Winter glove redesign... ideas wanted

I had a series of KMI sessions recently to help the fubared circulation in my leg after it was cut open earlier this year. KMI is a division of rolfing, and I would also endorse its benefits.

@ MissMouse - that's impressive! Mine have gotten to about half your 'white' length.

I once had to stand outside my door, with my fingers under my armpits to slightly defrost for about 10 mins before I could open the door. I was wearing at least 2 pairs of gloves at the time, of varying thickness. This winter I'm hoping a variant of the Assos winter gloves will do the trick, although I'd invest in anything heated. Can't keep throwing away money on gloves that don't work for me.

@ MissMouse - that's impressive! Mine have gotten to about half your 'white' length.

I once had to stand outside my door, with my fingers under my armpits to slightly defrost for about 10 mins before I could open the door. I was wearing at least 2 pairs of gloves at the time, of varying thickness. This winter I'm hoping a variant of the Assos winter gloves will do the trick, although I'd invest in anything heated. Can't keep throwing away money on gloves that don't work for me.

:( not good.

I have just ordered these:http://www.evanscycles.com/products/altura/night-vision-womens-glove-ec019954

Will report back on their effectiveness. I plan to buy some nice merino liners to go with them.

I suffer badly from Raynaud's so it would be great to find a pair of gloves which actually enable me to cycle any distance this winter.

I suffer from this as well and use Sealskinz Winter Cycle Gloves. I've found they don't stop the pain and numbness but they do stop the blood draining away and going white.

It is horrible and really painful when they come back to life. They usually go purple too.
I try not to put them under hot water as this can be even more painful.

I swing them around in a circle which forces the blood back to the fingers.

I have just ordered these:http://www.evanscycles.com/products/altura/night-vision-womens-glove-ec019954

Will report back on their effectiveness. I plan to buy some nice merino liners to go with them.

So these have arrived. Must say the fingers are very long. This is actually what the reviews said. Am prepared to give them a go however due to their warmth.

Winter - come at me!!!

Last year i found Pro gell team winter gloves to be suprisngly warm, i thought i would need something that resembled a ski glove as my hands get cold easily

@MM - Have you seen your doctor about those fingers? My sister used to have similar problems and it was traced to a condition where certain foods were raising levels of something (I can't remember) and causing the problem. By simply cutting out a few things from her diet (fresh peppers were one of them) the problem all but resolved.

As for glove recommendations I used to MTB in my surfing gloves. Cost a hell of a lot less than seal skins and really did work for me.

These look cool. I loved my Skeleton Winter Gloves (with the neopreme sleeve). But I lost them.

They're supposedly really effective if you get the good ones...but the ones i saw were something like £15O i think?

would be well up for a decent pair of independently made cycling gloves this winter
hint hint

I'm still waiting for my pair to arrive...once they do I'll see if they managed to put right the couple of things that weren't so good on the second version.

Dibs test!

i cant wait to see what theyre like, last winter wa terrible for me they sounds amazingg g

yep- if it is possible to not lose a pair of gloves over a winter which for me is difficult
these will be the ones to get

@MM - Have you seen your doctor about those fingers? My sister used to have similar problems and it was traced to a condition where certain foods were raising levels of something (I can't remember) and causing the problem. By simply cutting out a few things from her diet (fresh peppers were one of them) the problem all but resolved.
As for glove recommendations I used to MTB in my surfing gloves. Cost a hell of a lot less than seal skins and really did work for me.

Thanks F&B: I have seen many a gp but none have recommended diet changes. All they say is don't smoke and get plenty of exercise - both of which I do already. I do worry about long term tissue damage. Apparently Gingko and ginger can help. I really dread the winter months as my limbs suffer so much!

@MM - Have you seen your doctor about those fingers? My sister used to have similar problems and it was traced to a condition where certain foods were raising levels of something (I can't remember) and causing the problem. By simply cutting out a few things from her diet (fresh peppers were one of them) the problem all but resolved.

That sounds odd, as peppers are usually cited as increasing blood flow or acting as a stimulant for certain body functions.

These look cool. I loved my Skeleton Winter Gloves (with the neopreme sleeve). But I lost them.

Mine fell apart. Pretty quickly too.

Who needs glove? Heated grips is where it's at.

Although they do look ridiculously gimicky, and I would hate to think how ineffective they actually were.

Saw these at Fatbikes.com. Apparantly they work. Especially if you have them inside pogies (for -15 and below I guess).

I just received my pair of the redesigned rider 'powermax' gloves, and from initial inspection they seem spot on to me!

As I've said before, these aren't for people who get on fine with regular, non heated gloves...they're for people like me, who has tried so many pairs of gloves with no success, and who's hands get so agonizingly cold when riding in winter that it's actually painful.
So to anyone else, there is no point chiming in with all the "I get on fine with just...." and "heated gloves aren't necessary" etc. Take it to the regular winter gloves thread. :]

They are big, long, bulky gloves...no getting around that. They're not thin, tight fitting gloves that you barely notice.
They make it more awkward operating or even holding drop bar shifters/levers....but that for me is a trade off i'm willing to live with...better that than to not be able to ride at all...and after a while you just get on with it.

I'll post later with all the details and features, and just what changes they made from the original gloves, based on what I and others on this thread suggested.
For now though I'm very happy to have had a part in the redesigning of a glove which made riding in the cold much more bearable for me.

Bring them to the Easts next week? I'd love to see them.

(£2.50 for a pint by the way)

Or bring them west tonight :)

I could do that, If I have some money then.

We're on the same boat then :-)

If I was on a boat right now it would be sinking!

They are big, long, bulky gloves...no getting around that. They're not thin, tight fitting gloves that you barely notice.
They make it more awkward operating or even holding drop bar shifters/levers....but that for me is a trade off i'm willing to live with...better that than to not be able to ride at all...and after a while you just get on with it.
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If you commute in extreme cold, or simply suffer from cold hands as you've descrided. I'd strongly recommend the bicycle cockpit equivalent to this.

If I was on a boat right now it would be 75 miles from the sea!