I recently picked up a pair of Seirus Xtreme All Weather gloves.



I was looking for something that would be warm when its raining and between 32 to 45 F, since that's the winter around here. I also hate biking in bulky gloves and am convinced that since it never gets much below 35F here, I shouldn't have to deal with bulky gloves. I tried several gloves and liners in various combinations last year and earlier this year, but wasn't really happy with anything.

The reviews for the Seirus gloves I bought are terrible, and they're kind of expensive. I'm not sure why I got them, but so far I'm cautiously happy. The bad reviews seem to either say they're not as waterproof as they claim or that they aren't warm. I haven't had complaints on either count so far.

The two weeks since I've gotten them haven't been as rainy as usual. I wore them for one 30-minute commute in light-to-medium continuous rain and one 10-minute ride to the light rail station in a total downpour. Both times, they kept my hands completely dry (minus just a little sweat on the longer ride as the temps were mid-40's). I haven't had a really cold and wet commute with them yet. I rode for about 50 minutes in 34 degree but dry weather this morning and another hour or so on the way home around 36 degrees, and my hands stayed reasonably warm. I had some problems earlier in the week with my fingers getting cold in sub-40 temps, but I realized it was at least partially because I was leaning on my handlebars too much and decreasing circulation. I paid more attention to that today, and although it was colder my hands felt warmer.

My biggest complaint so far is that the index finger and thumb on the glove (but oddly not the other fingers) are too long, which negates some of the dexterity advantage of the thinner gloves.