Cold Weather Gloves

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:50 am

With the winter starting to look like it's going to be a hard one. I have begun making sure that have some decent cold weather gear so Victoria and I won't have to be away from each other too much this winter. The one item that I really need to be particular on is gloves. My hands tend to not have the greatest circulation in the colder months, so I need a nice pair of gloves that have decent warmth.

So before this question gets any longer, what kind of gloves do you wear when Old Man Winter comes blowing up your tail pipe?

db · Post by db » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:57 am

I got my gloves from cabelas. They are warm and affordable when compared to other motorcycle gloves. Maybe a bit bulky but I still have no problem pulling the brakes or twisting the throttle.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0040164960280a.shtml

I think I have an older pair of 130g thinsulate, might get these myself. There are some other pairs on there as well.[/url]

Drumwoulf · Post by **Drumwoulf** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:30 pm

db wrote:I got my gloves from cabelas. They are warm and affordable when compared to other motorcycle gloves. Maybe a bit bulky but I still have no problem pulling the brakes or twisting the throttle.

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0040164960280a.shtml

I think I have an older pair of 130g thinsulate, might get these myself. There are some other pairs on there as well.[/url]

Cabelas is good; I have their Kelvar work jeans that have Kelvar in the knees and butt similar to the mc Draggin Jeans. Only the Cabelas cost me $25 (on sale), rather than the $100+ of the mc style jeans!

Joe Rocket also makes a fairly warm glove with an outer Gore-Tex shell and an inner liner, called their Ballistic model. They're lightweight and are not advertised as 'warm', only as 'waterproof', but I've found them to be amazingly warm in even the coldest of weather. They are also made for biking so their curved shape and lightweight gives you an excellent feel for the controls w/o being bulky.
Only drawback is that the draw-string gauntlet is a bit on the short side so they don't protect your arms, but they are long enough to come up over your sleeve edges to keep the wind out anyway...

I have 2 pairs and I use them whenever I ride in Winter. Combined with a windshield that blocks the chill-blast off my hands, my fingers stay nice and warm for 20-40 mile rides in 32-40F temps. (Below freezing, I usually don't ride because of possible road conditions...)

Portland_Rider · Post by **Portland_Rider** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:00 pm

I own these water-proof, lightly lined thinsulate gloves. They seem good for a wet though not a sub-freezing winter. FYI, they are new and I've only worn them one time. The gloves run small. I usually wear a large or medium. I own the xtra-large size. Be sure to speak with a product specialist when ordering since the customer service reps are often uninformed.

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... loves.aspx

BTW, do check out Corazzo gloves.

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:36 pm

I'm a firm believer in layers. I find puffy gloves to be too constricting for my short stubby fingers, so I use a silk glove liner inside a fall/spring glove. My commute is only 30 minutes, so YMMV.

Irishrover · Post by **Irishrover** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:08 pm

This topic was covered not so long ago me thinks.

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Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:08 am

Irishrover wrote:This topic was covered not so long ago me thinks.

viewtopic.php?t=12988&highlight=

Cool, I must have missed it, thanks for the link.