See it's my understanding that silk is inferior to merino for liner gloves. Admittedly, I don't have any silk liners to compare at the moment but I already use the Rapha merino liner with the Rapha DW.
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See it's my understanding that silk is inferior to merino for liner gloves. Admittedly, I don't have any silk liners to compare at the moment but I already use the Rapha merino liner with the Rapha DW.
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That's what I'm doing at the moment.
I have quite thin Madison Element gloves that I'm using a liner that came with my Altura Nightvision ones and it's a good balance of heat and feel. I hate really bulky gloves for feeling the hoods.
I'd get Castelli Estremo if I wasn't so tight.
Few days off the bike with a light cold at the moment, would have been fine riding last night but thought it's November and it won't do me any harm. having a wee break.
I have quite thin Madison Element gloves that I'm using a liner that came with my Altura Nightvision ones and it's a good balance of heat and feel. I hate really bulky gloves for feeling the hoods.
I'd get Castelli Estremo if I wasn't so tight.
Few days off the bike with a light cold at the moment, would have been fine riding last night but thought it's November and it won't do me any harm. having a wee break.
I am using some higher end Endura's that are pretty thick and "windproof".
Using them with a merino liner and below -2 it is horrific.
Last week in the -6 freezing fog I had ice forming on my own self including my hands all over. I am not sure there is a glove out there (cycling wise) that is going to save me in the Tundra.
Thanks for info on the Estremo @Shamrock - I was convinced they would finally be the holy grail but of you are still getting cold below 5 with liners on then I have no chance. I appear to feel the cold more so than anyone else in the world
Using them with a merino liner and below -2 it is horrific.
Last week in the -6 freezing fog I had ice forming on my own self including my hands all over. I am not sure there is a glove out there (cycling wise) that is going to save me in the Tundra.
Thanks for info on the Estremo @Shamrock - I was convinced they would finally be the holy grail but of you are still getting cold below 5 with liners on then I have no chance. I appear to feel the cold more so than anyone else in the world
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More fatness might help? 
There is a customer that has that Raynaud's thing which makes him feel colder than most, he's kinda like Shamrock and thinks all gloves are pants.
There is a customer that has that Raynaud's thing which makes him feel colder than most, he's kinda like Shamrock and thinks all gloves are pants.
More fatness might help?
There is a customer that has that Raynaud's thing which makes him feel colder than most, he's kinda like Shamrock and thinks all gloves are pants.
Same with most of us that suffer, it's just a losing battle. My best gloves are actually my cheapest from aldi, the lobster ones. They keep my hands going for the longest period of time.
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Nutter! Cold hands (+feet) is no joke. Get some gloves!
I was ok on the slow climbs as I'd warm up nicely. Got loads of winter gloves at home, just still trying to convince myself it's still the lovely Summer that we just had...More fatness might help?
There is a customer that has that Raynaud's thing which makes him feel colder than most, he's kinda like Shamrock and thinks all gloves are pants.
Are you telling me the cure to my coldness is to hammer yet more cookies and beer?
I have Raynaud's
although it is not so bad these days. When I was a runner it was horrific but I do not suffer as bad as I once did.I hadn't actually realised they made them for cycling, just motorcycling that you plugged in or too bulky to actually ride in. Would love a pair but for the price I would just stay indoors if it was that bad.
They're good fun and amazing for what they are - still hearing different things out of ours months later. Have around 5-6 of them then the other half got a garage & 4 others in a black friday deal yesterday so we're going to be overrun with them haha. We have so much stuff now that he's 'grown' out of. At 14 months he's bored of things 0-2 years and it only seems like the 2+ stuff keeps his interest?! He seems quite advanced - matches shapes & colours and I'm sure he can count a little. We have 5 tubs of playdoh and he plays around stacking them (rather than playing with the actual playdoh) and he knows if he's missing one. ELC do a range of 'Happyland' diggers & JCB's with lights which are great. We got a S/H JCB and a tipper and he seems to love them more than the Megabloc cars. Although he does like the Megablocs and is just starting to build things with them (rather than just destroy whatever I build).I've already spied the toot toot range and have dropped hints in the mummy direction
Possibly due to sizing? Quite a tricky one as you ideally need half sizes (or less) to really match the fit. What size are you? S/M?
