What gloves?

spasypaddy

I need something to take the chill off in the morning, its too warm for thick gloves but too cold for fingerless (i find).

Ive never replaced my gore gloves that went missing a LONG time ago (some girl chucked them on a motorway). I cant even remember the model name to buy them again...

So suggestions please?

tgotb

Not until you tell us *exactly* what happened to the old ones...

spasypaddy

lent them to a girl on a ride, she took them off when there was a gust of wind by a motorway, they disappeared over the side of the bridge.

bigmat

Prendas / DeFeet.

KnightOfTheLongTights

This is a sore point with me - had an absolutely brilliant pair of Louis Garneau Course Attack gloves that were perfect for about six months of spring / autumn conditions.
And of course lost them.
If you can find them still stocked anywhere in the UK, I want to know please. :?

rower63

My favourite lightweight fingered gloves funnily enough are the Halfords ones. The only ones with fingers long enough for me. A big "nose-wipe" area too. I have 3 pairs.
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/clothing/gloves/halfords-lightweight-cycling-gloves-medium

tgotb

I was hoping for something more scandalous

Cheap Planet X gloves for me - Lobster ones for really cold weather, Softshell ones for intermediate conditions. I have a few pairs of the latter so I can use one pair for pre-riding CX courses and then switch to a clean pair for the race itself. They don't last forever, but they're cheap as chips so I don't mind chucking them after a couple of seasons (and wouldn't be distraught if they were dropped off a motorway bridge).

Kieran_Burns

rower63 wrote:

My favourite lightweight fingered gloves funnily enough are the Halfords ones. The only ones with fingers long enough for me. A big "nose-wipe" area too. I have 3 pairs.
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/clothing/gloves/halfords-lightweight-cycling-gloves-medium

I use the same ones. V comfy and just use liners for chillier starts

meanredspider

The most flexible gloves I've ever owned are the Assos Early Winters (851). Second to those are some Pearl Izumi ones with thin lobsters built into the backs that you can use or tuck away

dhope

meanredspider wrote:

The most flexible gloves I've ever owned are the Assos Early Winters (851). Second to those are some Pearl Izumi ones with thin lobsters built into the backs that you can use or tuck away

I had those Pearl Izumi's and ended up cutting out the lobster fingers as they never seemed to stay tucked away.

rick_chasey

Which gloves surely?

byke68

BigMat wrote:

Prendas / DeFeet.

These - go for the fluo Yellow, gets you seen and grippy palms.

elbowloh

byke68 wrote:

BigMat wrote:

Prendas / DeFeet.

These - go for the fluo Yellow, gets you seen and grippy palms.

I have these too.

Good gloves

The Rookie

Very happy with my Planet X gloves, sold as winter but are really 2 season for spring and Autumn, heavier duty ones for winter!,

pollys_bott

It might sound flippant but the missus bought a pair of thin fleece gloves from Tesco for a quid... worn underneath mitts they work perfectly for me when it's 6-10c approx...

gbsahne001

start with long finger and migrate to mitts during the ride, as I run warm

vimfuego

Endura Full Monty's

il_principe

Castelli Nano XT

KnightOfTheLongTights

elbowloh wrote:

byke68 wrote:

BigMat wrote:

Prendas / DeFeet.

These - go for the fluo Yellow, gets you seen and grippy palms.

I have these too.

Good gloves

Details on the website do not specify whether they are actually windproof or not. The material on the back of hand looks a bit woolly-glove - ie., not windproof?
http://www.prendas.co.uk/prendas-ciclis ... glove.html

ic.

Castelli Lightness. Brilliant gloves

spasypaddy

Il Principe wrote:

Castelli Nano XT

damn wish id seen that before i went out for lunch.

bought the gore mistrals... £29.99


lightness vs nano xt?

might just take these back to cyclesurgery and get the nano xt or the lightness...

bigmat

meanredspider wrote:

Second to those are some Pearl Izumi ones with thin lobsters built into the backs that you can use or tuck away

My daughter has some hello kitty ones like that!

byke68

KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:

elbowloh wrote:

byke68 wrote:

BigMat wrote:

Prendas / DeFeet.

These - go for the fluo Yellow, gets you seen and grippy palms.

I have these too.

Good gloves

Details on the website do not specify whether they are actually windproof or not. The material on the back of hand looks a bit woolly-glove - ie., not windproof?
http://www.prendas.co.uk/prendas-ciclis ... glove.html

I just stick 'em on and away I go! Windproof? Probably.

FoldingJoe

+1 for the Pearl Izumi's - assuming you mean these?

http://gearjunkie.com/pearl-izumi-pro-lobster-wind-mitt

spasypaddy

so tomorrow i'll have a shed tonne of choice...

bought the gore ones today, and having delivered from wiggle the two different castelli ones

UndercoverElephant

meanredspider wrote:

The most flexible gloves I've ever owned are the Assos Early Winters (851).

I had a pair of those, and the Assos liner gloves to go with them. I found that even at 4 degrees the combination of the two was too chilly. Sold the Early Winters, kept the liners use them with some cheaper craft gloves that aren't as well fitted, but at least don't allow *all* the chill in.

Overpriced tat, in my opinion.

meanredspider

dhope wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

The most flexible gloves I've ever owned are the Assos Early Winters (851). Second to those are some Pearl Izumi ones with thin lobsters built into the backs that you can use or tuck away

I had those Pearl Izumi's and ended up cutting out the lobster fingers as they never seemed to stay tucked away.

Ha - they can be a bit like that but it has never really bothered me that much

UndercoverElephant

Just bought a pair of these from PX:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLJCWIGL/j ... ford-glove

I got some of the Jacobson overshoes from Sports Pursuit a few weeks back and they are simply superb - really well fitted and well thought out. Hopefully the gloves will be as good.

bendertherobot

spasypaddy wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Castelli Nano XT

damn wish id seen that before i went out for lunch.

bought the gore mistrals... £29.99


lightness vs nano xt?

might just take these back to cyclesurgery and get the nano xt or the lightness...

I got the lightness this week. When they arrived I thought they were weird, was going to send them back. Tried them yesterday on a 4 mile commute in at 2 degrees and, as expected, I was cold. But I knew that. Just wanted to try the feel of them.

Just been to the shops, 5 miles, at 6 degrees. They were great.

spasypaddy

ive got the lightness, the nano xt and the gore mistral's on my couch.

now i cant decide which ones i want haha

ic.

Just go with the Lightness bud. I've had mine months now and for anything above 5 degrees I find them brilliant. Honestly one of the best bits of kit I own.