Warmest Gloves - Rapha?

bsharp77

Hi guys,

Im fed up with freezing fingers on the bike - just read reviews on the Rapha deep winter gloves and I'm reluctantly about to bite the bullet and order them, despite the cost!

Just wondered if anyone had any other suggestions - I've even went as far as Sealskinz ski gloves that were so thick I could hardly bend my fingers....still ended up freezing after 10 minutes!

Thanks

marcusjb

Try liners before anything else. They will add several degrees onto any glove and not make your hands overly inflexible etc.

I use merino liners and Rapha Winter (not deep winter) gloves and am happy to ride in minus 5 for long periods.

bsharp77

Thanks for the reply Marcus, yeah, last week I wore 2 pairs of liners with my normal altura gloves over the top - still freezing. Really driving me mad, the deep winter gloves got very good reviews, so I'm guessing this is my last hope!

Anonymous

These:

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... oCy9Dw_wcB

45 quid.
Excellent at all temperatures, even when riding in snow, and were fantastic on Saturday's ride (rain, snow, hail, sleet and sun) where garmin averages around 2 degrees. The only let down is they are not good in torrential conditions when hovering around zero (think sleet storm).

stueys

I suffer from cold hands on the bike as well, just gone for the deep winter as I was finding the normal winter gloves not quite enough. The deep winter have significantly more insulation than the normal winter ones but are still comfortable on the bike. Only used once yesterday in temps of 0 degrees but very pleased so far, I'd recommend them.

lancew

I use and like these:

http://road.cc/content/review/23621-end ... uge-gloves

avaliable here:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/endu ... -prod34818

Used them riding to London yesterday and they were if anything too toasty for me. On my way home with my friend we swapped gloves as his hands were too cold and his Sealskin's were a lot colder.

To be picky (at that price I'm not sure I'm allowed to be) they are a little tight so I'd buy the size you are not the size they recommend (they said med for me I bought large, med wouldn't fit) and the lining doesn't seem to be that well sewn in, so I am careful when taking them off, but having ridden for two winters now I would say I really like them, and I've used them on and off road and washed them lots of times.

andi1363

If your circulation is poor to your hands, no glove will keep them warm. I suffer badly. Renaulds included! Make sure everything else is warm and covered . Wind proof and a tad roomy is best glove for me. I used cheapo decathlon 720 gloves with ski touch liners.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/720-winter-c ... 15319.html

Wynne G Oldman

On my motorcycle I use waterproof overmitts over my winter gloves. It makes a hell of a difference. No more cold hands. Only drawback is that they're a bit clumsy, but you soon get used to that.

il_principe

Castelli Estremo do the business for me.

bsharp77

Many thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'll have a look over all the options you have listed - a few I have already seen but a couple are new names, so worth another investigation. Ill update later in the week once I choose something and let you know how they perform - might be useful for others that suffer from cold hands!

bendertherobot

I've had the Estremo and Rapha. Neither quite worked for me. If I had to choose from them, I'd chose the Estremo. They work as WELL as the Rapha but are much cheaper.

I'm currently using Pearl Lobsters. A new pair. They are better than both of the above but, IMO, not quite as warm as the ones I had 2 years ago.

As usual different things will work for different people and it's quite hard to get a good control group with warm gloves and warm shoes............

bsharp77

Thanks Bender - I agree gloves can be a pretty subjective thing! Thanks for the advice, the Estremos were on the maybe list, so will take a closer look the evening, along with the Pearl Lobsters you mentioned.

dwanes

Wynne G Oldman wrote:

On my motorcycle I use waterproof overmitts over my winter gloves. It makes a hell of a difference. No more cold hands. Only drawback is that they're a bit clumsy, but you soon get used to that.

This is the only thing that worked for me, no matter how much expense went on winter gloves.
Insulated mittens or lobster mitts and then Goretex waterproof overmitts on top. No more cold fingers.

ben@31

I suffer from cold hands quite easily.

Gore Bike Wear Power Windstopper Softshell gloves, are by far the best gloves I've worn. I've been out 3 or 4 times every week, even at night and in wet conditions. Road and mtb (pretty durable gloves when falling of my mtb) I've never had cold hands once with them. Not too bulky and can easily use the gear selector thingybobs.

alex222

ben@31 wrote:

I suffer from cold hands quite easily.

