Next week, the weatherman is calling for temps in the low 40sF at the start of the commute. (Ouch, that's cold for this time of year!) I'm interesting in a Hi-Vis (Winter ??) gloves. I know that sounds crazy this time of year but......Does anyone wear that type of glove and if so, what is the best and less expensive gloves out there?

I wear these:

$12 at Home Depot. yep the home improvement warehouse store.

endura gloves Endura Luminite Cycling Gloves Sports & Leisure | ProBikeKit.com

insulated, water "proof " with reflective detailing .. in neon Lime color..

I use XC ski gloves

I've been getting my gloves at Home Depot from some years now.
They last longer than the flimsy junk sold as cycling gloves,
and they cost a fraction of the price.

I have huge hands, so i think ill end up having to make a frankenglove. I am fed up with crashes chewing up my hands, but my hands are also radiators that keep me cool, so perhaps some mesh with reflective piping for summer? Hmmm.....

- Andy

I put some Glo Gloves over my ski gloves.
Reflective GLOGLOVs | the most visible glove on the market.

Although, 40F is too warm for gloves, IMO.

show off...

These are my "cool" weather gloves: Pearl Izumi Cyclone Gel Bike Gloves - Men's at REI.com

For cold weather, I have a couple other pairs of (black) gloves, depending upon how cold it really is, but for those, I've applied reflective taping to them: Lightweights for Clothing and Gear Power Reflectors at REI.com

I don't know... $40 to get the hi-viz color. Kinda steep of an upcharge. I'd get the black ones. Seriously, if the six square feet of reflective surface offered by my torso clad in hi-viz screaming yellow isn't enough to keep the cagers off my six... ... all is lost. There is this, however. At my local Winco I can get white cotton work gloves for $0.88/pr. White is the original hi-viz and they keep my hands warm down to around the high 40's. Even colder if I want to grin and bear it. But I've usually switched over to Thinsulate at that point.

H

More like can't find gloves to fit me so im wearing 6 year old gloves that are falling apart to ride in the cold, so making my own makes more sense than continuing to search fruitlessly.

- Andy

Interesting read?

10 reflective cycling products to help you stand out in the dark | road.cc

- Andy

I have some Pearl Izumi fingerless gloves with red on the back so I suppose they're "hi viz". Oddly enough, even though I think of my fingers when my hands get cold, the fingerless gloves are enough to keep my hands warm in the 40's.

To me visibility is reflective. You cannot rely on bright colors at night.

- Andy

My cool weather gloves have a couple of reflective piping "stripes" on them but, when it is cold enough to wear them, then it also gets dark or dusky earlier so I wear my hi-viz reflective Polaris jacket (below), reflective gloves are not enough.

[MENTION=247277]jrickards[/MENTION] how do you like that Polaris Jacket? is it water prooF? breathable?
i have been telling my wife i want one for over a year now.

to OP i bought some of these they are bright and pretty windproof too.

Waterproof, yes, but that generally means that it isn't breathable. However, I accidentally bought a size larger than I generally need (perhaps I was thinking that I would need the extra room for winter layers underneath) and that, in itself, provides some room for air to move around between the coat and my body. It does have vertical pockets on the side to provide some aeration/cooling but it is my chest, back and arms that heat up the most and if they put vents there for cooling, it'd be difficult to stay dry. It doesn't have pit vents and that might have helped. As much as I love it, I would probably not buy it again but go with either an Altura Nighvision jacket (1st image) or an Endura Luminite jacket (2nd image) but I'd buy a size larger again.

[MENTION=247277]jrickards[/MENTION] thanks for the info.

now back to your Hi vis gloves thread.

I have these, or some earlier incarnation of them:

Men's POWER WINDSTOPPER® Soft Shell Gloves | GORE BIKE WEAR®

They're warm, really warm. I cannot wear them unless it's -10C or colder.

--J

I put reflective tape on some old black leather gloves

Maybe, but there is this, tell me you didn't know...

Thanks, now i feel like a piece of meat. Also, wow, and women have the nerve to complain about being judged on looks..... pfffffffffft.

- Andy

I read that road.cc article and I don’t entirely agree.

This time of year (in England or northern North America), it gets light very early and stays light late. Riding at night is not a problem.

This time of year, I want to be visible in daylight or dusk (when cars do not have their lights on)
The problem is that people often literally do not see cyclists, even in the middle of the day, even when looking in their direction. I know when I am driving, normal colors tend to blend in with the surroundings, and someone wearing florescent top really stands out. In my experience, it is a huge difference.

Of course if it is dark enough where lights are on, reflectivity is much better than florescent. The latter doesn’t help much at night. Active LED lighting is even better. My commute bikes are well adorned with reflective tape that is invisible during the day (tape color matches bike color), and lights the bike of at night when lit up.

My solution:
1) Wear florescent vest or jersy during the day.
2) Reflective tape on bike/wheels for dark hours.
3) LED lights when necessary.

I was in Portland OR this past weekend, and I stopped by the Bike Gallery. They had some Mavic high viz clothing on sale for prices I just couldn't walk away from. I picked up a pair of the Mavic Vision Gloves. Wore 'em this morning. Like 'em.

As soon as i can't see blue opposite the sun setting i pop the lights on, and sooner if there's fog/rain etc. It's nice having a hub dyno and an actual headlamp vs a small "front light". Both are steady only, which is fine with me. I have enough reflectivity on my bike with the bags on that if you can't see me that means you're not even looking haha.

- Andy

- Andy