Waterproof Gloves - Which ones actually work?

luketorroni

Hi everyone...

I'm looking to get some waterproof gloves for the wet rides!

Can you recommend any that actually work? There seems to be loads on the market but all have very mixed reviews so I can't decide. Aka Sealskins etc.

Thought it would be good to hear people's experiences and recommendations...???

hopper1

The search tool is your friend....

I used it for you

Check here..... :roll:

giant_man

I doubt if Sealskinz will.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... oves-36986

RonB

Luke, I recently bought a pair of these Pro gloves and must say that they are very good at keeping the water out. One thing to consider though is that they can get very warm and might only end up getting an outing on particularly foul days out. Other retailers have them too I'm sure, so it might be worth shopping around. All the best with your search.

ademort

I have a pair of BBB Aquashield, waterproof and windproof, i,ve used them in temperatures to -6 and they have been excellent. They are also great when you have a snowball fight, keep your hands warm and dry.
Ademort

STEFANOS4784

Not Altura shield, worst gloves i ever used, retail is a joke, may as well wrap your hands in bog roll IMO

Scrumple

search the forum for winter gloves and there is a multi page thread - quite recent - on this exact subject,

And all the gloves are there. And all this is discussed.

Scrumple

Duh - hopper beat me too it.


above...

hopper1

Scrumple wrote:

Duh - hopper beat me too it.


above...

If you're not fast, you're last

Big up for the Sealskinz...

Scrumple

and he gave a link,

sigh,

I am so inadequate.

ugo.santalucia

Never found any real waterproof gloves.

The washing up ones, maybe. Whit an inner woollen glove might do the trick.

Lately I've bought a pair of the Sealskinz, which are highly rated among the many posers and snazzy riders on this forum. First rainy day, they were soaking like sponges...
They're pretty warm, so for dry days they're good, but when it rains...

hopper1

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Never found any real waterproof gloves.

The washing up ones, maybe. Whit an inner woollen glove might do the trick.

Lately I've bought a pair of the Sealskinz, which are highly rated among the many posers and snazzy riders on this forum. First rainy day, they were soaking like sponges...
They're pretty warm, so for dry days they're good, but when it rains...

Ah, so I'm a "posers and snazzy rider" :shock:

At least my hands are dry, 'cos, for some reason, or other, my Sealskinz work!

ugo.santalucia

hopper1 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Never found any real waterproof gloves.

The washing up ones, maybe. Whit an inner woollen glove might do the trick.

Lately I've bought a pair of the Sealskinz, which are highly rated among the many posers and snazzy riders on this forum. First rainy day, they were soaking like sponges...
They're pretty warm, so for dry days they're good, but when it rains...

Ah, so I'm a "posers and snazzy rider" :shock:

At least my hands are dry, 'cos, for some reason, or other, my Sealskinz work!

Not necessarily talking about you... plenty of people who report on the forum what they read on the labels... fool me to follow the advice.

Anyway, I don't believe you, you've never probably ridden under a proper shower as they don't show any sign of water resistance at all, so that rules out possible defects or flaws in mine

hopper1

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Ah, so I'm a "posers and snazzy rider" :shock:

At least my hands are dry, 'cos, for some reason, or other, my Sealskinz work!

Not necessarily talking about you... plenty of people who report on the forum what they read on the labels... fool me to follow the advice.

Anyway, I don't believe you, you've never probably ridden under a proper shower as they don't show any sign of water resistance at all, so that rules out possible defects or flaws in mine[/quote]

Feck me... Now I'm a lying poser and snazzy rider :shock:

The first time I rode in the rain it absolutely p1ssed down.
Take 'em back, blah, blah, blah...

BigG67

If it rains "properly" nothing will keep your hands dry. The rain will run down your arms, the pressure on the palms will force the water through the membrane and in the end you'll get wet.

Tail end Charlie

I use windproof gloves, sometimes with a liner when it's really cold.
I've used waterproof ones in the past and neoprene ones but they all stink like anything after a while and like the last poster says you get wet anyway with rain running down your arms.
The ones I use are Parrot ones (unfortunately no longer available) and they do soak up the wet, but your hands don't get cold which is what you are really trying to stop.

STEFANOS4784

BigG67 wrote:

If it rains "properly" nothing will keep your hands dry. The rain will run down your arms, the pressure on the palms will force the water through the membrane and in the end you'll get wet.

Wise words.


Forget waterproof, warmth is the main thing. Maybe you'd prefer a car you f@g, i here these keep your hands and stomachs warm (joke)

Wappygixer

I've not found a waterproof glove yet.
My Sealskinz didn't work for long (about 30 miles) before they let water in.
Just buy neoprene divng gloves at least your warm while your wet.

sampras38

I sometimes wear those thin disposable gloves inside my Castelli neoprones and it keeps the water out pretty well.