Waterproof winter gloves - recommendations please

Participant · 13 Sep 2014 at 15:57

Hi all

So it's not exactly cold, yet, but I currently have summer gloves and on the chillier mornings last week, I've started to feel it a bit in my hands on my commute.

So I need some waterproof winter gloves. I suppose my budget is around £50, but happy to go over for a good pair.

Main thing is that they'll keep my hands relatively warm and dry for half an hour at 55mph.

Many thanks.

On Holiday · 14 Sep 2014 at 00:40

Tbh you should try before you buy definitely. Check the glove has a bit of flexibility.

SPG · 14 Sep 2014 at 19:15

Use your summer gloves and get some of the Handlebar mitts, depends on the bike though, they look very gay on a CBR 1000, no idea how i know that

TripleT · 14 Sep 2014 at 19:17

Summer gloves and wonder over mitts (handle bar ones are massive and very gay)

For 50quid you'd struggle to get a winter glove that's truly waterproof.

Something like...
http://m.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/app/prod/33599

wazza300 · 14 Sep 2014 at 19:19

look on ebay,i got a cheap pair off there,pretty decent tbh

ttaskmaster · 15 Sep 2014 at 14:57

TripleT said:
For 50quid you'd struggle to get a winter glove that's truly waterproof.

I picked up a pair of full-leather Weisse gloves (no idea of the exact model) at a local parts & accessories shop, for a mere £30.
100% waterproof, as they have a thick plastic barrier between leather and inner, quite thick especially on the backs, but warm enough.
They lasted me a 2-hour ride in -7ºC standing temperatures (which is -35ºC at 70mph, apparently)!!

Yaka · 19 Sep 2014 at 19:37

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http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.co...s_artic_drystar_glove_sandgray_front_1000.jpg
got my self these alpinestars arctic drystar gloves last winter after i did my cbt. surprised how well they kept me warm, and water proof i fell in a big puddle everything aside from my hands were soaked

but around about spring i had stop using them as my fingers were getting too sweaty which became a problem whenever i took the gloves off as they are a pain to put on when the inside is soggy. used knox orsa gloves for the summer instead

http://www.alpinestars.com/arctic-drystar-glove-1

dangermouse425 · 19 Sep 2014 at 20:13

I bought these a couple of winters ago, cracking gloves. I managed to get "last season's" gloves at the time, which meant they were £75ish.

Coupled with a pair of silk glove liners, my hands are super toasty, whatever the weather.

Rilot · 19 Sep 2014 at 20:56

SPG said:
Use your summer gloves and get some of the Handlebar mitts, depends on the bike though, they look very gay on a CBR 1000, no idea how i know that

This ^
I've bought many pairs of supposedly waterproof gloves over the years and nothing has ever come close to muffs, heated grips and summer gloves.

ElliorR · 19 Sep 2014 at 23:42

So the consensus is, the best way to keep your hands warm is in a muff?

TripleT · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:43

Probably, I'm going with over gloves this yer personally.

Won't look as bad and a bit more fredeom.

Muffin` · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:11

ElliorR said:
So the consensus is, the best way to keep your hands warm is in a muff?

what

Participant · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:27

ElliorR said:
So the consensus is, the best way to keep your hands warm is in a muff?

Problem is I can barely look at a muff without it getting wet harhar

Cheers all. Will look into my options. I'll look into mitts / muffs, but I leave my bike outside all day when at work, so won't these just get wet and oribble inside if it rains?

Tefal · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:38

look at glvoes with dual pockets.

ie theres one hole you put your hand i nand your sourned by thick warm isnualtion. the other al lthat insulation is on the back/outside of your hand an on the palm area you just got rhe outer leather.

lets you pick an choose between warmth an feel.

wazza300 · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:52

getsome hot grips

and look/try on different sets of gloves

agnes · 20 Sep 2014 at 19:13

Alpinestar 365's, best sports all year round gloves I've ever bought.

And heated grips help

Yaka · 20 Sep 2014 at 20:30

Participant said:
Problem is I can barely look at a muff without it getting wet harhar

Cheers all. Will look into my options. I'll look into mitts / muffs, but I leave my bike outside all day when at work, so won't these just get wet and oribble inside if it rains?

ive seen peeps put carrier bags over the muffs and keep em in place with rubber bands, think oxford or someone also do water proof covers for em and you can hook disc lock reminder cables to them as well.

ttaskmaster · 22 Sep 2014 at 13:56

Heated grips warm the inside of your hands, but it's the outsides that are in the wind and exposed to the cold. Not as useful in proper Winter weather, I found...

TallPaul_S · 22 Sep 2014 at 21:01

Could have done with my winter gloves this morning, 7 degrees and after 45 minutes on the bike at NSL speeds my hands were friggin cold.

Note to self: my goretex summer gloves are no good under 8 degrees.

Winter is coming...

TallPaul_S · 23 Sep 2014 at 08:21

So, used my el'cheapo Lidl winter gloves this morning... they aint great. Slightly too small, a palm that bunches up and after my 40 minute ride in to work, my finger tips were still getting cold. I do have bad circulation, but I think better gloves are needed. Heated grips not an option as I'll be changing bikes in the next couple of months.

agnes said:
Alpinestar 365's, best sports all year round gloves I've ever bought.

And heated grips help

I notice these have been discontinued and replaced with the "X-tra fit" version, anyone got the new version, are they as legendary as the old ones? Any deals going on the old version?