I ride year round in southeast Idaho. It gets pretty cold here. In the heaviest, nicest, and often most expensive gloves, my hands were usually quite cold, to the point of numb or painful by the end of my commute. I recently bought some cheap bar mitts made for atv's. In the realm of winter riding comfort, I would rate these inexpensive items a solid *BEST PURCHASE EVER*. I now wear rather light gloves, or none at all, and my hands have been comfortably warm every ride. In fact, once or twice they have been warm enough to get a bit sweaty.