Cold hands, Expensive Gloves...



Edudbor

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I rode my new bicycle into work today. It was the first time making it to work without getting a flat tire - so I'm pretty happy. However, it's getting to be pretty darn cold (35 when I left the house)...planning ahead I went to the bike shop yesterday and I paid...$50 dollars for a pair of (supposedly) warm riding gloves (Gavia something or others).

Talk about a disappointment. My hands were FREEZING on the ride in.

Maybe $50 dollars isn't very much for bicycling gloves but I've got $8 dollar no-name gloves from Walmart that seem to do a better job :(

What do you all do for your cold hands / what gloves would you all recommend.
 
Many beginners hold their bars in an utter death grip. This cuts off the circulation and results in cold hands. Learn to chill, look far ahead, let the bike go where it wants, which almost always, spooky but true, is where you're looking.

Same effect can be achieved with tight gloves. Always recommend go up a size to avoid the problem of restricting blood flow.

It was also 38 here this morning, and I'm still on fingerless string-backs. Not cold enough for full finger yet.

The full finger I do use are Grip Grab Dr. Gels, and when it gets really cold I have some Specialised Sub Zeros.
 
threaded said:
Many beginners hold their bars in an utter death grip. This cuts off the circulation and results in cold hands. Learn to chill, look far ahead, let the bike go where it wants, which almost always, spooky but true, is where you're looking.

Same effect can be achieved with tight gloves. Always recommend go up a size to avoid the problem of restricting blood flow.

It was also 38 here this morning, and I'm still on fingerless string-backs. Not cold enough for full finger yet.

The full finger I do use are Grip Grab Dr. Gels, and when it gets really cold I have some Specialised Sub Zeros.
Thanks for the reply.

I'll watch on the ride home and see how tightly I'm holding the bars. I don't remember holding them tightly. But yeah, I don't know how anyone could be comfortable in fingerless gloves at that temp - who knows, maybe I'll get used to it :)
 
I've got $8 dollar no-name gloves from Walmart that seem to do a better job

I spent last winter (Ohio) riding in a pair of USGI Army poly 'liner' gloves (meant to be worn under leather military outer gloves) inside a pair of Walmart $4 Thinsulate/nylon shell gloves. My hands were plenty warm down to 22 degrees or so.