Help Winter commuting gloves

Hey guys, just wondering what you all use for gloves in winter? I'm right with the rest of my gear
I do about 40km at 100 kmh

I don't like the added thickness to grips with heated grips. Not to mention that it's the outside of the hand and fingertips that mostly get cold - not the palms.

 

I just use cheap dri rider winter gloves. As long as it's not sub zero I don't feel the cold. The alternative is wearing a liner in my mid-season gloves. I like that less as it means I have to put on two sets of gloves.

 

i used to instal handprotectors from a dirt-bike to keep the outside of my hands a bit sheltered from the sub-zero temperature.
it looks not so good but keep your hands a bit warmer and dryer during the ****-seasons

 

For me it's still the Aldi gloves I've purchased over the years. They have served me well so far.

 

I have a cheap set of no-name 'waterproof' gloves and they are rubbish xD
So cold and not really waterproof at all. Almost prefer to use my leather gloves....

I need a new set so any recommendations are a good idea.

 

http://www.bikebiz.com.au/products/Dririder-Adventure-2-Gloves-.html#reviews

I got a pair of these on the weekend. Have only done a short ride in relatively warm weather so far but couldn't feel so much as a butterfly fart through them as far as wind goes. The real test will be the sub zero ride to work.

 

I just cop the cold, I have a pair of second hand dri rider winter gloves that id be willing to part with for a price =p they have a little windscreen wiper on the index finger and everything hahaha.

 

I'm using R-Jays H20Guard ones at present. I've found some frosty Canberra mornings have still needed heated grips to prevent mildly frostbitten fingers though!

Also found them not to be as waterproof as I'd hoped, so the old oversized rubber over-gloves are still on standby in my jacket pocket!

On days when it's raining, the trusty old Aldi gloves paired with the rubber over-gloves are quite the toasty combination!

 

I have the Dririder Adventurer 2 gloves like @Jake89 .
Purchased these recently as I basically got frostbite in the mornings (somewhat of an exaggeration) at sub zero temps in central NZ.
The sales man did a good job and confirmed they were selling like hot cakes so gave them a go.

100 bucks and also bought a pair of internal gloves (standard wool thin finger glove) to wear underneath them aswell. I can confirm what @Jake89 said about the wind, really good. And can also confirm their warmth in sub zero. Really decent glove mate tuck your jacket underneath it and the glove accommodates them well, literally cant feel the cold and I havent even needed to use the internal gloves I bought underneath them. Would not suit summer riding they are really warm and sometimes sweat up in mid temps.

Only thing I would recommend with these gloves is to buy a really tight fitting size, not one size up as they are somewhat chunky.they do feel good on the grips but if they are too big (like mine...I got XL when i really should have gotten L) they dont feel that great.

 

Correction - my RJays gloves say Aquashield on them, not H2OGuard.

They're pretty good for most Canberra winter mornings honestly now that they've worn in a bit.

 

You could try some heated gloves. They're not cheap at around $350 a set but I've only heard good reports.

http://five-gloves.com/glove/hg1-wp-2/

 

You could also try a teaspoon of cement *ducks*

 

@Stu
Manning up or winter gloves... Hmmmm

 

Does it count as manning up if I normally don't ride the bike with heated grips?

 

For sure. There's no doubt in my mind about Manning up or winter gloves... Gloves any day

 

Take it from someone who went several winters riding in -7 degrees C to work on a naked bike (with barkbusters, heated grips, glove liners and heavy winter gloves all at once) that anything 0 degrees and above is a breeze.

BTW, my hands were still almost blue when I got into work and the trip was less than 10 minutes.

 

It's been -5° to -2° C here a few mornings in the last few weeks.

They were the mornings I rode Jack and used heated grips!

 

Yeh I don't think I'll attempt to be that hardcore again, it was not fun but was my only transport at the time...

 

Gutsy effort Stu, glad it was you and not me! Not a big fan of riding in the rain.

 

That's fog and ice (borderline snow tbh)... shoulda taken a close up of the cars, had a sheet of ice over the whole top (front to back).

I have no problem with rain