http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Gloves en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:29:33 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237076 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:41:41 +0000 Frenchy 237076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I'm told that latex type gloves under the outers work well, especially in the wet. </em></p> <p>Never thought of wearing these outside, but I don't think I'll try any time soon - they're sweat traps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237071 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:16:39 +0000 Blueth 237071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm told that latex type gloves under the outers work well, especially in the wet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237060 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:42:13 +0000 urchaidh 237060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone use 'pogies'?</p> <p>I have a several pairs for kayaking/canoeing which are nothing more sophisticated than lose fitting nylon shells with a reflective silver lining, yet keep my hands warm on near freezing days with frequent dooking in icy river water. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237058 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:16:03 +0000 DaveC 237058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've grown sick of buying 'Expensive Waterproof' gloves which are not waterproof for more than 6 months general use. Instead I have gone for the same approach as my clothing. I wear multiple pairs and carry spares incase I'm out on a very ling ride.</p> <p>In summer, on an Audax I can live with 1 or 2 pairs which I may swap over if my hands get cold. When it is wet I wear the 'scrificial pair'. then when it is not raining, if my hands get cold I put on the dry pair. If it rains, I swap back to the wet pair. I have good circulation so warm blood keeps my hands warm.</p> <p>In winter I generally only commute in the rain and don't ride an audax in the rain, if I can help it. If I do I have a pair of wet gloves and dry gloves, like summer.</p> <p>If its very cold, I'll use a waterproof liner like a pair of Extremities tuff bags, or my Dachsteins. These are a pair of heavy preshrunk wool mitt, which do not have much dexterity but offer a warm ride in Snow and Ice.</p> <p>In July I attempted a 1200 round Scotland on an Audax. It was very wet and very cold for the majority of the time. I forgot my gloves and suffered as a result. After 50 hours, my hands were in bits. My waterproof wrist zip was cutting into my hand and my palms were raw. I blagged a pair of lumberjack sheepshin gloves which were very warm (too warm) and not waterproof (leather outer) but a great improvment over no gloves.</p> <p>As a former recreational diver I have a few pairs of neoprene gloves but when I tried a thin (2-3mm) pair a few years ago they were not warm. I have some three finger mitts but have not tried them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237055 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:34:43 +0000 Cyclingmollie 237055@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After yesterday's freeze thaw agonies I will dig out the old lobster-claw gloves. They can't be any more useless than the Madisons I bought last winter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237054 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:16:26 +0000 MediumDave 237054@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a pair of the neoprene glacier gloves. Very very warm. They were invaluable in the hard winters of 2009 and 2010. Haven't worn them since as we haven't had Proper Cold since. </p> <p>Otherwise (for me at least) a pair of fleece walking gloves which can be slipped on over track mitts suffices for Normal Cold. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237045 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:09:37 +0000 Rosie 237045@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've worn Dachstein mitts for mountaineering over fingerless gloves in very cold weather. My hands stayed warm but I find mitts a bit fumbly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-237041 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:54:37 +0000 deckard112 237041@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems an appropriate time to resurrect this thread after this mornings commute! Friend of mine swears by window cleaner gloves called Glacier, made from neoprene. Wondered if anyone had any experienced of them? I need to replace my old Enduras so looking for options. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208906 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:11:29 +0000 ReeBee 208906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello again,</p> <p>If anyone's curious, I went out this weekend and got some Montane Extreme Mitts. Has been a bit warmer last couple of days, so haven't fully tested them, but even in this mornings relatively temperate weather my hands would still normally be completely frozen/numb on arrival at work. Today they may have actually been almost too warm. Not a sentence I ever believed I would type! So definitely worth making the adjustment over to mitts for me. Made sure my hands were extra warm before putting them on too, which definitely helped. </p> <p>Thanks again for all the advise folks, it's really very much appreciated :)</p> <p>R </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208801 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:55:13 +0000 threefromleith 208801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a pair of Sealskinz' Extra Cold cycling gloves for Christmas. They were on sale at £20 (rrp £50).</p> <p>Only been out on the bike once since I got them, when I rode out to Aberlady and back from Leith on New Year's Day. Air temp was 2C, and with the wind-chill it was MUCH nippier - but my hands were toasty warm all the way there and back (which is more than can be said for my feet, which I lost all sensation in &amp; had trouble feeling whether I was clipped in fully again after stopping at lights).</p> <p>The only snags I found were: </p> <p>- The inner lining tends to come out with your hands when you take them off, so it's best to do so slowly whilst gripping the fingertips with the other hand.</p> <p>- They were FREEZING inside when putting them back on again after having them lying on a bench beside me for 20 minutes as I enjoyed a flask of hot tea. Next time I'll pop them inside my jacket to keep them warm if the inners have got clammy from my sweaty hands</p> <p>- I wasn't able to use the touch-screen on my new Garmin Edge whilst wearing them</p> <p>Good gloves though - looking forward to testing their waterproof qualities when the ice risk has passed! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208713 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:23:47 +0000 Blueth 208713@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a pair of fleece gloves for a couple of quid at Semichem years ago and they are remarkably effective.</p> <p>If it's very cold I use ski mitts and replaced the 1969 pair of Lillywhites quilted ones a couple of years ago with a pair from Lidl/Aldi which are "thick" enough to insulate well but flexible enough not to unduly affect operation of the controls. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208709 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:33:22 +0000 SRD 208709@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My fingers have been cold in every conceivable pair of gloves so far this winter, even though I've not cycled more than a mile and a half. Yesterday had mittens on while playing in the snow for hours. Hands hot and sweaty, even when snow got in the mittens. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208707 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:16:34 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 208707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yesterday I wore a thin silky inner pair (cheapo decathalon's probably womans as i nicked them off my wife) and a cheapo Lidl winter cycling glove. </p> <p>OT but a pair on 3.99 On One thiky merino socks and a pair of cheapo Lidl thermal overshoes</p> <p>kept hands and feet very warm on a 25 mile ride down to North Berwick yesterday.