those Dissent combo gloves look sweet!

from what I remember, from commuting, there weren't too many days of riding in the rain, so I was able to manage by just shuffling various pairs at home & at work. meaning, when one pair got wet I hung it up for a cpl days & used other gloves

I was reluctant to spend $$ on cycling specific gloves (maybe not smart) but there are some really nice ones out there (like those Dissent you showed)

for cold weather I'm a fan of using two gloves, a liner & a roomy over glove. I got lucky with gloves I already owned. I seem really picky about "fit" so I'm reluctant to buy them my mail-order. below are my tortured gloves from last winter. I have various liners or wind resistant sport gloves but I would like to purchase a new set of over gloves. these are from 20 yrs ago when I bought everyone in my family a pair at a department store. they were always too big for me, but became perfect for layering w another under them. I even use that combo for roof raking & shoveling, etc.

now that I have bar-mitts, I'm not entirely sure I need to buy anything new this year. whoever invented bar-mitts is a genius. it's expecting a lot from a glove the bear the brunt of winter's worst. but I'm lucky, in that I can be selective when I ride, but I'm not shy about riding in poor weather

old reliable(s)


drop bar mitts


straight bar mitts


mitts may not be attractive, but when it's REALLY NASTY out, does it matter?