Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Different gloves for every temperature range, in about 5°-10° ranges.
Same here. 40-50° F, just a thin glove. 30-40°, insulated gloves. 20-30°, an old pair of Nashbar lobster mitts for me. Below, 20°, Pearl Izumi lobsters.
Gloves and helmets are two things I absolutely have to try on, meaning I have to find a shop that carries winter gloves for anything colder than about 40°. (It's lonely on a bike in the winter where I live!) I got lucky with the lobsters, but I blew over $100 winter before last trying to find replacement gloves that fit. I don't think the orientals who make all our clothes understand that someone who buys XL gloves may have long fingers as well as fat palms. Really, really long fingers (though I'm still nowhere near pro basketball players!).