Originally Posted by
nstgc
Previously, when I was living in a city, 90% of all my destinations were within 15 minutes ride of my apartment. In the winter, my fingers would get a bit numb, but nothing too horrible. Now, in the boonies (literally, I'm in Boone County), there is nothing closer than 15 minutes away. Most of my rides are over 30 minutes in length. I have two pairs of gloves.
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Bo.../dp/B000TOZD2W
http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Siberian...ft+bike+gloves
Both are good enough so long as it's above freezing, but yesterday, for instance, it was 12F. I was quite warm just about everywhere, with the exception of my fingers. After 15 minutes I had lost feeling in fingers.
I've been considering some battery powered, electric gloves, but before I make any purchases I thought I should ask what you guys think.
I have the same Craft gloves. I love them and have been pretty comfortable in them in temps down to 15 F or so for multiple hours at a time. But the key to that comfort is glove liners. I hardly bother with wearing gloves without liners unless it's in the 40s or so. They make a big difference. So I would start by adding a pair of glove liners to your wardrobe. After that, yeah, mittens is the next place to go. I don't have mittens because I'm typically riding drop bar bikes. Operating road shifters with mittens is a little bit problematic. Even the lobster claw gloves are more awkward than I would like.