Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
I use "mechanics" gloves when it's cold but dry. About $6
http://www.harborfreight.com/mechani...rge-93640.html
I use "windproof/weatherproof" gloves from Kohls when it's wet too. About $8. These take me down to probably about 10 to 15 degrees F.
When it gets properly cold, I use "hunters" gloves - blaze orange, they're basically cheap ski gloves with thinsulate lining. < $10 at the department stores around here during deer hunting season. That's when I got my high top thinsulate lined, camo colored winter "riding boots" too. I've ridden with the hunting gloves down to -25*F, and at that point my fingers were getting a bit nippy but at that point I have more things to worry about, like having to use a neoprene face mask to avoid frostbitten face.
This is the kind of tact I take for my hand protection. Maybe a little more technical (read: expensive) at some levels, but still the same principle. I have no less than 5 different levels of protection based on temperature and precipitation. Ranges from light fingerless gloves to insulated mountaineering mittens with removable goretex shells. None is bike-specific gear except the fingerless gloves.