Winter Gloves

ridley2010

Which ones are the best, ive always used specilized sub zero but they need replacing now.

Monty Dog

Gore or Craft

derosa

Giro do for me.
Mavic are hopeless.

Stone Glider

I swear by my Aldi pair. Yes I am a cheapskate but a cheapskate who likes to have warm hands. They cost about £5. Aldi have had a skiing promo. lately and the gloves are quite similar, there may be some left. The best thing is there is a large cuff to the glove which neatly, covers the cuffs of the l/s jersey or jacket to keep chill wind from penetrating.

logitech208

+1 for the Aldi gloves some of the Aldi cycling stuff is actually quite good. :shock:

CarleyB

I'm not that keen on my Aldi gloves, but they are better than some of the other brands I have tried,

brucey72

I had some sub zeros, crashed my bike and ripped one of my gloves. I decided to buy some Seal Skinz and they weren't a patch on my sub zeros for warmth so now have another pair of sub zeros. I have never suffered cold hands wearing them.

bobgfish

DHB, Much better than my gore ones. A lot warmer even when wet. Lots of companies seem to make windproof gloves. Howver I've found that does not mean they are warm.

thescouselander

When its really cold (approaching freezing) I just use my snowboarding gloves - I've used them down to -30 deg C so they should be ok round these parts.

Sheikhus

I'm using Gore Power SO gloves at the moment. They do seem to give a good balance between keeping my digits warm whilst still offering dexterity but I find they end up making my wrists sweaty. Also I gather that you need to get a couple of sizes up to get the right fit once you are on the hoods.

tipped

I display brand loyalty to SealSkinz to keep my hands & feet warm in winter, haven't bought anything from them that I've regretted yet.

oldwelshman

I have a mixture I have tried over the years but below zero I always feel cold and I tried using latex disposable gloves as a liner
So this year I am going to try some gloves I recently bought for safe handlong of cryogens including liquid helium so will see how these go

mrmutlee

I new to road cycling and started a few weeks ago. I bought a pair of DeFeet Dura Cycling Gloves, which work well. However, last Sunday the temperature was around 7/8 degrees but was very windy and after about an hour hands started to feel the cold.

ridley2010

Cheers guys ill take a look at your suggestions

rolf_f

The answer really depends on how sensitive your hands are to cold. I've never managed to keep my hands really toasty.

I am currently using Sealskins Cold Weather gloves - these aren't bad for me for this sort of temperature and are generally well liked. A lot of people who slate Sealskins gloves seem to have the All Weather gloves which are designed for all weather use - ie they are supposed to be warm in winter and cool in summer. Apparently they are neither so avoid them like the plague.

If things get properly cold, I will be going for the latex liner inside big fat ski gloves from TKMaxx. Hopefully that will do the trick - I wouldn't expect any cycling gloves to work for me.

nferrar

I tend to use my Endura Deluge gloves the most (although need to use a merino liner with them when it approaches 0c ). Spesh sub-zeros are OK but a bit bulky IMO, you may as well go for lobster gloves (again with merino liners for when it gets cold). My Sealskinz ones have been OK to but they aren't particularly warm of comfy hence favour the Enduras (the Strike's look a good option to).

racingcondor

Down to about 5C Defeet Dura work very well. Below that I use Seal Skinz Road gloves and below zero I use the Craft Lobster Mitts that I bought last year (which really work, they're unwearable above 5C on or off the bike).

nickel

As others have mentioned it really does depend on how much you feel the cold. At 5 degrees some guys in my club are absolutely fine in fingerless mits whilst if I were to do that I'd probably get frost bite. To be honest when it gets really cold the only thing that keep my hands warm are ski/snowboarding gloves. TK Maxx stock a good range and are all usually sub 20 quid. From about 7-10 degrees I wear defeet dura's which are great but dont expect them to be warm much below that temp range.

oldwelshman

Right, today I tried some gloves I bought for work and to my surprise they were the best gloves I have used to date
They are for use when handling cold materials and I use them for working with very cold gasses.
They are made of leather so I was not sure how good the dexterity was but I could change gears easily and they were very comfy on the hoods.
It was very cold today and I felt nothing at all, hands and fingers warm all ride.
They are white also and they are very visible in the dark,todays ride finished 8pm.
For the price of £6.75 cannot go wrong and certainly worth a try.
If they can make these at that prics it shows how much the expnsive glove manufacturers are raking in!!
I willget another couple of pairs of these.
I have the red and yellow ones but have not tried these yet, they may not be so comfy but again worth a punt if you like bold colours ;-)
http://www.engelbert-strauss.co.uk/show/activeSITE.asp?p=%3Cfolder+id%3D%22633D3271%2D953F%2D4675%2DB490%2D0C3F7E4C7D64%22%3E%3C%2Ffolder%3E%3Cslot+name%3D%22content%22%3E%3Cco+id%3D%222601671F%2DB60A%2D4B23%2D80D3%2D616CBCC9C096%22%3E%3C%2Fco%3E%3C%2Fslot%3E%3Cat%3E%3Cmillieu%3EDFDA19EF%2D8566%2D44BD%2D9EBE%2D601F1823D88C%3C%2Fmillieu%3E%3CArtikelid%3E153597E9%2D9BAE%2D4E21%2D8420%2D2CD8F17BF143%3C%2FArtikelid%3E%3Cpage%3E1%3C%2Fpage%3E%3C%2Fat%3E%3CRubrikID%3EBF7A2935%2DCEDF%2D4E31%2D99A4%2D71530C0CC53E%3C%2FRubrikID%3E%3CRubrikName%3ETextile%3C%2FRubrikName%3E%3CPageName%3Ee%2Es%2E+Ice+Mechanics+Gloves%3C%2FPageName%3E%3CPageNo%3E220033%3C%2FPageNo%3E&sid=bfe4f9a5f1464d76a57bb334d62b1bc6f72d6666

giant_man

oldwelshman wrote:

