full finger or under gloves for the winter

nwmlarge

i want to start budgetting for my winter kit now so can any one recommend any under gloves or full finger gloves with plenty of padding ?

nwmlarge

i have some prendas ones at present

ShutUpLegs

Assos earlyWinterGloves S7

nwmlarge

they seem expensive.
whilst i forgot to post a budget i would prefer something around £30

giant_man

you need full finger, check out Endura, Chiba or even Prendas full finger. Decathlon are also reasonable. Aldi even cheaper.

nwmlarge

giant man wrote:

you need full finger, check out Endura, Chiba or even Prendas full finger. Decathlon are also reasonable. Aldi even cheaper.

will do, i have long fingers but comparatively small palms so comfy gloves are a bit of a nightmare for me at times

giant_man

Ah you're from my neck of the woods, used to live in Magdalen Laver, know North Weald well, hi there ...

Ber Nard

As well as a pair of Altura waterproof gloves,I have a pair of Helly Hansen glove liners:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hel ... s-ec016746

Very thin but surprisingly warm, they're good under mitts on chilly mornings or they'll add extra warmth to winter gloves when it's properly freezing.

Rob

nwmlarge

Thanks for the info Bernard

and Hi There to you giant man! who i now imagine as a giant man waving at me slowly from atop a hill

blablablacksheep

Gore full finger winstopper gloves are VERY good, i had mine all last winter and one thing is really clear, it isnt the cold that gets you its the wind, having winstoppers that actually work 100% was a dream.
Have tried othr gloves ie endura/sealskinz but they just dont last and the winstopper material is never 100%.

then if you desperate for more warms add a simple "inner" though personally dont like them as you lose the feel of the bike

DavidJB

Every year I try out different gloves and every year my fingers freeze No matter if I wear under gloves, with super thick winter gloves

bails87

I got some Louis Garneau gloves from Evans that I was very impressed with at the start of this year. I can't remember the name or model, but they've got a removable liner and a weatherproof outer layer.

Twelly

nwmlarge wrote:

they seem expensive.
whilst i forgot to post a budget i would prefer something around £30

I paid £8 for my full finger gloves and less than a fiver for some Aldi fingerless gloves. They do the job, my hands are warmer, dryer and more grippy than if I wasn't wearing any. I don't see why anyone would spend more.

ShutUpLegs wrote:

Assos earlyWinterGloves S7

£70+? For gloves? Wow.

FoldingJoe

Use the DHB Roubaix liner glove under my fingerless when the weather is not too cold, but cold enough.

Otherwise for cold and wet weather I use my Pearl Izumi P.R.O Lobster Wind gloves.

snoopsmydogg

TwellySmat wrote:

nwmlarge wrote:

they seem expensive.
whilst i forgot to post a budget i would prefer something around £30

I paid £8 for my full finger gloves and less than a fiver for some Aldi fingerless gloves. They do the job, my hands are warmer, dryer and more grippy than if I wasn't wearing any. I don't see why anyone would spend more.

I bought some aldi/lidl fingerless gel gloves recently (about £4-5 iirc) and tbh mine were crap. They started well but within a month or 2 of riding 2-3 times a week on mtb and road bikes they have no padding and all the markings have come off but for the price it was pretty much as expected.

Good job I only bought them as a stop gap until i found some decent gloves really, they have now been demoted to sh1tty weather gloves.

bails87

snoopsmydogg wrote:

Good job I only bought them as a stop gap until i found some decent gloves really, they have now been demoted to sh1tty weather gloves.

Surely that's when you need your best gloves? :?

snoopsmydogg

bails87 wrote:

snoopsmydogg wrote:

Good job I only bought them as a stop gap until i found some decent gloves really, they have now been demoted to sh1tty weather gloves.

Surely that's when you need your best gloves? :?

maybe, the way I look at it is sh1tty weather usually means shorter rides and all my gear gets covered in crap so I use my older clothing for them.

bigpikle

just also make sure you dont buy anything tight, that can restrict circulation and actually make your hands colder.

I also bought some silk liner gloves from ebay for a few £££ that are paper thin but provide an extra layer of fairly effective insulation, and as they are sooooo thin you can wear them under pretty much any glove with no issue. Some of the liner gloves are pretty bulky so will only fit under much larger size outers.

I also have a pair of Spesh SubZero 2 part gloves that are water and windproof, and are THE best thing I've ever tried for really cold conditions, and i usually suffer terribly with cold hands. They are bulky and you are a little restricted with what you can do (zips/buttons etc) but damn are they good - I remember a 50 mile ride as low as -10 last winter and I never got cold hands

Giraffoto

I used a pair of Sealskinz all through last Winter (and the one before, which was colder!) and they worked fine for keeping my hands warm and dry. They're not dedicated cycling gloves so there's no padding at all, but I've left that job to the bar tape/grips