When it's not warm enough for half-finger gloves I can get by with almost any of my long-fingered MTB gloves. But when it's below, say, 45f, I need something warmer. I've tried the following with mixed results:

• Pearl Izumi Gavia (now called something else, I believe) -- Not all that warm, but decent if it's windy or damp
• Pearl Izumi Cyclone -- About the same as the Gavia warmth-wise, but the gel padding was terrible
• Pearl Izumi Amfib -- Very warm, but too warm if it's over 35f or so

I'm looking for something that's warm, not too bulky, and that doesn't have any gel padding in the palm. The new PI PRO Softshell Lite looks promising, but I'm a little gun-shy based on my past experiences. The reviews for the 661 Transition are positive, but I'm wondering if it's warm enough for 35-45f temps.

Suggestions or recommendations are appreciated.

I'm a great fan of Descente Wombat gloves -- they have a windproof cover that flips over to cover your fingers on cold days, and nice cuffs that keep your wrists warm. Minimal padding, and it's not gel. Works to me to 32F and below, but fine at around 45F as well. Admittedly I don't tend to ride when it's much below 32F.

They have pads on the palms but for two years now ive been using adidas clima warm gloves they are not bulky and I started wearing them this morning and i use em all winter long. IMHO they good for about 45f to about 10f below 10 your fingers will get a little cold. These aren't the exact model i have but mine are two years older https://www.trijungle.com/cmmv-793575.html

Have been using Gordini Gore-Tex gloves w or w/o a liner depending on the temp. Fingerless w/a liner to about 40F then Gordinis to about 25. Then add the liners below that. There're times it drops down to 10-19F here in Md-TN at night(I commute 2nd shift). At that point I use Gordini Gore-Tex mittens w/wool liners and chemical handwarmers if it's REALLY cold. My commute home is about 1.5 hours, so they don't go to waste. I may use hndwms 3-4 times per winter.

I'm beginning to think that warm and not bulky are mutually exclusive. The best I've found are Seirus Xtreme All Weathter gloves. The reviews are poor, but I like them. It hardly ever gets below 32 around here, and if it did I don't think these would be warm enough. Between 45 and 35, they're great. I've also been very pleased with how they keep out the rain.

I have some Iron Clad cold conditions work glove. They work fine for me.

Most of the time in the winter I use typical skiing/boarding gloves. There's lots to choose from. Probably more bulky than you're looking for but in my experience warm fingers in bulky gloves work better than numb fingers in non-bulky gloves.

When it's really cold I wear my ice fishing mitts. Very bulky but I can use them even with brifters. My biggest problem with them is that they're often too warm.

I use a pair of merino wool glove liners, in large part because:

I don't want to have 12 different pairs of gloves, one for each occasion. No super warm ones, pretty warm ones, mildly warm ones, and fingerless, etc. If it's 40 degrees (F) or warmer, the glove liners are fine by themselves. If it's cooler than that, but dry, they work fine under some wind breakers. If I'm going kayaking, they work great under a pair of Sealskin gloves, which are waterproof, but not terribly warm, and also not wind proof. They work beautifully under any cycling gloves, adding warmth but very little bulk. The reason layering works so well is that it's incredibly versatile.

My recommendation, or at least my preference for myself, is a pair of Arc'teryx Gothic lightweight gloves, worn by themselves, or under whatever you already have. The one downside is that these start coming apart at the seems after about a season.



I get mine here, because they're not to be found in my neck of the woods.

layering pretty much always seems like a good idea, but I hadn't considered it for the hands before. Makes sense though.

I layer my gloves too. I use some generic liner gloves (size medium) like these:

https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=X0199

Then some CLC High-Viz mechanics gloves (size large):

https://www.toolking.com/clc-128l-hi-...LAID=612979057

Works down to about 30F and are not very bulky. I can wear either glove by itself.

Also finding success with layering.

But what I do is wear a pair of cheap non-padded jogging gloves from Target OVER my fingerless padded cycling gloves. What I like best about this method is that they're super easy to remove and stash if it warms up on the morning commute, and then I'm left with just my normal cycling gloves that I like and am used to. Also works great for this transitional time of year when the morning commute is in the 40s, but the evening commute is in the 50s, 60s, or even 70s.

I like keeping just one pair of spendy cycling-specific gloves in use, and adding the Target jogging gloves on top for warmth which are machine washable and easy replaced when worn out.

