Glove recommendations wanted

[Simon Bennett]

Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves I
have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.

 

[Mike the Unshavable]

"Simon Bennett" <[email protected]> writed
in news:[email protected]:

> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive
> and will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the
> worst gloves I have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even
> quick-drying, in short: useless -- despite appearig up to the job in
> the shop. Avoid them.
>
Not an answer to your dilemma - just my observations: I've not yet found a
pair of cycling specific gloves that hit the spot for me - the best gloves
I find are mid-price gloves with Thinsulate from TK-Max (of all places). I
find cycling specific gloves are not warm enough, or are too short for me.
The only thing cycling gloves do (sometimes) have going for them are a
degree of rainproofing - although this is has sometimes been so poor as not
to be worth having.

 

[Mo Saycool]

"Simon Bennett" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
> will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves
> I
> have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
> useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.

I got some specialized body geometry submerge gloves from wiggle about 3
weeks ago and they have been out in sub-zero temperatures and torrential
rain so far without letting me down.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.asp...e=Gloves - Winter&ProdID=5360020985&UberCat=0

 

[Peter B]

"Simon Bennett" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
> will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves
I
> have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
> useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.

I did have a pair of Pearl Izumi Lobster Claws which were very warm (don't
know which ones you're currently trying, let us know so we can avoid).
More recently I bought a pair of Seal Skinz Winter Gloves which are fine in
a couple of degrees above freezing but when I used then in -4ish the other
week my fingers were uncomfortably cold.
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I manage nearly all winter with ski glove liners - only 2or3 quid. They
get wet but then they dry out fast.

cheers

Jacob

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Simon Bennett
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive
> and will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst
> gloves I have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying,
> in short: useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid
> them.

In my experience, except in the most extraordinarily cold weather - one
or two days a year at most - full fingered gloves are too hot to cycle
any distance in. I have a nice pair of Endura winter gloves which are
great for the first five miles of a winter ride but I have to take them
off after that.

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[Simon Bennett]

Peter B wrote:

> I did have a pair of Pearl Izumi Lobster Claws which were very warm
> (don't know which ones you're currently trying, let us know so we can
> avoid). More recently I bought a pair of Seal Skinz Winter Gloves
> which are fine in a couple of degrees above freezing but when I used
> then in -4ish the other week my fingers were uncomfortably cold.

I tried to find a them on Google, but came up with nothing. I don't know the
model as I bought them last winter and have thrown away the packaging; I'd
forgotten how useless they were.

 

[Simon Bennett]

Simon Bennett wrote:
> Peter B wrote:
>
>> I did have a pair of Pearl Izumi Lobster Claws which were very warm
>> (don't know which ones you're currently trying, let us know so we can
>> avoid). More recently I bought a pair of Seal Skinz Winter Gloves
>> which are fine in a couple of degrees above freezing but when I used
>> then in -4ish the other week my fingers were uncomfortably cold.
>
> I tried to find a them on Google, but came up with nothing. I don't
> know the model as I bought them last winter and have thrown away the
> packaging; I'd forgotten how useless they were.

OOps -- these are them:
http://www.jsonline.com/alive/image/glovesbig120400.jpg (Pearl Izumi
Pittards)

 

[Danny Colyer]

Peter B wrote:
> I did have a pair of Pearl Izumi Lobster Claws which were very warm (don't
> know which ones you're currently trying, let us know so we can avoid).
> More recently I bought a pair of Seal Skinz Winter Gloves which are fine in
> a couple of degrees above freezing but when I used then in -4ish the other
> week my fingers were uncomfortably cold.

My experience matches Peter's. Generally I use SealSkinz if it's above
freezing and Pearl Izumi Lobster Mitts if below. And I always wear silk
inner gloves, which give extra warmth and are easy to wash, avoiding the
problem of stinky gloves.

I get the silk inners here (I find I have to replace them annually,
because my nails wear through the fingertips):
<URL:http://www.patra.com/>

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Any cycling gloves I have tried have always felt restrictive and seemed
overpriced. I use cheap fleece thinsulate gloves from some supermarket
or other and they are fine down to -5. I think winter gloves is one
area where cycle specific gear is overpriced and unnecessary.

Iain

 

[Jon Senior]

Simon Bennett wrote:
> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
> will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves I
> have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
> useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.

Obtain fixie and thus remove need for finger dexterity. Buy one pair of
conventional waterproof mittens. Buy one pair of fleece liners for when
it gets really cold. ;-)

Jon

 

[sothach]

Simon Bennett wrote:
> Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
> will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves I
> have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
> useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.

Just got a pair of Altura Shield waterproof gloves, so far very good:
warm (40g Thinsulate) and waterproof, and they've had everything
chucked at them in the last couple of weeks, -5c to torrential rain.
But like every other pair of gloves, I'm sure they will tear or come
unstitched within a year.
Oh, yeah, and they have a small amount of reflective material on the
back.

 

[David Martin]

sothach wrote:
> Simon Bennett wrote:
> > Any recommendations for winter gloves which are not horribly expensive and
> > will keep my hands dry. The Pearl Izumi ones I bought are the worst gloves I
> > have ever owned; not warm, not dry and not even quick-drying, in short:
> > useless -- despite appearig up to the job in the shop. Avoid them.
>
> Just got a pair of Altura Shield waterproof gloves, so far very good:
> warm (40g Thinsulate) and waterproof, and they've had everything
> chucked at them in the last couple of weeks, -5c to torrential rain.
> But like every other pair of gloves, I'm sure they will tear or come
> unstitched within a year.

I've got a pair of Altura gloves I picked up on cheap at the York Rally
this summer. They are gauntlet style with a long reflective band
running down the little finger to cuff.

So far they have kept me very dry, but at -3 they are a touch chilly.

Better grip and dexterity than I was expecting though.

...d