I'm hoping to ride through the winter and the temps are already in the 20s during my early morning rides.
I stay warm pretty easily except for hands and feet.

Has anyone used these heated gloves? Are they dependable?

https://cozywinters.com/shop/heated-cycling-gloves.html

Also looking for recommendations for winter road shoes.

Thanks, V

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I would question what you are wearing on your arms and legs as well?

I wear booties in the high teens and don't experience anything colder than 15F really. I have heard good things about northwave,lake and specialized winter shoes. If you get winter shoes I think you will be fine with anyone of them as they all get pretty good reviews. Make sure they are big enough for some wool socks

The only problem that I have is that here in NYC so far I have not found a LBS that carry winter road shoes. I want to try them on prior to buying due to the size variance between manufactures,I also have wide feet. I currently have the Sidi Mega road shows and would love the Sidi Hydro but I don't know about the width.

I have heard good things about Lake also.

$200 is a lot of money for gloves.

Why not just use handwarmers like most folks??

p.s. if your feet really need something above/beyond neoprene booties, get toe warmers

Have you tried artscyclery...they have a good foot sizing guide. Plus easy returns at most online sites.

I agree that $200 is a lot for gloves hince the question about what else they are wearing on arms/legs.

I have found that handwarmers on the feet don't do me any good nor does embrocation


edit: handwarmers also add up if you commute every day

I use chemical hand warmers & toe warmers and they work well. For the toe warmers I place the packet on the outside of the shoe right on the top of the toe box (they have an adhesive strip on them) and then pull a fleeced lined neoprene booty over the shoe. Hand warmers go inside my gloves and I often have to remove them once I get warmed up (hands get too hot and once I'm warmed up I find my hands usually stay warm even in very cold temps.). You can get boxes of the chemical warmers cheap off of Ebay. One other trick to keep in mind is that if you don't won't your crank arms to get scuffed up from the heal of your booties / winter shoe just get a roll of black electrical tape and cut strips about the length of the crank arm and tape over the crank arm. You will only need ~ 4 strips and they are water proof and will not come off. Takes only 5 minutes or so to neatly cover both arms. In the spring just remove the tape and remove any adhesive residue with alcohol. Works like a charm.

You might try the Winter forum. But as has already been said, give chemical warmers a shot. Also wear booties if you're not already.

My hands are especially sensitive -- I'll just wear a thin baselayer and a windbreaker and still need lobster mitts with chemical warmers. But I do just fine and I've ridden in single digits.

I wear UA Cold Gear tights (top & bottom) + cycling shorts + long sleeve jersey. skull cap/balaclava under the helmet to keep my head warm.

I've been wearing ski gloves and neoprene boot covers over the shoes. my hands are still ok into the mid 20s, but an hour into the ride, my feet start getting cold.

looks great, just get 2 pair cuz at some point they're gonna get wet and even neoprene absorbs water. you'll want to use your back up pair while the wet ones dry out

Then he'd be out 400 bucks. For 200 bucks, I expect something better than neoprene. That's what I wear when I intend to get wet.

Bingo! I thin UA cold gear is your issue. You have no wind protection. Get some cycling specific tights(or seek winter forums alternative) with windproof and get a cycling jacket that is windproof.

Getting warm gloves and shoes are still important but I think you will need to above first before you decide what gloves/shoes you need.

I like my Northwave winter shoes. Got them a bit big to give room for thick socks.

For the coldest days, my LL Bean $20 gloves are great. I also got $5 Nashbar polypro glove liners. I have various weight department store gloves for various temps above 25f. My hands are never cold.