Winter gloves

seal skinz..

wotever you get will be ok for about an hour of pissing rain, just ad fabsil to them

something for ladies, put these on for the first time today and they are very toasty!

countdown ladies gloves by gore is what i'll be wearing this winter :)

How your gloves will cope should you ever do a hippy and end up in a canal?

i think you ride in pretty benign winter conditions, or for not very long periods of time. Which is totally ok. I'm not trying to act tough. I just know where the weaknesses lie in my situation. and so i address them. wet hands are cold hands. cold hands are miserable hands. miserable hands means i don't ride. Same with feet.

I deal with snow every day from november until march. literally every single day. The sky closes over us like the lid to a white box and doesn't open until april. We don't see sun. and it's COLD. not cold like -5C... cold like -25C. Add to that all the salt they drop on the roads and it's actually wet. Wet and way below freezing.

The reason we have this weather is that we are on a very big lake (Lake Erie) and we lie underneath the jet stream which dumps arctic air us. The jet stream goes over the lake and picks up moisture. The second it hits the land, the moisture falls out of the sky as snow. We call this the "snow belt".

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbelt[/ame]

we also get legitimate storms. thats all i got to say. It's cold man. If my gloves didn't keep the water out, i'd be sending them back.

i think you ride in pretty benign winter conditions, or for not very long periods of time. Which is totally ok. I'm not trying to act tough. I just know where the weaknesses lie in my situation. and so i address them. wet hands are cold hands. cold hands are miserable hands. miserable hands means i don't ride. Same with feet.

I deal with snow every day from november until march. literally every single day. The sky closes over us like the lid to a white box and doesn't open until april. We don't see sun. and it's COLD. not cold like -5C... cold like -25C. Add to that all the salt they drop on the roads and it's actually wet. Wet and way below freezing.

The reason we have this weather is that we are on a very big lake (Lake Erie) and we lie underneath the jet stream which dumps arctic air us. The jet stream goes over the lake and picks up moisture. The second it hits the land, the moisture falls out of the sky as snow. We call this the "snow belt".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbelt

we also get legitimate storms. thats all i got to say. It's cold man. If my gloves didn't keep the water out, i'd be sending them back.

Jersey....you win...we get nothing and i mean nothing like that in the UK...so your advice is valuable to me...BTW Jersey.....
does the Erie Canal still exist?

yet still be able to change gear and brake easily....

Change gear???????

Change gear???????

And your meaning????

Polo

Polo

Yes please....i fancy a mint!

And your meaning????

Oh, just thought it was a fixed gear single speed forum, and your name is marxist fixie,that's all.
;)

I bought BBB winter gloves by the way.

I get cold hands too, Leon. You tried inner gloves? Or surgical/latex gloves can be a cheap and cheerful way to keep heat in, if you have real circulation problems.

Keep your wrists (and core warm).

The best glove in the world can give you numb fingers if it's the slightest bit too tight.

oh man, to be honest, and you can tell me to htfu, but I wouldn't ride in -25º! shit! hahaha

If people are getting cold hands in early Oct - circulation could be an issue - aside from the obvious htfu, eat more ginger....

I cycle in the buff, wearing lightweight summer gloves chomping on as much ginger as will fit in my face

Jersey....you win...we get nothing and i mean nothing like that in the UK...so your advice is valuable to me...BTW Jersey.....
does the Erie Canal still exist?

relax dude. he's been busting my balls. you can sit down.

Oh, just thought it was a fixed gear single speed forum, and your name is marxist fixie,that's all.
;)

I bought BBB winter gloves by the way.

Mea culpa...It is and i am and i did....big fixie crash.....so reverted to gears.....but when i finally get a job...cyclescheme....new fixie.....thats the plan....BBB gloves any good?

relax dude. he's been busting my balls. you can sit down.

in joke?

If people are getting cold hands in early Oct - circulation could be an issue - aside from the obvious htfu, eat more ginger....

I cycle in the buff, wearing lightweight summer gloves chomping on as much ginger as will fit in my face

Hi Comrade....could be.....GP disregarded the possibility......only hands...not the rest of me......feet fine.....hands....blocks of ice!.....Weird!......don't like ginger!....Unless it is in Honey Cake!....PS love your avatar mog...course...he's a ginger mog...makes sense!!

I get cold hands too, Leon. You tried inner gloves? Or surgical/latex gloves can be a cheap and cheerful way to keep heat in, if you have real circulation problems.

Yes..i have tried inner gloves.....still had very cold hands..and thats in early October come December its agony [sounds a bit dramatic but true]....might get the SealSkinz liner gloves in Merino.....but will give the latex gloves a go.....sounds too simple...so will give them a go......cheers

товарищ if the sealskinz are as good as the socks, they will be very good

as for the mog.... he's ex-battersea, named (by Battersea)... Mr Redman

Decathlon do a good glove liner if you are ever around that area, although I don't think they are in stock yet.

+1 for the Pearl Izumi lobster Mitts . I got a pair 15 years ago and they did the job in some extremely cold London winter days but I've probably only worn them twice in the last 5 years ...

Dachstein mitts - it's what the Sheep would wear, if they weren't.....you know........covered in wool

http://www.joe-brown.com/outdoor-equipment/winter-mountaineering/hats-and-gloves/dachstein-mitts-2.html

Yes..i have tried inner gloves.....still had very cold hands..and thats in early October come December its agony [sounds a bit dramatic but true]....might get the SealSkinz liner gloves in Merino.....but will give the latex gloves a go.....sounds too simple...so will give them a go......cheers

FACTS

1. BIG waterproof gloves equal warm hands. surgical gloves ain't gonna do shit. try the specialized radiators in large or medium. they have a measurement guide on their site. Get a size towards the large end of where you fall.

2. Another great idea are convertible mittens. When i ski, I ONLY use mittens because it's just too damn cold otherwise. There are several companies that make a glove inside a mitten. There's a zipper on the side of the mitten that allows that lightly gloved hand to poke out so you can work with your hands. Finish whatever you're doing, zip them back up, and you're good to go. Depending on if you ride with brakes or gears or whatever, this may be good for you. They WILL keep you warm.

3. The best gloves on the planet are Hestra, but be prepared to pay.

4. A BIG cheap glove will keep you warmer than a small expensive glove. Buy big.

товарищ if the sealskinz are as good as the socks, they will be very good

as for the mog.... he's ex-battersea, named (by Battersea)... Mr Redman

My uncle's name was Redman....Dave Redman to be precise!!!