</p> <p>First real ride in over two months so it was slow and laboured. Credit for keeping warm goes to the clothing, not my effort! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208695 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:40:58 +0000 sallyhinch 208695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some advice from the Reynaud's Association <a href="http://www.raynauds.org/2014/12/27/best-glove-for-raynauds-sufferers/" rel="nofollow">http://www.raynauds.org/2014/12/27/best-glove-for-raynauds-sufferers/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208689 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 01:08:53 +0000 rbrtwtmn 208689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think that all these "too warm" statements help to prove one of the things I've often said to new cyclists... </p> <p>"If your hands get cold get better gloves"</p> <p>I've found that so many people assume that cold hands are inevitable on a bike that this seemingly simplistic / obvious statement is actually worth repeating. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925&page=2#post-208688 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:58:54 +0000 adamthekiwi 208688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a pair of ancient Specialized Radiants that I rarely get to wear because they're too warm - even today's very chilly ride out into East Lothian was borderline. They served me perfectly when I was in Siberia in January 2008, where temperatures regularly got down to -20°C (-40° on one day). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208684 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:28:36 +0000 firedfromthecircus 208684@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can thoroughly recommend pogies. Even on very cold days I can wear thin summer gloves and be quite happy.</p> <p>I have the Hot-Pog basic ones.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hotpog.co.uk/basic-hotpog-mountain-bike-pogies" rel="nofollow">http://www.hotpog.co.uk/basic-hotpog-mountain-bike-pogies</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208669 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:10:45 +0000 gembo 208669@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The sealskinz gloves that Wingpig links to are only twelve quid. They need a liner glove to keep you warm. They do get wet but they dry at work fr commute home. I had gore version that were similar but dear and they would be dry in the morning but still moist at night </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208660 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:40:51 +0000 chdot 208660@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15930&amp;replies=2#post-208654" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15930&amp;replies=2#post-208654</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208650 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 11:30:59 +0000 SRD 208650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've just put on lifa (polypropylene) thermals that must date to 1983? Cutting edge at the time... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208649 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:23:23 +0000 Nelly 208649@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Uberuce - So your colleague is mid twenties?</p> <p>Hmmmmmmm - I left school in 1985................ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208636 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:05:39 +0000 Uberuce 208636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wear a pair of gloves that were bought for a school skiing trip in 1993. They would make shifting gear very cumbersome, but since I'm not one of you traitor freewheeling scum that's not an issue.</p> <p>I mentioned their vintage to a colleague of mine. She idly inquired to the month on which this trip happened, which baffled me until I realised she was working out whether they were older than her. </p> <p>They are. I think I will have her address those gloves as 'Pater' from now on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208624 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:47:13 +0000 gowgowuk 208624@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After the Edinburgh Bicycle coop staff (and more online) advised specifically against the Sealskinz all-weather, I recently got some <a href="http://www.sealskinz.com/UK/gloves/highland-xp-glove">Seal Highland XP Gloves</a> and so far I'm very happy with them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208621 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:19:05 +0000 I were right about that saddle 208621@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@sallyhinch</p> <p>Not from me, but you'll be fine. In fact she just nodded her assent. Or you could have my mum's old gloves if you like? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208617 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:28:36 +0000 gembo 208617@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have sealskinz winter as previous but using a silk liner under and still cold. Rapha gloves are In their sake but still extortionate. No idea if they perform as well,as they claim </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208594 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:54:00 +0000 ReeBee 208594@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi again,</p> <p>Brilliant. Thanks SO MUCH for all of these suggestions! Will do some more investigating this weekend.</p> <p>R </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208567 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:32:39 +0000 wingpig 208567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got some <a href="http://www.sealskinz.com/UK/outlet/all-weather-cycle-gloves-black">SealSkinz All Weather]</a> glubs to replace the Ultragrips holed by my SMIDSY. They don't cope with all weathers - they let water through after a few miles of heavy rain and allow your fingers to get cold after a few miles of wind. They're better than Ultragrips, though. I think <a href="http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLJCWIGL/jacobsons-winford-glove">these Jacobsons</a> were what I meant by "Robertson" upstream. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208565 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:20:55 +0000 sallyhinch 208565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does Madame IWRATS take orders? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208563 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:09:55 +0000 chdot 208563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More SealSkinz offers -</p> <p><a href="http://www.highonbikes.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?manufacturer=5" rel="nofollow">http://www.highonbikes.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?manufacturer=5</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15925#post-208541 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:31:01 +0000 I were right about that saddle 208541@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use a pair of ancient Altura Shield waterproof gloves until the weather gets totally absurd, at which point I have two options;</p> <p>1. Hand-made felt mittens over Versant Nord polartech ski-glove liners. (Mittens courtesy of madame IWRATS.)</p> <p>2. <a href="http://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/10207048/Products/Alpinestars-Jet-Road-Gore-Tex-Glove-2016/SubProducts/Alpinestars-Jet-Road-Gore-Tex-Glove-2016-0001&amp;Currency=GBP&amp;Locale=en_GB&amp;ViewAction=ViewProductViaPortal&amp;&amp;utm_source=Portalexport_MBO&amp;utm_campaign=GoogleShopping_GB&amp;gclid=CIrDzoCmq8oCFUI_GwodmSYGYQ">Alpinestars Jet Road winter motorcycling gloves.</a> </p>