I'm from Florida but doing some travel work in eastern Pennsylvania, north of Philly. Anyhoo, it was 39 degrees yesterday, sunny and beautiful. I bundled up and went out for a 2 hours ride. I would’ve liked to have ridden longer, but my hands were frozen after a short time (I was wearing leather gauntlet gloves with freeze out inserts). Now, being from the south, I have no clue about good cold weather gloves. Or cold weather gloves period. So, any suggestions?
When I rode a lot in the cold, I tried a few gloves and never found a non-heated glove that would keep my hand warm. Even snowmobile gloves. I ended up with a set of Gerbings heated gloves that I love.
A couple of people I know wear a normal race glove under a set of north face winter gauntlets. Bulky as all f@ck but those loons swear by it. The one dude is the type that sport tours the country on an SV so you know he's a nut.
https://www.thewarmingstore.com/gerbing-ex-heated-gloves-12v.html That site has several options both Battery powered and conventional 12V
Heated grips have saved my life on long cold tours in the rain. Just a consideration Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
Heated grips never did it for me...too one dimensional. Gerbings gloves, the wired type, are the tops. It's a lot of extra crap and I eventually just gave up with winter riding. If I'm gonna freeze I rather be skiing.
BMW Winter Pro Elite or something like that. Had them for several years and they never fail to keep my mitts toasty.
I thought of this, and the Freeze Out brand of under glove inserts I was using is similar. And while they did a pretty good job, the low temp still took a toll on my hands
I have the A* Drystar. With my heated grips and hand guards, they do a decent job of keeping my hands warm, but they are kind of thick so throttle feel is meh. I guess this is normal for a cold weather riding glove.
Another vote for the gerbings. I can deal with cold toes and legs, but it only took one ride with a vest and gloves and I was smitten.
A couple of Under Armor long sleeves and a heavy leather jacket did well, but it was the hands that suffered. That 39 degrees was just too much
https://www.hippohands.com It seems like the guys who are serious eventually end up with these. I have a pair of Alpinestars that are windproof and have a fleece liner. They have worked for me down to freezing or so.
Yeah, those or these, gotta break the wind. https://www.denniskirk.com/moose/black-paws-gauntlets-0635-0917.p397272.prd/397272.sku
https://www.britishmotorcyclegear.com/gloves/thermosport-gloves.html Best winter/shitty weather gloves I've tried. Heated gloves aren't waterproof. I bought mine in early 2014 and they're still in great condition. Worn nearly every Monday-Friday from November through March. These even cost less now.
Didn't want to search for duplicates so I'll glom onto this thread....6" of new snow and it's still failing heavy and fast....they're calling for 10", then ice then more snow.....For once I went out and got the plow on the truck and backed it into the garage....Come-on f*cker, I'm ready!