Winter gloves

Tried on some Arc'teryx over the weekend - sadly too small. Very nice gloves though.

I wore my Craft lobster mitts today- which was massive overkill, but I am trying to get used to them. They work far better when on the drops than on the hoods in my experience.

I find my neoprene gloves get wet and then they're just wet and cold. #notnotwant

They could just be shit though, I dunno.

any neoprene recommendations that work well? People still thinking they are the best option for wet weather?

Same here. Really pleased, great gloves. Thanks all for the recommendations.

And same for me. Been riding with the wool defeet dura gloves last couple of days and have been pleasantly surprised from their effectiveness. Definitely a step up from the regular non wool dura.
(I use them as liners though as my blood circulation is clearly substandard compared to the rest of you).

https://hestragloves.com/sport/intl/gloves/mtb-bike/

Sealskinz outlet, bunch of older model gloves and stuff for cheap... http://www.sealskinz.com/UK/outlet

No experience with them but might be useful for someone...

Thanks - got my self 2 pairs of Winter cycle gloves

Next time the tooth fairy comes, I think I'll get some of these. They look lovely.

http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/ibex-shak-two-layer-glove-1947.html

I might have lost another pair of defeet. 😣

Any recommendations for extreme weather gloves (like, down to minus 20) that I don't need to order online? Obviously fit will be super important, but none of the London chains seem to stock lobsters.

Are there ski lobsters with thinner wrists? Or should I wait til I'm back in Finland?

I'm going to give the Craft Lobsters my seal of approval - I would seem to have finally found a pair of gloves that keep my hands warm.

Three hours at an average of 2 degrees today and my hands were absolutely fine - my feet, on the other hand...

+1 to the craft lobsters, I get cold fingers really easily and they've been fantastic for sub 7-8 degree rides where I'd be numb with my Sealskinz

Suggestions for a windproof shell to go over DeFeet merinos?

I've discovered their lower operating limit...

I think Phew! lobsters would make a decent over-glove, and cheap too.

Good call; good price: cheers!

These look like suitably ridiculous solution to cold feet.

If anyone is still after some wool defeet dura gloves. Velocycles in Putney have loads of them in.

Ridiculous? I suspect you'll find they're rather effective. I use Therm-ic IC-1200 battery packs with SIDAS Volcano heated insoles. They do a very good job of keeping my feet warm for up to 10 hours. If that's ridiculous, then bring on the ridicule. I can live with any amount of ridicule in return for warm feet.

I have some heated insoles, conveniently in a draw back at home in London.

Anybody got experience with these (Estremos)? Or any Castelli overshoes for that matter? Diluvios apparently work in similar temps but just not good against wind… for £60 less.

£90-odd? Fuck that: I don't care how good they are, that's Winter boot money!

Proper boots are so much better than overshoes and more economical in the long run, as you don't trash your Summer shoes.

I had the Diluvio's. Nice quality as expected from Castelli and a very nice, snug fit. Obviously not waterproof (as they are neoprene) but combined with SealSkinz, I could ride for 10 hours in the shittiest, wettest conditions and my feet would remain warm. In terms of windproofness, they're pretty damn good. Only problem is that they do not have reinforced toe or heel area so after a while it wears through (some overshoes have strategically placed kevlar to delay this, like a set of BBB overshoes that I had) if you walk a lot.

What are these lobster-type gloves like with STI? Can you still easily change gears and brake and all that other fun stuff?

@hippy Mine are fine. Even fine using di2 buttons. The only thing to watch for is a bit more material around fingers than I'm used to means that I occasionally catch a lever or a hood when taking my hands off the bars. That's more of a user error than a design flaw though.