Recommended windproof/waterproof/winter gloves please

webboo

When it's really cold and wet, I wear my old Snow and Rock skiing gloves. They are a bit clumsy but my hands stay warm and dry.
Ifs cold but dry I use Extremities windblock fleece gloves. I have tried cycling specific glove but these seem to work better.

fudgey

The Answer ones i have are still great in the cold. I done a sportive last weekend and it was 1 degree at the start and quite strong winds too. My hands were cold before setting off and it took about 5 miles and one decent climb to warm up. Once warm my hands stayed warm and snug. I dont think it got much above 3 degrees for the ride not including the windchill.

On the contrary i used them today as one of my other gloves fell out my bag in the garage and i didnt notice. It was around 7-8 degrees at lunchtime and 10 miles in i had to take them off as my hands were hot and the last 5 miles was ok, it wasnt actually that cold today.

So for very cold weather the Answer gloves are pretty good imo.

wiznaeme

If it's really cold I just wear a pair of gloves bought for skiing but I also have a pair from Decathlon which I have been very pleased with, which were also quite cheap. I used the Decathlon ones as a skiing back-up last year, so they are hot enough until it gets way below zero.

zntrx

I've used a pair of Gore Fusion GTX gloves through this winter commutting most days in Glasgow (pretty grim a lot of the time).

They're the first gloves I've had that are properly waterproof, but they are bulky and not at all suitable when the temperature rises much above a few degrees.

They seem to have been discontinued now but are still availble some places on line. They are pretty expensive (I picked mine up from Amazon Spain for ~£40).

Anonymous

Fudgey wrote:

Update on the Answer gloves.
Wore them today in some pretty horrible conditions.
Wind, heavy rain, then showers and more rain.

After about 20 miles in rain they got saturated. BUT my hands stayed warm even though i was squeezing water out etc.
With the wind i could feel they were slightly cooler, but my hands never felt cold. And when it finally stopped raining they dried out reasonably well and felt comfortable again.
It was around 6 degrees this morning, but with the wind chill considerably less.

So not bad for £17 imo

I thought you wanted waterproof gloves?

You really should treat yourself to a pair of the Strikes someday and report back on which you prefer wearing.

My lining has never been a problem.
Am wondering if people with problems are taking them off properly.

fudgey

In future i might look into the Stikes, but i dont commute every day but ride as much as i can. i kind of thought that a 'winter' glove would be waterproof/windproof and warm all in one. seems i was wrong.

i guess its a trade off, but at least i know that the Answer mitts coped in the wet and cold, even though they did get soaked.

Anonymous

A lot of waterproof gloves are not waterproof due to not being breathable, but the strikes are.

I have never cycled in oven gloves, but feel the Strikes would have a lot more feel/control too.

If you are happy with wet hands I would try neoprene gloves.
If your hand is going to be wet it must be much better to have neoprene around every finger.
The feel/control is also great.

I am not sure the gloves you bought are designed to get wet, and if thats the case they may not last that long if they do.
Heavy/wet lobster gloves with wet hands sounds horrible to me.

fudgey

I dont think they are intended for getting wet either. The forecast that day said showers so i chanced them.
It rained heavily for 2 hours 15 mins into the ride...

re control, they are not as bad as i thought they would be actually.

navrig2

There is a pair of Louis Garneaux Shield gloves in the For Sale section.

Get my vote.