Winter gloves - Recommendations wanted...

a_n_t

giant mancp wrote:

a_n_t wrote:

giant mancp wrote:

Wait until you get a good downpour in your Sealskinz. Then you will find out they're not waterproof as the manufacturer guarantee they are.

Erm, you may have noticed it's rained a bit up here recently, sealskinz were fine.

Give it time .....

had them for 2 winters now, how long should I wait?

Pokerface

a_n_t wrote:

giant mancp wrote:

a_n_t wrote:

giant mancp wrote:

Wait until you get a good downpour in your Sealskinz. Then you will find out they're not waterproof as the manufacturer guarantee they are.

Erm, you may have noticed it's rained a bit up here recently, sealskinz were fine.

Give it time .....

had them for 2 winters now, how long should I wait?

5 minutes after the warranty runs out.

JamesB

MatthewBulmer wrote:

In really cold weather no cycling specific glove (altura Night Visions, various assorted others) that I`ve tried comes close to the performance of Extremities Munro gloves...a winter specific mountaineering glove, bit bulky but fabulously warm; probably similar to the Salomons above

Totally agree. The only things that have kept my hands warm are a pair of winter mountaineering gloves with proper synthetic insulation. Again, pretty bulky but very, very warm.

---and further evidence of this when MTBing today, -4c with a windchill near to -15, wore a pair of silk glove liners with Altura Night Visions and was starting to get really cold fingertips---swopped to the Extremities which I`d carried just in case>>>toasty fingers almost at once ; at ~£20 a pair they knock spots off teh `real` cycling gloves in these current bitter conditionsi

de_sisti

Munro gloves...a winter specific mountaineering glove, bit bulky but fabulously warm; probably similar to the Salomons above


Totally agree. The only things that have kept my hands warm are a pair of winter mountaineering gloves with proper synthetic insulation. Again, pretty bulky but very, very warm.

What make are they?

stomith

I've ditched my Skiiing gloves x 2, liners, fingered Altura, and lots of other gloves that i've colleced over the years.. in favour of SealSkinz from "Go Outdoors" @ 50% off.

Lovely & warm too....although they don't look like it.

JamesB

Munro gloves are / were made by Extremities (only seem to be a few outlets now doing them ), may now have been supeseded by Corbett glove. IMHO all Extremities kit is well up to teh job of keeping you warm (make hats , gloves etc)

dodgy

I've got the Sealskinz Technical gloves, guaranteed waterproof. THEY ARE NOT! I only got them at the start of Deccember, but they're useless in a downpour, though they are warm. I've had to spray mine with Nikwax to try to get a level of waterproofness.

hopper1

dodgy wrote:

I've got the Sealskinz Technical gloves, guaranteed waterproof. THEY ARE NOT! I only got them at the start of Deccember, but they're useless in a downpour, though they are warm. I've had to spray mine with Nikwax to try to get a level of waterproofness.

:shock:
Amazing, isn't it...
I have SealSkinz, as do others contributing to this thread, and I have not found fault, yet, with them. This has included riding in some horendous rain storms, too.
I have to ask dodgy, was your jacket on, with sleeves over the top of your gloves, or your gloves over your jacket sleeves?

dodgy

Yes, I understand the principle of rain finding its way in that way. Mine got wet by just coming through the material. So bad that when I get home I had to hang them up somewhere warm for a day or two.

EricE

I had sealskinz too - totally useless. Wet in five minutes. The inner glove began to detach after a week and a found I couldn't get my hand in them. Eventually I ripped out the inner glove and the "bag-like" inner and just used them as light spring gloves. I tested the porelle inner and the water just poured through all the holes made by stitching it. There may be good pairs made by Sealskinz but these were useless. Would have taken them back but they were a present. Now using Craft Siberia. Stitching bust after a month. But I sewed them up and they are warm until it gets wet. Absorbent like the rest. Using Goretex mountaineering gloves that cost 45 quid now in the relaly wet weather.

e999sam

I've just replaced my old Sealskins with a new pair. The old ones did let water in if the rain was really heavy but so far the new pair have been totally waterproof.

hopper1

e999sam wrote:

I've just replaced my old Sealskins with a new pair. The old ones did let water in if the rain was really heavy but so far the new pair have been totally waterproof.

Hallefuckinglulah!!!!!!

mark.rymell

rode yesterday with a temperature betwen 0 & +1 degree with a new pair of Mavic inferno gloves. NO cold hands, thoroughly recommend them

galatzo

Got some mavic Cascade gloves few weeks ago - Rubbish and £40
Cold ride and rain ride
Not tested in the rain but its certainly been cold and wind howls through.
When you do get warm they don't breath and after stopping for a while on Sat my hands were freezing and damp.
Seriusly thinking of sending back to Mavic.
Had to put the extremeties velo gloves over the top.
Only problem with the Extremeties is not very fitted and they don't grip the ergo gear shifters at all.