Gloves 2010-11
 

Good day,

A quick question for the real winter warriors. Are there any good gloves out there and what are you wearing?

I have been riding on a pair of Louis Garneau's lobster claws for a few years now. They were good to -25 last year but are now -20 is pushing the limits.

I've looked at MEC and every pair of gloves seem to have some fundamental flaws like not being warm or too tight in the wrist etc...

I`ve had my fair share of cold hands on and off the bike so I take gloves seriously.

Consider a pair of liner gloves with your Lobster Claws? I use merino wool but there are also many inexpensive synthetics out there. Works good for me, but I'm dealing more with temps right around freezing so I'm more concerned w/ water penetration into gloves. If anyone has any good solutions for my scenario please advise.

T,

I find liners work less well in sub -20's as they counter the intent of combining body heat from the fingers. My lobster claw mitts aren't too tight now, but if I could get liners into them they would be. Another no no in the cold.

Ìn the cold I've found those with the coldest hands are wearing liners inside otherwise good mitts.

At your temps any glove with gore-tex should be good. Maybe these: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302886890

In you neck of the woods I would say any glove that says water-resistant = don`t mind having wet hands. Is there really anything better than putting on wet gear at the end of a work day?

I think I may need to go in the direction of back country mitts.

I really was expecting sixty fiver to reply to this thread by now ;)

I have been using these for over a year.... http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-t...in-covers.html I just use some cheap knit gloves inside them, maybe something warmer if its really cold. Keeps the water out. Just make sure you get a size larger than they recommend.

The only thing that works for me is my home made jobs. I knit these suckers out of 6 strand carded wool(like the stuff you use for curling sweaters). The covers are the extra large split leather mitts you can find at Peavey Mart or other farm type stores. I rub petroleum jelly into them and leave them on a heating vent, so the stuff sinks in. I can go about 40 minutes before I start to notice the cold. I sometimes heat up the lid of my old Zippo lighter and drop that in there for end of the ride. Works okay, for me. A pair of Moose Mitts would probably be the smartest way to go, if you experience windchill issues. I don't ride much below -20 C. as everything on me gets chilly if you keep up a 15 kph average (I bike country roads). Hope this helps.

These gloves looking interesting, does anyone have experience with them:

Assos Winter Glove System: http://www.assos.com/en/19/singlePro...31,46&prod=265

Gore Bike Wear WINDSTOPPER® Soft Shell: http://www.gorebikewear.com/remote/S...1208436857364A

Specialized Sub Zero: http://www.specialized.com/ca/en/bc/...jsp?spid=58114

Downhill ski gloves. Big thick ones. Get them a size too large and your hands will stay warmer. It's the dead air that insulates, not the extra layers. In fact, the reason your hands get colder when you wear a liner is because there's no dead air.

After a wet ride, I just put the gloves on top of the hot water tank. Best place to dry anything gradually.

L.

I've thought about the ski glove option. I have a good set of OR gloves in my work kit. I should give them a try this week.

Too true. Glove liners for warmth is a common mistake. I've seen more than one guy on the verge of a serious medical issue as a result of $4 glove liners in a set of mitts that are good down to at least -60.

Prairies. We do wet or cold here. Rarely both ;)

You might want to try paddling gloves. I use these in the cold wet times just before and just after real winter - http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302885971