Went work on bike this morning -5 it was put winter gear on and winter gloves alpine star winter gortex gloves and for 100 an odd quid they were outer wank ends on my fingers were dropping off felt like i had frost bite ..wats the best winter glove or other option to keep my pinkies warm and toasties in the morning or at least just rideable
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Winter gloves or something to help
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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
Spend some cash and get some Gerbing Heated gloves. You wont regret it. These will warm the backs of your hands and your fingers. Get some heated grips to finish the job and have warm palms as well.
Seriously, heated gloves are the way to go if you are commuting through winter.
Never used muffs so cant comment.....
Seriously, heated gloves are the way to go if you are commuting through winter.
Never used muffs so cant comment.....
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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
+1 for Muffs. They don't look great but mean you can keep the same set of gloves all year round (thumbs)
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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
Another alternative is heated gloves or if your going the muffs route they do make some with a clear section to view the controls.




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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
I commute all through the winter and I can tell you there are a couple of items that once I started using I could not believe I went so long without them, real game changers.....
1. muffs and heated grips
2. Heated jacket
3. Heated inner soles.
The above makes ridding into work at 5am in the middle of winter just another ride. Forget gloves, none of them will keep you warm (heated ones aside). Heated jacket was a revelation as we're the muffs- why oh why did it take me so long to use them ..... oh yeah I rode sports bikes before !
1. muffs and heated grips
2. Heated jacket
3. Heated inner soles.
The above makes ridding into work at 5am in the middle of winter just another ride. Forget gloves, none of them will keep you warm (heated ones aside). Heated jacket was a revelation as we're the muffs- why oh why did it take me so long to use them ..... oh yeah I rode sports bikes before !
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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
No glove will stop you getting cold.
Essential to keep the wind off them altogether as its the wind chill factor that will do the damage.
Muffs will do the job. So too will simple rain over gloves, all they need to do is keep the wind off your hands and then the gloves will work nicely for you
The wind is the real killer, cold air blowing over you is the same process as is used for freeze drying food!.
My K doesn't have heated grips and I don't have heated gloves and the rain over gloves and really good gloves keep me warm even for straight 3 hour runs in below zero. I have a set of Oxford muffs. Still sitting in the box on the shelf and I have never come home feeling I must fit them. But aeons ago in the seventies muffs too kept me warm in all conditions.
Even hand guards will help a lot.
Essential to keep the wind off them altogether as its the wind chill factor that will do the damage.
Muffs will do the job. So too will simple rain over gloves, all they need to do is keep the wind off your hands and then the gloves will work nicely for you
The wind is the real killer, cold air blowing over you is the same process as is used for freeze drying food!.
My K doesn't have heated grips and I don't have heated gloves and the rain over gloves and really good gloves keep me warm even for straight 3 hour runs in below zero. I have a set of Oxford muffs. Still sitting in the box on the shelf and I have never come home feeling I must fit them. But aeons ago in the seventies muffs too kept me warm in all conditions.
Even hand guards will help a lot.
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Re: Winter gloves or something to help
I use muffs and heated grips.
As bonus the muffs will keep the heaviest of rain off - I usually put them on in Oct and leave them till May.
I also think they look great and would leave them on all year round but they're too hot
As bonus the muffs will keep the heaviest of rain off - I usually put them on in Oct and leave them till May.
I also think they look great and would leave them on all year round but they're too hot
Re: Winter gloves or something to help
If you're feeling a bit flushed then heated muffs (seriously) are the one true path to follow.
