which gloves for an english winter?

dunker

just got in from a great sunday ride apart from my hands feeling like they were being held in an ice bucket for 3 hours these endura strike "winter" gloves are total pants well maybe wrapping my hands in pants would have been better heh lots of people said they were good and some people told me that maybe they were too warm, so maybe i've got a duff pair? or just bad circulation?

it was only 2c with a chilly 20mph headwind, i think it was that headwind that really made me remember how much hands can hurt when throwing snowballs without gloves on. so is there anything better out there? because i want to go riding in any conditions really but i like my hands warm rather than cold.

S_J_P

I have a pair of Cannondale LE Carbon gloves (got them discounted at Wiggle last winter), and they really are excellent winter gloves. They're a little too warm for me unless the temperatures well below freezing though.

eddyesi

I bought the Sealskinz winter MTB gloves for my winter night rides

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=8993

donw a couple now in subzero temps and kept my hands super toasty without being sweaty, and found em comfy and with reasonable feel. little wierd initially due to the liner, but fine once on. used em on a warmer day ride too and still fine, not too warm and wick well. even washed fine.

little small though, so might need a size up, but definately reccomended

clanton

Hands seem to be one area where people are quite variable in how badly they feel the cold - personally I struggle a LOT with cold hands but at the moment I'm coping well with thin liner gloves under Endura Strike gloves (which although they are very comfy are just not warm enough for me). I got the liner gloves at an outdoor shop and I find it gives me more versatility.

dunker

think i might try out the sealskinz thermal liner £7 with my endura strikes and see how that does before another £30 on more gloves.

easyg

Cannondale LE carbon get my vote - they were covered in a recent issue of MBUK if I recall as the best around but I also got the impression that they are boil in the bag jobs if it isn't f&*king freezing.

Also try wearing a ls base layer (c. £30 for a good one) - this will keep your body and arms warm, including the wrists, and may help your hands.

cjw

eddyesi wrote:

I bought the Sealskinz winter MTB gloves for my winter night rides

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=8993

donw a couple now in subzero temps and kept my hands super toasty without being sweaty, and found em comfy and with reasonable feel. little wierd initially due to the liner, but fine once on. used em on a warmer day ride too and still fine, not too warm and wick well. even washed fine.

little small though, so might need a size up, but definately reccomended

I've just ordered a pair of these as well. Should be here tomorrow. Also getting some Sealskinz socks, Helly Hansen leggings and a skull cap thing! Been bloody cold recently. My top's been fine though, just an Endura 500 long sleeve jersey with a Gil Freedom jacket on top.

dunker

yeah i've got a HH base layer lifa or something or other which keeps my body very warm under a sweat shirt or my jacket, it's just my hands that really feel the cold by far the most.

ordered the ss thermal glove liners and also ordered ss mid-waterproof merino thermal socks and also some ss merino sock liners as 3 pairs of nike "sport" socks were'nt really working that well heh.

The BIG GT

Another vote for the thermal liner gloves inside the Enduras. Works well for me after about 3 minutes hard riding to get the blood flowing...
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dunker

well i gave the thermal liner a try today with the endura strikes and i did'nt really notice much difference, again 2c with a bitter 20mph wind my hands were like ice within about 10 minutes. are these endura strikes supposed to be wind proof? cos every 5 minutes or so i'm having to stick my knuckles upto my mouth and blow warm air on them which gives me a few moments of relief to take the sting out of the cold, if they were wind proof would that be possible to get warmth into them so quickly? which may explain why they get cold so easily? anyways i've seen these,
http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/HEL ... Glove.html
maybe i'll be better off with something meant for proper cold+rain+wind, bit pricey though

Father Faff

Dunker, just get the Sealskins - they are like putting your hands in a toaster and are waterproof and windproof. In fact I find them a bit too warm unless the temperature is below freezing.

It's Christmas remember!

lost-time

I got these..... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=8993 for my hands and these for my feet... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=4702


First off, the gloves. The lining feels a little odd at first but after wearing for a couple of minutes feel really snug. My hands did sweat a bit but did stay warm. One particular commute to work my hands did feel rather wet but it was was torrential rain and 20mph headwinds....(still stayed warm(ish) though)....Which leads me on to socks...Yes, they're waterproof...so much so that they keep the cold wet water IN! I had 1/4 cupful of water after one wet ride!

dunker

ok Father/lost cheers i've ordered the sealskinz "winter technical mtb" hopefully they'll do a better job at keeping my prone to cold hands warm. from what i've been reading they're rated down to -10c and snow/cycle/military use so if these don't work for me then there must be something a bit wrong with me i guess.

very impressed with the sealskinz mid thermal waterproof socks as my feet stayed normal-cool for nearly 2 hours but then ever so slowly they started to get cold but so did the rest of my body. it's suprising how even a slow 10mph wind speed reduces the temperture on a bike let alone a 20mph+ headwind, thermal plus two jumpers and jacket i think next time it's windy like that, brrrrrrrr still fun though

neil_sheehan2000

I've been using the North Wave Skeleton Winter gloves and had no probs so far. Not as horrifically bulky as some winter gloves, surprisingly thin in fact, but get two toasty warm (if sweaty) thumbs up!

z000m

i have a pair of cheba gloves atm which do a very good job of keeping me warm,
but if i were to buy a new pair of gloves and they had them in my size i would go for sealskins

rlang

Gore Radiator Gloves are working nicely for me

Father Faff

It is important to keep your core body warm too if you want to keep hands and fett okay so if you are winter riding in sub-zero temperatures I use a Buffalo 6 shirt (nothing underneath) and thick woolly Endura bib longs (nothing underneath). However I wouldn't wear the top at zero or above as it would be too warm even though it has got a lot of venting. If you start sweating you'll get damp and cold.

dave_hill

I dug my old Frank Thomas motorcycling gloves out the other day and tried them - result! Nice toasty hands, dry, plenty of feel and loads of protection.

dunker

yeah i lost my old motorcycle gloves which were'nt that bulky really but were full thick leather i think with some padding and some waterproof layer and i don't remember ever having cold hands with those in winter riding, numb knees and cold feet yes but not cold hands. looking forward to trying out the sealskinz hopefully they'll do the job but if not i'll just send them back and get some winter motorcycle gloves i think.

by the time i get my hands sorted out it'll be summer i bet hehe

dunker

the ss tech mtb's arrived saturday but i could'nt test them until today, they're certainly more bulky they almost make the strike look like a summer glove, the fit is very good a little more snug than the strike which i prefer and overall looks good quality.

it probably was'nt a fair test for them today as it was much warmer at 9c with only a 10mph wind with humidity at 95% so everything's wet and clammy but once i stopped to fix a puncture just as the temp was dropping to about 4c i started to get pretty chilly and i took too long looking for the offender in the tyre which i never found so i was stationary for about 10-15mins i guess faffing with the tyre.

once back on the bike it was time for the jacket to come out and off i went with cold hands but they started to warm up as the rest of me warmed up woohoo these gloves actually work. my hands stayed warm all the way home and instead of rushing indoors to get warm i could stay out and clean my bike for an hour or so, bring on the snow!

monkeysm8

I got some of those dhb waterproof gloves from wiggle and they kept me toasty yesterday. And for what they cost I can't complain (and neither can the missus lol)