"Thin" Winter gloves recommendation?
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There is a heated bar tape set up available now, I have seen ads for them in the various magazines this fall. The mfgr also makes a set up for motorcycles that is pretty well thought of and is reliable. The name is Ame, here is a link:https://www.amegrips.com/ the bicycle tape is down the list on the left. This coupled with a thin, wind proof glove should be pretty warm.
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Tex,
Like you, I'm in the DC area. I have a collection of gloves that I mix and match for layering, but do try to keep a volume of air, too, as Luis mentioned.
(1) Very thin silk-like runner's gloves (great as a liner, or beneath fingerless bike gloves when the evening chill begins)
(2) Performance Forte neoprene full finger gloves (not too tight, and they're warm to about 45 degrees or so, at least for the first hour)
(3) cotton/flannel outdoor gloves with a flippable/foldable nylon wind mitton shell that covers the fingers only (good as an outer layer with (1) or (2) or regular bike gloves beneath)
(4) windproof and thinsulate lined ski/snowboarding mittens (a great outer layer when temps plunge beneath 30 degrees). Forget dexterity, though, as it's about survival. With any combination beneath these, its warm.
I rode with (2) and (3) last night and it was toasty!
Hope this helps.
Phil
Like you, I'm in the DC area. I have a collection of gloves that I mix and match for layering, but do try to keep a volume of air, too, as Luis mentioned.
(1) Very thin silk-like runner's gloves (great as a liner, or beneath fingerless bike gloves when the evening chill begins)
(2) Performance Forte neoprene full finger gloves (not too tight, and they're warm to about 45 degrees or so, at least for the first hour)
(3) cotton/flannel outdoor gloves with a flippable/foldable nylon wind mitton shell that covers the fingers only (good as an outer layer with (1) or (2) or regular bike gloves beneath)
(4) windproof and thinsulate lined ski/snowboarding mittens (a great outer layer when temps plunge beneath 30 degrees). Forget dexterity, though, as it's about survival. With any combination beneath these, its warm.
I rode with (2) and (3) last night and it was toasty!
Hope this helps.
Phil
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There is a heated bar tape set up available now, I have seen ads for them in the various magazines this fall. The mfgr also makes a set up for motorcycles that is pretty well thought of and is reliable. The name is Ame, here is a link:https://www.amegrips.com/ the bicycle tape is down the list on the left. This coupled with a thin, wind proof glove should be pretty warm.
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I said the same thing Donn when I read the evaluation on the dirt bike grips, the street bike type had been on the market for many years, I installed some while working at a shop during high school. The northern riders I know that have used them love them. Not anywhere cold enough here for me to need these.
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Bill, I guess in sunny FL you would need cold handlebar grips . Cheers.
I said the same thing Donn when I read the evaluation on the dirt bike grips, the street bike type had been on the market for many years, I installed some while working at a shop during high school. The northern riders I know that have used them love them. Not anywhere cold enough here for me to need these.
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Many thanks for the answers. It is interesting that responses were only obtained from freezing California, Florida, and Arizona Seriously, where are the good folks of colder climates?
In terms of how cold it gets, I am in Metropolitan DC so now in the mornings it is in the 30's. Cheers.
In terms of how cold it gets, I am in Metropolitan DC so now in the mornings it is in the 30's. Cheers.
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There is a heated bar tape set up available now, I have seen ads for them in the various magazines this fall. The mfgr also makes a set up for motorcycles that is pretty well thought of and is reliable. The name is Ame, here is a link:https://www.amegrips.com/ the bicycle tape is down the list on the left. This coupled with a thin, wind proof glove should be pretty warm.
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I guess they need to make heated saddles for bikes. Except that I never notice my saddle being cold, no matter how cold it is! Well, maybe when it's raining and the saddle gets wet. But I like the idea of heated handlebar tape. Maybe we can even get heated tires that will melt thru the ice when temps are below freezing. I wonder if those would actually work, or would make things worse by merely making the ice wet enough to become even more slippery!
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Last week I picked up a pair off lightly insulated runners gloves made by Body Armour. Got them at Dick's. They work great for both running and cycling during the shoulder seasons. When it gets to cold for these gloves, the bike is going into the cellar and onto a trainer until March!
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Well, as a mail carrier for the past 32 years in the Cleveland area, I have to have dexterity and feel when going through the mail, not to mention a I need a bit of grip on the letters and magazines... I used to wear thin leather 'driving gloves', bu they'd wear out fast. believe it or not, now I wear surgical gloves. If it gets really cold, I'll wear two pairs. They're cheap and disposable. They keep the wind and wet off the fingers, and also keep the fingers from drying out and cracking/splitting. Of course, I'm also not riding 20mph either, so maybe a pair of surgical gloves under a pair of driving gloves would work for bike riding...
Back 40 years ago when I rode my bicycle to swim practice at 5am on cold Winter mornings, I wore a pair of thick yellow Playtex dishwashing gloves...
Back 40 years ago when I rode my bicycle to swim practice at 5am on cold Winter mornings, I wore a pair of thick yellow Playtex dishwashing gloves...
Years ago riding a motocycle on the road I learned the biggest thing was simply keeping the wind out -- so I did the same and wore the Playtex dishwashing gloves under a pair of wool stretchy gloves (partly so nobody could see me wearing pink gloves!).
Now, I have been wearing a pair of Bontrager "Sport Windshell" gloves. They do not have any lining but they are "windproof". The lowest temp I have ridden with them has been in the low 30's and they were quite comfortable...
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Many thanks for the answers. It is interesting that responses were only obtained from freezing California, Florida, and Arizona Seriously, where are the good folks of colder climates?
In terms of how cold it gets, I am in Metropolitan DC so now in the mornings it is in the 30's. Cheers.
In terms of how cold it gets, I am in Metropolitan DC so now in the mornings it is in the 30's. Cheers.
Later in the winter, I will have the gloves on all the way to work, and the liners usually will go in when it gets into the teens and lower. At these temperatures, it's hard to imagine "thin" gloves having any benefit. Most other winter cyclists I know wear lobster mitts or mittens. However, I stick with my Grandoe ski gloves, because I've been comfortable skiing with them in temperatures of -30 F and they still afford much greater dexterity than do mittens.
That dexterity is a good thing. When I need to unzip to vent some heat, I can still pull my coat zipper down with the gloves on, although it is a bit awkward.