Help with gloves

thescouselander

Riding home from work last night my fingers were freezing despite wearing long fingered gloves. I have some thicker gloves but I find these difficult as they are too thick which makes it difficult to operate the brakes and gears. Can anyone recommend some thinish gloves that will do down to zero degrees.

Wardster00

I bought a pair of these this year, and so far they're pretty good. The reviews are all good as well.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... tAod_VAAHQ

I bought them big enough so that I can put a liner glove underneath when it gets really cold.

BigLights

I took delivery of these last month
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... ad-gloves/

which are rather magnificently warm. In fact, so warm that I haven't really used them properly until the past couple of days because above about 3-4 degrees it cooks your hands! Not cheap, and not really very thin, but they work fine for me. That's about all I can contribute i'm afraid.

navrig

thescouselander wrote:

Riding home from work last night my fingers were freezing despite wearing long fingered gloves. I have some thicker gloves but I find these difficult as they are too thick which makes it difficult to operate the brakes and gears. Can anyone recommend some thinish gloves that will do down to zero degrees.

It's a compromise between warmth and feel. I've been using Sealskin winter gloves I bought for my wife. They are marginally too small meaning the insulation is stretched. They have kept me warm (just) for 2 winters however I decided it was time to buy a new pair and I went through exazctly what you are going through. Eventually I bought a pair of http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lou ... s-ec040436.

Still to try them out though.

Bozman

Just put some liners under your gloves, it's down to layers and that seems to work for me, I can't be doing with thick winter gloves.

cougie

I've some thick ski mittens somewhere. I can still operate the brakes with them just fine. And the gears if I'm on my MTB ! ;-)

elderone

I got some winter gloves which are thick and to warm.They get so warm my hands sweat like mad and the gloves end up soaked inside which is useless.They are now used for the motorbike and work well.
Point is,be careful about getting gloves that are to thick and cosy.they are supposed to be breathable but i guess not enough.

MattC59

Have a look at the Pro Ultimate winter cycling gloves. I've got a pair which are a couple of years old, they're really good. Warm enough to keep my fingers warm at 0 degrees, but thin enough to allow good feel and ease of use of brakes and gears. The new version looks really nice too.

drlodge

Ordered yesterday from Wiggle, Gore Bike Wear Xenon 2.0 WINDSTOPPER Softshell Gloves, size 8 in black/white together with Vaeon Zero tights and something else to take advantage of their 10%extra offer (also get Platinum status via BC). Specificed next day @ £6 to get them today as going out tomorrow and its gonna be coollllldddddd

And they arrived today...except the gloves are black, size 10 :-(

I blame wiggle.

fevmeister

I have some pro roubaix ones off eBay - £20 and fantastic down to zero degrees (and that's just how low I've been so far, probably okay even colder too!)

binsted

thescouselander wrote:

Riding home from work last night my fingers were freezing despite wearing long fingered gloves. I have some thicker gloves but I find these difficult as they are too thick which makes it difficult to operate the brakes and gears. Can anyone recommend some thinish gloves that will do down to zero degrees.

I had the same problem, bought a pair of Sealskinz, not cheap but certainly keeps the hands warm and no problems with operating brakes and gears

atakd

No matter how good your gloves are, if your core temp starts to fall your hands will be cold as the blood supply to extremities is reduced by vasoconstriction. Having your neck exposed also increases this problem as blood is cooled further just before reaching the hypothalmus which controls body temperature. Are you keeping your trunk comfortably warm? Hands and feet will suffer well before you start to shiver.

Reane_Machine

atakd wrote:

No matter how good your gloves are, if your core temp starts to fall your hands will be cold as the blood supply to extremities is reduced by vasoconstriction. Having your neck exposed also increases this problem as blood is cooled further just before reaching the hypothalmus which controls body temperature. Are you keeping your trunk comfortably warm? Hands and feet will suffer well before you start to shiver.

+1

The past couple of weeks I've started wearing my buff and for something which seems so trivial it's made my rides feel much warmer.

bluedoggy

Reane_Machine wrote:

atakd wrote:

No matter how good your gloves are, if your core temp starts to fall your hands will be cold as the blood supply to extremities is reduced by vasoconstriction. Having your neck exposed also increases this problem as blood is cooled further just before reaching the hypothalmus which controls body temperature. Are you keeping your trunk comfortably warm? Hands and feet will suffer well before you start to shiver.

+1

The past couple of weeks I've started wearing my buff and for something which seems so trivial it's made my rides feel much warmer.

That's interesting. My neck is exposed and I feel cold in my feet and toes? My main trunk is very insulated though. I did by a neck warmer so I will test on Monday....
Adding an inner glove does make a difference I must say. I bought a £1 glove to compliment my Endura Windchill gloves from the Frome market this morning. Made all the difference:) just a £1!

thescouselander

Some good ideas there - I think I'm actually going to have to go into a shop and try a few gloves myself. Usually my trunk is quite warm - even my hands are generally ok, its just my fingertips that seem to get cold.

Trikeman

Maybe not for the fashion guru's, but when the weather gets REALLY bad I don a pair of very thin woolies and a pair of yellow 'marrigolds' over the top. Not an ounce of wind gets through, no water/spray either, and the hands stay warm as toast.
They are not too good if the temp rises as they can create a little sweat on the inside, but small price to pay when it then gets colder - I always have a pair in the bag during the winter (even if it's for a snowball fight) :P .

They are bright enough for handsignals to the other road users too. Cost? I buy them at Lidl's and I get half a winter from a pair for about a £1.

They are great for off road also as the grip is vice-like.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Trikeman.

MattC59

Went out this morning and it was -1C when I left. The Pro gloves I mentioned earlier worked a treat, but wearing a Buff on my head probably made the most difference.

Reane_Machine

Buffs are great things.

I pull it up over the op of my head to cover my neck, head and ears then plonk my helmet on top.

If i'm descending I can pull it up to my nose and then pull it down again.

It's the most versatile piece of kit I own.