around the cuff tore. Which got me looking... the nap side of the velcro looks sturdier than the glove material. If you weren't careful, you might tear it right out of the glove when trying to open the velcro. I'll probably try to return mine for a warranty replacement this week-end, and treat the replacements very carefully.