I do this too, with a Weatherproof® glove over a Descente fingerless glove. It's water-resistant and wind resistant, which is good enough for me. This combo works down to the mid-30's and doesn't get too hot.

If it's cold and raining, I generally don't ride in, because cold+wet+dark=not much fun

I use Climitts since no gloves work for me.

Sealine gloves are double layer Knit with a water resistant membrane between them
that will last a season or 2. promos are showing a reaching in the water .
they make socks too for fording streams ..

Neoprene SailBoard or wetsuit gloves , insulation is a closed cell sponge ,
so will not keep the hands so dry but cushioning and insulation is there.
lobster claw type glove double the fingers up to keep them mutually warmer than a 4 fingered glove ,
but less than a full Mitten ..

Cycling in a Rain cape covers your hands better than a glove can do to keep them dry.

All the talk of layering got me green with envy. I wear a size 15 shoe and my hands are proportionately large. I have never found a glove large enough to allow me to put it over anything other than my own hairy hand. I go with neoprene. If it drops into the teens, then I cover it with a home-made water-proof lobster. For single digits, add a handwarmer.

Oh come on; HTFU

I have no idea. I don't need warm gloves.

In fact, for most of the year, I need to keep cool.

For the past four years I've used Cannondale's Windfront gloves (recently renamed to "Slice") and have been pleased. I have one pair in large which gets to me right around freezing, then a second pair in extra-large which I wear over a pair of long-fingered summer-weight MTB gloves. That gets me to the single digits.

It was time for new ones this year, and my LBS no longer carries Cannondale. I tried a pair of Endura's Dexter Windproof gloves instead. I've worn them only twice, both mornings around 35°F, and they seem nice and warm enough. The padding is more decorative than functional, which is fine. I too prefer unpadded gloves. The sizing is a little smaller, though. I don't think I'll be able to double-glove with Endura's XL. I have yet to try. Maybe it'll work.

+1 on the Pearl Izumi Amfibs being way too warm. They're Everest material.

I tried a couple of misc bike-specific gloves, finally wound up just using an old pair of Grandoe ski gloves I had lying around and was much happier. The bike-specific stuff seems over-rated for the winter.

Reflective stripes, waterproof, warm. $6.15 from PK Safety Supply.

I have a question about finger length. I'm looking for some cold weather gloves that don't suck as well and I've had problems with full finger gloves in the past (well ok, only tried on pair). They were large/xl gloves that I got for christmas last year and while the width was ok, they were nowhere near long enough. I guess my fingers are a little long but not crazy long. I mean from the bottom of my palm to the tip of my middle finger is 7.5" and from the base of my split between my fingers to the tip of my middle is ~3.5". Is my best bet just to actually go to an lbs and try stuff on, or does anyone have any experience with some winter gloves and can say X has long fingers. This also is a concern if I want to layer.

Thanks for the link LK, those look nice. Do you find they are too warm for temps in the 40s...?

+1000 Call them Pogies, Climmits, etc. Why got through the trouble of wearing heavy gloves that are going to get sweaty. I used Gortex gloves my 1st year. They were OK, but the real problem is that they would always get clammy, the close you get to 32F the worse the problem got. With my Climmits (from SideTrak... sadly they appear not to be in business anymore), I can wear a light pair of full fingered gloves from Fall all the way to Spring. Once the temps drop consistantly below 40F the Climmites go on. You have the comfort of being able to move your hands around, and you never get clammy hands. The other bonus, it that your hands stay dry in the late Fall or early spring near freezing rain storms. Normal gloves get damp or outright soaked, and then you hands will turn into painful blue lumps... not fun!. On the most extreme day I might wear a set of Cyclone gloves under the porgies, but that is reserved for temps in the low single digits.

Happy riding,
André

Can you ride on the brake hoods, and operate the brifters quickly with these? I had a pair of gel-palmed fingerless MTB gloves, which are useless on bikes with drop bars, because they restrict movement in the fingers.

Gore Countdown is my favorite cold weather glove (until it's so cold I need Pearl Amfibs. . .but that's really teens and below) . Countdowns on their own are warm and truly waterproof (at least I've ridden in hour-plus pouring rain and hands stayed dry) and when needed, a thin liner takes you to even colder temps. It's perfect for you temp range but since we all have individual cold tolerances, YMMV. . .

I normally wearing $1 cotton work gloves over my summer bike gloves... at least down to about 32F. At that point, I dig up a pair of gloves with some Thinsulate...