Wet Gloves, Freezing Hands
12-01-09, 09:09 PM
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Wet Gloves, Freezing Hands
Is there a solution for this?
Today was 45 degrees and pouring rain. Everything was fine except my fingers. I was using Novara full-finger gloves of some sort, which I was totally happy with until today. Once they got soaked, my fingers froze all the way home.
Would glove liners help? Better/different gloves?
Sorry for my ignorance. Rainy and cold isn't a combo we deal with much here in Central Texas.
Today was 45 degrees and pouring rain. Everything was fine except my fingers. I was using Novara full-finger gloves of some sort, which I was totally happy with until today. Once they got soaked, my fingers froze all the way home.
Would glove liners help? Better/different gloves?
Sorry for my ignorance. Rainy and cold isn't a combo we deal with much here in Central Texas.
12-01-09, 09:47 PM
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I actually carry a pair of surgical gloves in my kit bag. While they won't stop cold, they do provide a dry insulation layer under the gloves. Helps for me, but YMMV. I have found that I keep them in a zip-loc in my pack or they get snagged/dirty which makes them pretty gnarly.
12-01-09, 09:48 PM
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Sounds like you need waterproof gloves. Waterproof and breathable is best.
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12-01-09, 10:42 PM
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Same as the second post. Tight fitting Latex Surgical glove. It help stop the wind from getting to my fingers. It's not bulky and it's lightweight. Some people cannot use it because their hands gets to sweaty from being none breathable, but my skin gets dry anyway in the winter air and the surgical glove works for me. Beside that, I used it whenever I need to change a tube to keep hand from getting dirty and anything else. I even once layer one inside my wheels between the tube and rims which happen to have a spoke that kept poking holes in my tube.
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Same as the second post. Tight fitting Latex Surgical glove. It help stop the wind from getting to my fingers. It's not bulky and it's lightweight. Some people cannot use it because their hands gets to sweaty from being none breathable, but my skin gets dry anyway in the winter air and the surgical glove works for me. Beside that, I used it whenever I need to change a tube to keep hand from getting dirty and anything else. I even once layer one inside my wheels between the tube and rims which happen to have a spoke that kept poking holes in my tube.
12-01-09, 10:48 PM
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When it's cold and wet outside I wear waterproof ski gloves. The fingers are pre-curved so I don't feel any strain from curling my fingers around the handlebar. They also dry pretty quickly so they aren't still damp when I put them on at the end of the day.
12-02-09, 12:06 AM
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If you are happy with the gloves, spray the waterproof stuff on them. Or use the wash-in stuff.
12-02-09, 12:25 AM
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I have 2 pair of these on the way, https://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-t...in-covers.html . I found several reviews all over the net, everyone that has used them seems to like them.
