Help Tyres and gloves for winter... Your recomendations

Alright Guys and Girls,
The cold is coming especially out here on the fens in the wind. So what tyres should I replace my now rather shitty old Michelin Pros with for winter riding (not to expensive)...
Ok and some good full finger gloves to cope with the sub zero winds.
Cheers
T

I use ski gloves when it gets stupid cold.

Word of warning though, the inners are usually not sewn into the outers except at the cuffs. This means your hands can slide around a bit and your grip of the bars can be reduced because of the layers.

Works fine though. And they're designed with things like -20'c temp and 30mph speed, so 20mph and 5'c is pretty warm really.

velocity boy Word of warning though, the inners are usually not sewn into the outers except at the cuffs. This means your hands can slide around a bit and your grip of the bars can be reduced because of the layers.

Hold on, isn't that slightly dangerous if you're gripping on a ski pole while going 30mph down hill in -20'c temperatures? :S

nah trust its fine.
The skiing stuff is easy- also you dont need poles.

Gore Windstopper gloves. Best clothing purchase ever.

Backwardation Gore Windstopper gloves. Best clothing purchase ever.

Are they waterproof? I can't recall what I bought last year that were brilliant until it rained and sleeted.

asm [quote]velocity boy Word of warning though, the inners are usually not sewn into the outers except at the cuffs. This means your hands can slide around a bit and your grip of the bars can be reduced because of the layers.

Hold on, isn't that slightly dangerous if you're gripping on a ski pole while going 30mph down hill in -20'c temperatures? :S[/quote]
Ski poles tend to have moulded handles that only really fit your hand one way.

asm obviously haven't been looking at ski pole for making polo mallets :)

second the gore windstopper gloves, they are not waterproof but don't feel too cold if they get wet. sealskin gloves are good (the big thick ones) for below zero stupid cold weather.
one thing that's really good for this time of year is roubaix knee warmers, they rock my world in a warm knee roubaix kind of way.

make sure you get on the oven glove data base....

edmundane asm obviously haven't been looking at ski pole for making polo mallets :)

Ski poles are weeks behind in polo-mallet technology. I'm currently sourcing manufacturers for solid carbon fibre one-piece aerodynamic motor-assisted polo mallets. :)

Actually i'm just spending money on ebay :)

I use these

and these

These gloves are the business, they're pricey though. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have paid nearly £40 for them - I must have found them cheaper somewhere else.

what about your feets?

I just bought a pair of night vision gloves from ribble. Waterproof, windproof and apparently warm... (not tried them yet.) - not bad for £11

They've run out now, but they've another couple of gloves in their 50% + sale. Take a look here.

Obviously it's ribble, so postal delays can be a pit of a pain...

To avoid starting a new thread I'll ask in here, what does everybody else wear when riding in the peak of winter?
Everytime I go into a bike shop I walk out more confused by all the various options of types of jerseys then types of jackets over the top.

I tried ski gloves a couple of years ago but found they caused my hands to sweat/smell too much.

See "cold riding"

I have seen people with these type of thing on their bike.

Seems like an over kill to me though.

A wind proof gillet / waist coat is an excellent cycling top in the winter keeps the cold wind off of your core but allows air to ciculate to help stop you getting too sweaty, but you still will get sweaty just less than a full wind stopper top. The main thing you have to acept is that you willl be cold for the first 5 -10 min of riding, that or be prepaired to stop and take off clothes. We have it easy over here compaired to central Europe or the States.

Ah, thanks ;)

There's an old fella I always see in Lewisham on way to New Cross who for about 10 years had two basketballs with holes cut out to fit over end of his bars and another slit to put his hands in them.

He's recently upgraded and now appears to have some goldfish bowls epoxied to his bars for same effect but now he can see his hands.

I've just bought an Altura nightvision windstopper jacket, which I'm liking. It's windproof on the front panels and thermal material on the back, which like the gilet idea lets air circulate but also keeps you a bit warmer when you start off.

Loved my windproof cloudveil fleece gloves until I lost them late last winter. Trying to get a new pair.

A gillet is an essential piece of winter kit. Ive got a Gore one from Wiggle last spring reduced from £95 to 35 a bargain and the best bit of kit I own along with my Endure 3/4's.

Gloveswise I've been very happy for the past two winters with a pair of Sealskinz... they look and feel like nice wooly gloves but they've got grippy palms and they're waterproof and breathable too. I think they were about £15.

Get yourself some of these, they look great:

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

I hope we get plenty snow this year.

Those

would go nicely with

Specialized Radiant gloves are really good. I did 2 200km Audaxes this year in January and February. toasty warm hands for over 8 hours in freezing conditions.
I use ASDA's wool blend socks (about £3.50 for 2 pairs) for winter. Very warm and work really well even in the rain.

As for tyres I ride Michelin Axial sports year round, they're reliable, cheap and grippy. I have a pair for sale if you're interested. I've switched from 23c to 28c.