Winter gloves

mwooldridge

I use a pair of sealskinz waterproof gloves in the winter and they do a great job of keeping my hands dry but I still get cold fingers. Thinking about trying out a thin wool liner and a wind proof out shell.

wyadvd

funilly enough though, both castelli and specialised market some rebranded 3mm neoprene diving gloves as the ultimate in winter cycling gloves (deluvio gloves) ....which is what got me thinking originally...

jthef

+1

I use Altura Nightvisions. Impervious to cold and the wet. Also very visible which makes me feel good, but do get a bit clammy beyond 30mins.

but I do find when very cold a random finger can get a bit cold

BOYDIE

I find that the vibration from general riding can bugger my blood flow to my hands,with the odd numb finger that will not heat up.I find that a bit of muscle rub is great on my feet and hands on those really cold days.................I know :roll: but it smells fantastic.

beverick

Tonymufc wrote:

Does anyone use Specialized Sub Zero gloves for the winter commute. If so just how good are they. I ordered some radiants but the shop was out of stock so paid a bit extra and opted for the sub zero. Wise choice or not? Cheers Tony.

I tried some on over the weekend. I didn't like the feel of the finger and especially the thumb ends where there was a gap between the inner and outer shells of the glove.

I thought that it would affect gear changing and braking.

I'll stick to my seal skins http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sealskinz-ultra ... oves/#more

I wear thinsulate inners when it's much below about 4-5C.

As I'm getting older and my hands seem more susceptible to the cold I did wonder whether it was worth a £15 'punt' for a pair of these:

http://www.paramountzone.com/heated-gloves.htm

Bob

wyadvd

first sub 5 celsius day with the scuba gloves on and very warm. strangely they are warmer if you fill them with water before you put them on hmmmm. but very, very warm and comfortable in a very cold NE 25 mph wind, for an hour.

forward_loop

neoprene works by trapping a layer of water between the wetsuit and the body, they only work effectively like that. A wetsuit on and no water in it and you will become cold pretty quick.
Double lined neoprene as used in scuba suits suffers notorioulsy from windchill but is hardwearing. Single skin neoprene - the smooth rubbery outer shell fairs better from windchill - hence is used by windsurfers etc but rips easily
The thermal properties of 3mm neoprene are on the minimal side as fars as wetsuits go and the gloves would be compromised by any other palm material.
Any sweat in the gloves in a dry environment would very soon make them cold, or become uncomfortable.
wetsuit gloves also reduce flexibility although some are preformed with a bend in the fingers and produce arm strain if the pads are also neoprene
with all the downsides - its the reason why even when its proper cold - and guys are windsurfing clad from head to toe in wetsuit material - except the hands - hardly anyone uses them - preferrring to go through the cold burns pain barrier as they warm up.
Neoprene works more favourably in shoe covers.
A proper windstopper fabric and thermal liner fairs much better than neoprene. - Tescos did some very good winstopper cycling gloves last year -£9.99

wyadvd

interesting info from someone in the know cheers.

andrewc3142

Gore ones are OK. I have the thinner windstopper and the thicker winter glove. Could do with better padding, esp between thumb and index where you rest on the hoods, but otherwise work OK.

If it is really, really cold I use my BMW winter motorbike gloves - a bit bulky but warm and completely waterproof. In those temperatures I could care less what they look like.

wyadvd

still using myneoprene gloves....v warm indeed for me! Eve at -10)