Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Steavage asked about "cold" weather , not 0°C to 10°C, a downright heat wave in a Wisconsin winter.
Maybe all those worried about "saving" their hands, with a thin piece of cloth, from the alleged hand injury danger of bicycling, should lobby their LBS for magical Styrofoam gloves.
In the meantime for those who are serious
about "saving" their hands from bicycling danger:
http://www.tactical-store.com/ts-wx-gl-tag-1.html
I don't know what kind of cheezy bike gloves you had in mind; all the ones I have seen have a nice padding of a leather like material that indeed does save hands.... a lesson I learned long long ago when taking a fall on a turn on a wet slick road, and having to pick gravel out of my hands after. I don't know of any gloves that are a "thin cloth material" on the palms.
Make your own choices about why you wear whatever protective gear. But don't discourage others...