Winter wear for the hands

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Ski gloves if it's very cold, mine have waterproof linings so are okay
in most rain. If it's really terminally pouring down I'd pull on a pair
of waterproof over-mitts, making sure the ends were /inside/ the cuffs
of my jacket.

If you use mitts, make sure you can work your brakes and gears
satisfactorily.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Thanks,

Mark

I now have 4 pairs of gloves for cycling, 2 pairs of mittens. I have
some very thin Altura Fleece ones that I got last week, used them this
morning, fine. I have some thicker, multilayer fleece ones that are
more waterresistent from Halfords, priced at £21 this year though mine
were not that much. These don't have a knitted cuff and are not the
most ideal design for cycing but are a useful 'weight' for
warmth/breathability. I have some |Thinsulate Tuff ones that are better
for colder weather and some last years Altura Pilot that are good for
very cold, I used them three times last year. I find that hands over
heat very easily and its quite easy to over dress them hence several
pairs. For long autumn/wwinter/spring rides I'll take 2 pairs of gloves
with me and change as I need to. Waterproof ? Forget it. I am yet to
find waterproof stuff thats not too hot.

"Mark" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

Quoted message said:

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Quoted message said:

Thanks,

Quoted message said:

Mark

Depends how cold.

Polyurethane glove liners under track mitts are for 'quite cold'.

Very cold/cold and wet:

I bought David some 'Pack a Glove' things from Marks & Spencer (£10
IIRC) last year. These have a close-fitting fleecy lining and an easily
compressed lofty polyester filling. The outer shell is water-resistant
rather than waterproof but keeps off most of the wet. Palms have some
grippy stuff too. I think gloves are supposedly for ski-ing & general
outdoor use. They come with a little pouch for storage and a clip so you
can lose/keep them together. IMHO the nice thing abbout them is that
they're compressible enough not to lose sensitivity and to pack up small
too. Recommended (IF M&S still do something nice and useful, that is!)

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Since this is uk., I'll take that as a relative question where cold
starts somewhere above freezing and goes only marginally below.

I find the £4 wool-like gloves available in one form or another from
most clothes shops serve nicely in the dry, and adequately in the wet
(warm though not particularly comfortable when soaked). The key
points are that they have ample warmth for anything we get on
this island, but still leave the hands with both sufficient feeling
and movement to operate brakes and gears without hindrance.

Always have at least a second pair, for when the first gets soaked.

--
Nick Kew

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's
1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

1) neoprene waterproof gloves from LBS - Altura?
2) as 1)

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

Gloves for:

Quoted message said:

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

For cold anything that keeps the wind off. Deliberately looked for gloves
without much insulation so hands didn't get too hot. If very cold I wear a
cheap pair of thin gloves underneath for extra insulation.

My gloves (Altura something or others) are vaguely water resistant, and I
haven't had a problem with rain, but then I tend not to cycle too far in
the rain anyway. Being windprood if they get saturated there's a bit of a
wetsuit effect so it's still vaguely pleasant.

Layers are better than two full-on pairs as it's cheaper, smaller and more
flexible - I can just take the inners out if I get too toasty.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:55:17 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

1) neoprene waterproof gloves from LBS - Altura?
2) as 1)

Now checked: they are SealSkinz. No wonder they cost so much :-)

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

At this time of year, Sealskinz do me nicely. When it gets really cold
I'll wear Pearl Izumi lobster mitts. Both are waterproof, which is good.

It's worth wearing silk inner gloves, as well. They give a bit more
warmth, and they're much easier to wash and dry than winter gloves. The
best place I've found to get them is <URL:http://www.patra.com/>

You could also try handlebar fairings. I made a pair last winter by
cutting a lemonade bottle in half. I don't think they were terribly
effective, but it was hard to be sure. I never got round to trying a
ride with only one fairing fitted. I think I might try that this winter.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold

Altura fleece gloves.

Quoted message said:

2) Cold *and* wet

Waxed mittens to go over. I got these when I did a bit more winter
hillwalking than I do now. I've never had cold hands with these.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

"Mark" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Thanks,

Mark

1) Normal track mitts (or whatever they're called)
2) As 1.

For extra extra cold weather, Gore wind stopper fingerless glove/mitten
combination. Don't know their proper name, but they are like fingerless
gloves with a mitten thingy that you can use to cover all of your fingers at
once. Only really useful when it's very cold as they are so warm. When the
mercury is below zero and it's blowing a howling gale, that's the time.

:-)

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Specialized downhill style gloves, all year round.

Peter Clinch said:

Mark said:

Just wondered what gloves people wear for when it's

1) Cold
2) Cold *and* wet

Ski gloves if it's very cold, mine have waterproof linings so are okay
in most rain.

Do you not find your hands getting sweaty in those, Pete?

--
Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. - Mark Twain

Dave Kahn wrote:

[ski gloves]

Quoted message said:

Do you not find your hands getting sweaty in those, Pete?

If I'm wearing ski gloves it's colder than a very cold thing, so not
especially. It's quite rare to wear them, there'd be a heavy frost down
and/or snow.

Typical day to day I don't wear gloves at all any more, I haven't put on
a pair so far this Autumn, though I did pack a pair of fleece gloves for
a 25 miler we did a couple of weekends back, just in case.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/