Right, today I tried some gloves I bought for work and to my surprise they were the best gloves I have used to date
They are for use when handling cold materials and I use them for working with very cold gasses.
They are made of leather so I was not sure how good the dexterity was but I could change gears easily and they were very comfy on the hoods.
It was very cold today and I felt nothing at all, hands and fingers warm all ride.
They are white also and they are very visible in the dark,todays ride finished 8pm.
For the price of £6.75 cannot go wrong and certainly worth a try.
If they can make these at that prics it shows how much the expnsive glove manufacturers are raking in!!
I willget another couple of pairs of these.
I have the red and yellow ones but have not tried these yet, they may not be so comfy but again worth a punt if you like bold colours ;-)
http://www.engelbert-strauss.co.uk/show/activeSITE.asp?p=%3Cfolder+id%3D%22633D3271%2D953F%2D4675%2DB490%2D0C3F7E4C7D64%22%3E%3C%2Ffolder%3E%3Cslot+name%3D%22content%22%3E%3Cco+id%3D%222601671F%2DB60A%2D4B23%2D80D3%2D616CBCC9C096%22%3E%3C%2Fco%3E%3C%2Fslot%3E%3Cat%3E%3Cmillieu%3EDFDA19EF%2D8566%2D44BD%2D9EBE%2D601F1823D88C%3C%2Fmillieu%3E%3CArtikelid%3E153597E9%2D9BAE%2D4E21%2D8420%2D2CD8F17BF143%3C%2FArtikelid%3E%3Cpage%3E1%3C%2Fpage%3E%3C%2Fat%3E%3CRubrikID%3EBF7A2935%2DCEDF%2D4E31%2D99A4%2D71530C0CC53E%3C%2FRubrikID%3E%3CRubrikName%3ETextile%3C%2FRubrikName%3E%3CPageName%3Ee%2Es%2E+Ice+Mechanics+Gloves%3C%2FPageName%3E%3CPageNo%3E220033%3C%2FPageNo%3E&sid=bfe4f9a5f1464d76a57bb334d62b1bc6f72d6666

Probably cos they're not made for cycling, but have to concede, these look good, well the black and white ones anyway. might be worth a punt, if I could work out the not-so-helpful sizing guide.

rolf_f

giant man wrote:

oldwelshman wrote:

If they can make these at that prics it shows how much the expnsive glove manufacturers are raking in!!

Probably cos they're not made for cycling, but have to concede, these look good, well the black and white ones anyway. might be worth a punt, if I could work out the not-so-helpful sizing guide.

In what way are cycling gloves going to cost so much more to make than any other specialist glove type?

oldwelshman

I bought 1large and 1 xl and could wear either, they do a size chart in cm to work out.
The good thing with these gloves is the protection they offer if you come off also.
To be honest I have a few different types of cycling and skiing gloves and none ar as warm as these and the skiing gloves are not the best for bike handling.
Cycling glove manufacturers are just ripping us off as with other components in cycling. I was looking for track gloves and you wont get a decent pair for less than £20 and some go up to £50 which is ridiculous when you compare to these.
There must be a huge profit margin involved.

giant_man

Rolf F wrote:

giant man wrote:

oldwelshman wrote:

If they can make these at that prics it shows how much the expnsive glove manufacturers are raking in!!

Probably cos they're not made for cycling, but have to concede, these look good, well the black and white ones anyway. might be worth a punt, if I could work out the not-so-helpful sizing guide.

In what way are cycling gloves going to cost so much more to make than any other specialist glove type?

I don't know Rolf F .....

sloppyschleckonds

R&D

essjaydee

+ 2 for the Aldi gloves
For a fiver you really can't go wrong, and they are great on the road bike 8)

I might get a pair of those cold handling gloves for the commute though

Thanks for the link

rolf_f

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

R&D

I'm pretty sure they do that for the cold items handling gloves too. The consequences of inadequate R&D are somewhat worse there than for cycling

cougie

I've some Englebert Strauss kit - they make stuff for Ironman Germany. So there is a vague cycling link ! ;-)

If it gets really cold this year - Aldi are selling their golf mittens again on Thursday. £8. I wore them for MTBing in the snow last year when it was below zero - and my hands were toasty warm.
It was easy enough to operate thumb shifters wearing them too.

Gloves are overrated I think.

giant_man

The Englebert Strauss gloves - not too industrial cougie? Good for cycling and warm enough for winter?

oldwelshman

giant man wrote:

The Englebert Strauss gloves - not too industrial cougie? Good for cycling and warm enough for winter?

I was not sure how they would be for my work either. Sometimes I have to undo a nut to access a Helium vessel to fill it with liquid Helium and when you open it , a lot of extremely cold Helium gas escapes which freezes the air so you have to be fast in connecting pipes so need gloves capable to withstand the temperature and at the same time not too bulky that you cannot put a nut on a thread a bit more nerve wracking than worrying if I can change gear

giant_man

I take your point but to be fair I don't work with cold gases so it wouldn't be a worry for me. Changing gear and braking effectively when wearing gloves is a worry for me, and keeping warm on the road is equally as important, hence my query you see.

rolf_f

I don't have any problem changing gear or braking with hulking great ski gloves.

As for those cold handling gloves - the only bother with those on spec is that I'm not sure they are very waterproof.