My other half suffers a little and didn't want to spend on cycling gloves (as all she does is commute ~30 miles a week) so has actually ended up wearing gloves she bought for snowboarding. They where 'expensive' (about £40 i think) solomon waterproof leather gloves so quite glad she's getting some extra wear out of them! Not very aero, but she complains less now anyway lol
I got some of the thin DHB merino liners but the sizing on them was/is utterly horrible. I went for M, exchanged for S and could probably have done with XS (I'm a M in their gloves
). They do work having an additional layer with thinner gloves, but didn't find I felt my hands much warmer in more insulated 'winter' type gloves. Need something thin but fleece backed maybe? Have heard of guys wearing woolen gloves with rubber over the top before 'normal' gloves. Ghetto layering but would be miserable if your hands sweat!Sports pursuit had some heating ones on their offer, might have been black friday and might have been Sealskinz. Not got time to double check, sorry!
Have a good weekend all! Hopefully shaken the worst of this cold/flu off and back on the turbo. Need a decent session as my 'comeback' to fitness has stalled the last 10 days lol
Every year I say I'm not going to do any more Sportives and next year I'll sort of be sticking to it because... I've signed up to a closed road Sportive 
The National Cycling championships event is running from my home town so I thought... why not!
It's a long time between now and then but I've been very blasé about the last few Sportives but as this will be a different experience I think I'll get a bit of training in to see if I can break the 6 hour mark for the first time. 6:08 is my best on a 100 mile ride so I've not got a huge amount of pace to try and find.
EDIT - Moving time obviously
The National Cycling championships event is running from my home town so I thought... why not!It's a long time between now and then but I've been very blasé about the last few Sportives but as this will be a different experience I think I'll get a bit of training in to see if I can break the 6 hour mark for the first time. 6:08 is my best on a 100 mile ride so I've not got a huge amount of pace to try and find.
EDIT - Moving time obviously
Haven’t ridden my bike for 3 weeks now and seemingly lost all motivation to do so. The weather outside has been hideous and I just look at the turbo and just can’t be bothered all the while at the back of my mind I keep thinking of all the fitness I’m losing and how much harder it’s going to be to get it back.
Every year I say I'm not going to do any more Sportives and next year I'll sort of be sticking to it because... I've signed up to a closed road Sportive
It's a long time between now and then but I've been very blasé about the last few Sportives but as this will be a different experience I think I'll get a bit of training in to see if I can break the 6 hour mark for the first time. 6:08 is my best on a 100 mile ride so I've not got a huge amount of pace to try and find.
EDIT - Moving time obviously
I signed up for this one too; used to live in Norwich. Was 50/50 as to whether I'd do it because of the high entry cost, but surprisingly it was my wife who convinced me to enter by pointing out that it's not every year that the national championships come to this part of the country and so I may as well do the sportive
All in the mind my friend (providing you've got some half decent cold weather gear, of course). Your future self will thank you for getting out there, even if your present self might not
Every year I say I'm not going to do any more Sportives and next year I'll sort of be sticking to it because... I've signed up to a closed road Sportive
It's a long time between now and then but I've been very blasé about the last few Sportives but as this will be a different experience I think I'll get a bit of training in to see if I can break the 6 hour mark for the first time. 6:08 is my best on a 100 mile ride so I've not got a huge amount of pace to try and find.
EDIT - Moving time obviously
Go for it! 100 miles is a great distance irrespective of time, but sub-6 hours would be quite an achievement for you. Only another 2.2% more speed to gain!
Going to do a 100 miler next year myself about April time. Never been that far before.
GB Road Cycling Championships are in Norwich next year and the elite race is being preceded by a closed-road sportive on the same route