I've been shopping replacement gloves since Christmas, looking for somethign waterproof since what I have isn't that. I wear either a "roper's" work glove if it's warm or my Swany ski gloves if it's cold, but neither of those is waterproof.

I wanted to just get some breathable-waterproof mittens but around here the only reasonably-priced ones (sub-$50 IMO) were gloves with fingers. I tried three different kinds (Columbia from Dicks $39, HotFingers from Dicks $29, and Swiss Tech from Walmart $16) and even added acrylic liner gloves (Walmart, $2.50) and still had cold fingers in freezing temps.

So I started trying to find just a waterproof shell glove, and maybe they're out there but I must not have had the right search terms. I found some polyurethane ones for kids which would have been perfect, but they don't make them for adults?




FINALLY I found these WindRider ones which I now have in hand (heh) and they're great. Apparently the right term is "shell mitten", at least it brought me to these.






They just go over top of whatever other glove I'm wearing. I ordered size L and size XL, and I can make the XL work, but I'm ordering one size larger to try, the XXL, before I make a final decision on size because it's still a tight squeeze getting them on over my ski gloves.

They have a fabric inner liner but I wouldn't call it padding; it's very minimal, while still giving a nice feeling if your bare hand is inside. So it's more of a shell that feels good on the inside.

The outer is just Cordura, I think with DWR coating, but I expect that'll wear off. Under that is a waterproof liner, not breathable, which is fine because I think GoreTex and the like are a maintenance headache in gloves (the Columbia ones and one other said you can wipe the outside but don't wash them), basically making it almost impossible to clean if say you want to get the sweat out of them. Inside the waterproof liner is the fabric liner.

The adjustable strap across the back of the hand is nice, although I'm not sure that's holding. It may be loosening as I ride, but I've only used them once, I'll have to see about that. I can live with that either way. There's also a drawstring closure at the wrist opening, which is great.

That zipper on the back of the hand is not a vent, it's just a storage pocket, on the outside of the waterproof liner.