Can anyone say which gloves have you been happy with which you would recommend
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Ian H
Advice on gloves
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Advice on gloves
Looking at buying a good pair of so called "waterproof gloves" which will also keep my hands warm before the really cold weather sets in, my experience of waterproof gloves and socks I have purchased before is that they aren't very waterproof at all, hope some of you may know different.
Can anyone say which gloves have you been happy with which you would recommend
Cheers
Ian H
Can anyone say which gloves have you been happy with which you would recommend
Cheers
Ian H
Are we there yet
Hi Ian
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... Googlebase
These probably wouldnt be the "lifestyle"cyclists first choice brand of handwear but I got a pair of the earlier version of these Madison waterproof gloves before last winter and rode them all through the Winter including the -5 Tan Hill ride. Hard wearing, very warm and decent level of waterproofing. Only down side is a velcro cuff fastening which isnt that effective and would mean water could get down the inside? But a long sleeve waterproof over them would prevent this. I've had loads of so called winter gloves and these are by far the best and you get change out of twenty quid! There is no getting away from it you need a bit of bulk in your gloves if you expect them to keep your hands warm on the coldest days and these provide this but still allow you to get the rations out of your back pockets!
Paul
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... Googlebase
These probably wouldnt be the "lifestyle"cyclists first choice brand of handwear but I got a pair of the earlier version of these Madison waterproof gloves before last winter and rode them all through the Winter including the -5 Tan Hill ride. Hard wearing, very warm and decent level of waterproofing. Only down side is a velcro cuff fastening which isnt that effective and would mean water could get down the inside? But a long sleeve waterproof over them would prevent this. I've had loads of so called winter gloves and these are by far the best and you get change out of twenty quid! There is no getting away from it you need a bit of bulk in your gloves if you expect them to keep your hands warm on the coldest days and these provide this but still allow you to get the rations out of your back pockets!
Paul
Have never ridden at -5 C, but last winter I found that a thin pair of cotton gloves, like those used by runners and snooker referees, inside a pair of 5mm neoprene dive gloves kept we warm in all conditions. Once you have generated a thin layer of sweat you will be warm till the end of the ride. The pair I use can be bought for £15 from amazon. As a bonus, rain and waterproofing are not an issue, they work just as well when soaked.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beaver-Neoprene ... B00212FDA2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beaver-Neoprene ... B00212FDA2
Sort of echoing RichardD, I've used Sealskinz winter gloves which were warm and waterproof for a couple of hours but eventually got waterlogged and were pretty restrictive. Nothing is more waterproof than marigolds; it may look weird but if you're determined to stay *dry* then a pair of regular woolly gloves inside some XL heavyweight marigolds (in hi-viz yellow of course) won't let you down. And you can just keep them on when you wash down the bike after a ride...
Hi,
I've used Sealskinz a couople of times, with a cotton liner, and found them to be ok on the warm front but not very waterproof after a couple of downpours.
I tend to wear Viper Tactical gloves, which while they aren't very "bikey looking" when worn with a liner they are very warm, even down to -12 on an exercise at Catterick this January.
They come in black and green from the Army Navy shop on Fossgate.
Work for me, but the looks propbably aren't everyone's cup of tea
I've used Sealskinz a couople of times, with a cotton liner, and found them to be ok on the warm front but not very waterproof after a couple of downpours.
I tend to wear Viper Tactical gloves, which while they aren't very "bikey looking" when worn with a liner they are very warm, even down to -12 on an exercise at Catterick this January.
They come in black and green from the Army Navy shop on Fossgate.
Work for me, but the looks propbably aren't everyone's cup of tea