heated gloves

bry1

had the tip of my finger sewn back on a couple of years ago
and it gets extremely cold even when wearing winter gloves.
Do you know if anyone does a heated glove for mountain biking'
unlike motorcycle gloves they have to be a thickness that retains a certain 'feel'

ride_whenever

from the sounds of things you need a bit more wind-proofing. As it's the wind not the wet that causes it.

What gloves have you tried? I'd recommend a set of the sealskinz mtb gloves but obv. if you've tried those you'll need other opinions.

nicklouse

which finger?

bry1

middle finger left hand is the one damaged and at the moment am wearing gore tex winter gloves with a extra liner

nicklouse

ok as i was just thinking out side of the box to mittens or similar where you could have more than one finger together as it does keep them warmer.

as i am not aware of any heated gloves suitable.

Alinshearah

you could try these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Heated_Gloves_Large.search
cheap enough to give a go

bry1

thanks for the link to Maplins, and mittens yeah good idea
never really thought of that option, that way i could wrap
my fingers up together cheers

Willrideforcake

Do Pearl Izumi still do those "lobster" gloves? Sort of like a split mitten iirc?

cee

or those little plasic pockets that you crak (like glostix) to start them heating up...then boil them to re-set them when you get home...they are only a couple of quid each and are sold in places like weird stands in the middle of shopping malls.

nicklouse

http://www.spillioutdoorworld.com/index ... ge4946.htm

some heated glove liners

Northwind

Willrideforcake wrote:

Do Pearl Izumi still do those "lobster" gloves? Sort of like a split mitten iirc?

I saw a set of lobsters the other day, couldn't tell you who made them but they were in the edinburgh bicycle shop so quite likely Altura or Gore. It'd be worth checking their website I think, lobsters can make a big difference.

Anonymous

what about neoprene "wetsuit" gloves?

GHill

I have some snowboard/ski gloves that have a pocket for one of the little heat packs. I wouldn't recommend the gloves for MTB (bar control?) but perhaps someone does something similar.

x-isle

Get some Neoprene ones.

I had some a few years ago. They great thing is, when they are wet, they actually warm your hands, just like a wetsuit does.

Just takes a while to get used to the feel of the brake levers.

bry1

thanks for all the options guys was dreading another winter of
pain, it is the wind chill factor when decending that was the
worst, so much that i was having to brake like mad and basically
roll down slowly

delcol

try some normal nitril or vynal gloves,, the kind doctors or mechanics wear,

wear them under your normal mtbing gloves..

CraigXXL

Try a pair of silk gloves under some windproof gloves, it creates a nice warm air layer. I tried electric heated gloves on my motorbike and found them awkward. Heated grips only warm the contact areas so the backs of your hands and fingers are still cold. Mitts work well too.

Wearing rubber type gloves makes your hands sweat which makes the hands colder.

captainfly

I just found these (seached for heated drving gloves) http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/blazew ... 8e673d5b42 and if memory serves there are glove liner from a company called warmthru but they are quite expensive.

nicklouse

captainfly
already linked

furby

What about trying a pair of kayaking pogies.

They would completly cover the bar, brake levers and your hand and should be very warm!

http://aswatersportsequipment.co.uk/pro ... cts_id=425

You might be able to get a similar product designed for motorbiking which might be more suitible.