Cold weather riding gloves?

[omniphil]

My fingers get cold after about 30 minutes in 30 degree temps.

I am currently using these two.
http://www.rei.com/product/784975/marmo ... tex-gloves
http://www.rei.com/product/661608/seiru ... ner-gloves

The Marmot gloves are really really warm gloves, just not on the scooter.
I think the issues is that wind can still creep thru these, plus my fingers get cold easily.

The rest of my body is plenty warm and comfortable, I just need to get my fingers to stay warm.

I'd like to avoid something that plugs into the bikes battery.
Have any of you folks tried mittens vs gloves? They should be warmer but wonder about operating the controls with mittens.
How about those heat packet things? Do those work well at all?
I need to find something that is wind proof and has good insulation.

If I could keep my fingers warm I could ride all winter...

[La]

My plan is this:

1) Handguards, as discussed on this mb topic (with photos) topic13993.html

2) Heated gloves. My ski gloves have thick liners. I pull the liners out and replace with battery heated Gerbing fleece gloves. They are very thick so it might be better to go with designated mc gloves from Gerbing or mobile warming.

[LunaP]

If your issue is wind, and it likely is since as far as I know Marmots are warm but not really made with riding in mind (i.e. not windproof) here's what I'd do:

Since you've already invested in expensive gloves, my advice is to look at over-mitts that attach to the handles or rig up some wind guards. See this thread. A bit down people start discussing hippo hands, the tucano muffs, and jury-rigging windguards.

[babblefish]

I wear glove liners for the really cold days (about 50 degrees around here ). They're really thin and make a big difference.

[omniphil]

I wear glove liners for the really cold days (about 50 degrees around here ). They're really thin and make a big difference.

I hate you

[heatherkay]

Every time someone posts something about how warm and sunny their life is in California (although my time in SF has told me that "warm" and "sunny" is not everywhere in CA), I get a little sad. Then I remember how much I paid for my 3-bedroom house on a wooded lot with downtown views and a 2-car garage. Then I feel better.

[babblefish]

Are you saying that 50 degrees isn't considered cold?
Well, it does occasionally drop into the mid 30s' during the winter. That's when we all climb into our emergency shelters and hibernate until the mole pops his head up. Or is that hedge hog? Gofer?

[LunaP]

Are you saying that 50 degrees isn't considered cold?
Well, it does occasionally drop into the mid 30s' during the winter. That's when we all climb into our emergency shelters and hibernate until the mole pops his head up. Or is that hedge hog? Gofer?

That's squee-worthy.

[Rippinyarn]

It's basically a three-layer game - handlebar muffs and heated grips or liners with a decent quality insulated, but flexible glove. I rode at 15 degrees the last two winters, and with my Belstaff jacket or my Firstgear thermo suit it was no problem. My hands were protected with heated grips, decent-yet-inexpensive leather Army-Navy "motorcycle gauntlet" gloves and the wondrous Scooter RS (Kwick-Tek) handlebar muffs. They are the only ones that I've used that are large enough to fit over the Blur's handlebars and give you a smidge of room to operate the controls. There is a huge opportunity for a larger, reasonably priced alternative to the Scooters RS muffs, I'm just saying.