Fingers and toes...

gregwari

Hi

I'd appreciate your suggestions for [a] autumn gloves winter gloves [c] warm overshoes

Ta!

meanredspider

a. Assos Early Winter gloves
b. As above but with the lobsters on top
c. BBB neoprene or, lighter option, Pro Tarmac

lakesluddite

If you are on a tight budget...

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heres a link to the new Aldi special offers catalogue, which has most of what you ask for, and the quality is usually okay (not excellent, but very good value for money). They even have 'lobster' gloves this time around.
If your budget stretches much further, then the choice is practically limitless. I have a pair of Sealskinz waterproof gloves, and not only are they w/proof, but warm enough for cold autumn/spring and milder winter days.
Overshoes - I have BBB neoprene zip-ups, and they have not let me down.

nferrar

I have a fair few pairs of autumn & winter gloves, none are perfect (hence why I keep buying them and my search continues ). Main thing is whether it's dry or not, cold and dry is easy, any half-decent insulated windproof glove will do (and use a merino or silk liner glove for when it gets really cold). Main thing to watch out for I find is thumbs too short and seams (especially around fingers) not being properly windproof (the first you can test before buying the latter unfortunately you can't). Cold and wet is a tricky one, I think my Endura Deluge are the closest I've got but as with any 'waterproof' glove the fact there's a big hole where your hand goes in means none are properly waterpoof and even if the cuff is under a waterproof jacket chances are they won't be breathable enough so your hands get wet from sweat anyhow. So I mostly still just focus on windproof as that's the best chance of them staying warm when wet, liner gloves help to, my favourite last winter were the Gore ones that you could convert to mitts but they got discontinued. I used to use neoprene gloves years ago but never really liked the smelly wrinkly hands you end up with but might try a more modern pair this winter.

Overshoes I like Pro Tarmac NPU+ but Gore do a decent model to but as with gloves your feet will still get wet if there's a lot of water about so just focus on windproof and insulation so they stay warm when wet. Decent merino socks are a big help (although avoid thick ones unless you have bigger winter shoes with room for them else they'll make your feet colder by reducing the circulation). Personally I ended up switching to winter boots (Northwave Fahrenheit Arctic for really cold and Mavic Frost for mild), partly to stop trashing summer road shoes and partly it they perform better and are less hassle than overshoes

cougie

a. Check out the prendas wooly gloves. All you need for autumn.
b. Check out the Aldi gloves out next Thursday, If it gets colder - get a pair of golf mittens from there.
c. Planet X do good value overshoes.

At the last count I had about 11 pairs of gloves - the Aldi are the go to ones for cold winter days.

sloppyschleckonds

As cougie says you probably need multiple gloves

I'd recommend some Altura waterproofs, castelli lightness, rapha merino and some assos s7 winter gloves.

Prendas windblock or assos s7 overshoes

meanredspider

cougie wrote:

At the last count I had about 11 pairs of gloves - the Aldi are the go to ones for cold winter days.

Ha - buy cheap, buy 11 times

Seriously, I've done 3 (or 4 I don't remember) Highland winters commuting 30 miles RT using my Assos Early Winter gloves and a pair of eBay special Assos lobsters for when it freezes (£17 IIRC). For when it gets seriously cold (<-8c) I wear a pair of thin Gore running gloves as an inner layer but, honestly, that's about 3 days a year even up here and it's more about defeating the elements than a sensible decision at that temperature. Forget trying to keep dry hands - it's a fools errand and it doesn't rain that often - and most "waterproof" gloves aren't and they're impossible to dry. I bought a pair of Assos Rain gloves (lined neoprene and excellent) cheaply but I've only used them a few times for long wet weekend rides rather than commuting.

northpole

I have found the Assos Early Winter gloves provide base coverage all through winter. I normally add liner gloves rather than the lobster outer shell, the lobster being used so infrequently I could do without them - when it gets that cold probably shouldn't be out on the bike!

Footwear - as recent thread, I love the Woolie Boolie merino socks. They are quite thick but provide amazing warmth. If it's going to be wet I'll add an old pair of Rapha neoprene overshoes which keep me roasty toasty. I'm guessing that Planet X equivalent would do the same job.

Peter

jameses

Can't help with the overshoes, but I go with a layering system when it comes to gloves: mitts year round, glove liners and mitts when it gets a bit colder, light hiking gloves over that in the depths of winter (hiking gloves are not as close a fit as cycling gloves, so go over the top of liner+mitts easily). As mentioned above, it's important to make sure there's enough length in the fingers. Never really found a decent waterproof glove.

stueys

JamesEs wrote:

Can't help with the overshoes, but I go with a layering system when it comes to gloves: mitts year round, glove liners and mitts when it gets a bit colder, light hiking gloves over that in the depths of winter (hiking gloves are not as close a fit as cycling gloves, so go over the top of liner+mitts easily). As mentioned above, it's important to make sure there's enough length in the fingers. Never really found a decent waterproof glove.

This, I use either the rapha marino liner or the assos version with a cheap Spesh thin windproof top glove. Keeps me fine in anything over than really cold. When it gets colder I switch to a sealskin thicker winter glove, but that hardly ever comes out.