Gore Bike Wear Power Windstopper Softshell gloves, are by far the best gloves I've worn. I've been out 3 or 4 times every week, even at night and in wet conditions. Road and mtb (pretty durable gloves when falling of my mtb) I've never had cold hands once with them. Not too bulky and can easily use the gear selector thingybobs.

I have the same gloves but really don't get on with them when it's properly cold. Just not warm enough even with merino liner gloves underneath. Also suffer wiith cold hands and they just don't have enough insulation for me.

jordan_217

I've recently started using lobster style gloves (some really cheap Windstopper Shimano ones from CRC). I'm amazed at how warm my hands stay, and they are just shells, no thermo lining/insulation to speak of. I bought some merino liners to use with them but have never needed to.

As a concept I'm now a convert to lobster style gloves. Though, getting food out of your jersey pockets and eating it on the move is another matter altogether

joshvoulters

Rapha Deep winter gloves are very warm - almost like skiing gloves. They're significantly warmer - for me - than gore countdown iii.

vermin

coriordan wrote:

These:

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... oCy9Dw_wcB

45 quid.
Excellent at all temperatures, even when riding in snow, and were fantastic on Saturday's ride (rain, snow, hail, sleet and sun) where garmin averages around 2 degrees. The only let down is they are not good in torrential conditions when hovering around zero (think sleet storm).

I wore these for my commute this morning. 30 miles at -4C. Toasty hands all the way. They're no good in the wet though.

For greater flexibility, these http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/specia ... oC3ujw_wcB are unbeatable. Waterproof and incredibly hot, with the flexibility of removable liners which can be worn on their own in milder weather.

MisterMuncher

If you can find them, Campag Steam gloves are the business. I find them too warm above about -5.

Anonymous

Told ya! Only place I know they have them is in my link above

Wynne G Oldman

Yesterday, I used my motorcycle gloves, and my hands were as warm as toast in the morning, with the temperature being around -3 degrees C. The trouble was they were too warm and sweaty on my return journey in the afternoon.

imposter2.0

bsharp77 wrote:

Hi guys,

Im fed up with freezing fingers on the bike - just read reviews on the Rapha deep winter gloves and I'm reluctantly about to bite the bullet and order them, despite the cost!

Just wondered if anyone had any other suggestions - I've even went as far as Sealskinz ski gloves that were so thick I could hardly bend my fingers....still ended up freezing after 10 minutes!

Thanks

Don't confuse the 'warmest' gloves with the 'most expensive'.....

http://bbbcycling.com/bike-wear/gloves/BWG-23 - I've been using these for a couple of winters - there are perfectly good gloves - like these - available, without needing another mortgage...

bsharp77

Ive tried all suggestions on here over the past few weeks.

Got the Rapha Deep winter gloves & merino liners - I have to say the gloves are made fantastically well, fit great and feel great....but still cold fingers for me!! I would have kept them for slightly milder days....but given the cost and the fact they are supposed to be deep winter gloves, they just don't do the job for me.

Also tried specialised sub zeros, but the lobster style gloves gave me no control on the handlebars - so much so that my wrists were in agony after 10 minutes trying to support myself!

Im back to square one....went out this morning with 3 layers of glove on...2 liners and sealskinz winter ski gloves....tips of my fingers were cold within 10 minutes. Eventually warmed up after about 2 hours, but I think this was more to do with the temperature increasing throughout the morning.

DrLex

bsharp77 wrote:

Ive tried all suggestions on here over the past few weeks.

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Im back to square one....[...]

If you don't mind the ludicrous look, then how about bar mitts?

stueys

I suffer from cold hands as well but find that the rapha deep winter plus merino liners have solved it for me. I think you'll struggle to find a set of cycling that have more insulation but still a sembalance of feel on the controls. Lobsters would be my next recommendation but you've tried those already. Have you looked at the gloves with heating? I've seen ones that take the chemical pad and also battery powered at some point. Might be worth a look around.

andy_f

Keep your torso warm, if your core body temp drops then your body will starve your extremities of warm blood to protect vital organs. Over the years i have had expensive gloves and cheap gloves but currently i wear a Nalini winter jacket and Aldi(Crane) £5.99 winter gloves and have no problems. As soon as you feel the cold hitting your fingers try changing up a gear and riding hard for a few minutes and your fingers will come back to life.

bikes`n`guns

Altura night vision two piece winter gloves. Brilliant and around £30 or so.