Winter Gloves

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Any recommendations?

Ideally, I would like some with knuckle armour rather than just padding.
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jonboy · Trackday Trickster Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

i have some frank thomas ones which are good and not too bulky. And some spock style 2 finger hein gericke ones which are warm but a bit awkward. And some electric klan for really cold days.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I got some absolutley boss ones from Gerike, they have a double cuff to go both inside and outside your jacket. Warm and dry even after six hours in the pissing rain Thumbs Up

No armour though.
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mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Ive got some belstaff ones, wore them on a very sweaty week of my das (scarey stuff) and now they still smell a year after Sick

They are warm, even better with thermal liners, but when it rains dont expect to have dry hands Sad

stinky- which ones are they? i'm thinking some rain gloves may be in order with the recent crappy weather, if it keeps like this i'm buying a boat.

Just thought i'd mention (since it seems relevent) apparently the trick is to really warm hands is.... wear first layer a wind barrier type glove (like knox cold killers e.t.c.) then latex gloves then your propper gloves, obviously a bit much for niping to the shop but usefull if your doing serious distance... only disavantage is slightly less movement in your hands, but its not enough to be a problem...
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I' not sure what they are called. I think it is a new product, gore-tex with a neoprene inner cuff and a second cuff that velcros over the top of it. They were the only one with a double cuff and cost just shy of 60 quid.
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Smedley · L Plate Warrior Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Karma :

I got joe rockets if ya wanna stay warm ,them the ones. :lol:

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Frank Thomas ones here. Armour, Double Cuff, warm and dry. Also fairly cheap.
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Jaz · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

FYI - The new RIDE has an article on all season gloves

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

tintin · Traffic Copper Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Karma :

Sadly all winter gloves feel like sitting in the bath in your wellies! Confused

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McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

It will probably be 50 (or so) miles a day commute, motorway and/or dual carriageway.

For the last 4 winters I've not had any winter gloves so have had to make do with thawing out whenever I got to where I was going - not again.
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Get hotgrips matey!
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89CBRChris · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Karma :

I'm in the same situation McJam, I've been thinking about getting those mitt thingys that go on the handlebars instead, that way I can continue using the gloves I have. For now its back to holding my hands close to the exhaust pipes at every set of traffic lights Smile

Don't know what they're gonna be like though, anyone had any good/bad experiences with mitts?

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Mitts are crap! They're very restrictive in my experience. Good gloves and heated grips solve most of the problems.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Plastic Moto-X brush guards are cheap and can be bodged to fit most bikes. Keeping the wind off is half the battle.
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izzi81 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Karma :

I have pathetic circulation in my hands so it never takes much to make them freeze. I also have wee girly hands so wearing the average pair of winter gloves is like wearing a pair 10 times too big and hugely padded so I can't manage the controls very well. I've thought about heated gloves or heated grips but I've never known if they actually work?
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ProXimaCore · Dougal Joined: 01 May 2003 Karma :

89CBRChris · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Karma :

do they have to be wired to the bike somehow, or are they battery powered?

how much is a set of heated grips gonna set me back?

I like the idea of chopping up some bottles to make wind shields aswell Laughing

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89CBRChris · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Karma :

cool, thanks for the info Thumbs Up

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

I have some JTS cloven hooves. They work quite well and I do like them. Round town I have never found any decent gloves as the water tends to run down your slieve into them, however tightly you do them up. Current solution is to carry a spare pair of gloves Rolling Eyes

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Izzi. I have fairly small hands and tend to find heated grips are not that comfortable, especially the variety that velcro in place. I have some normal ones I fitted to the Divvy and they are not too bad, but still slightly too bulky. I find the bulk tends to make my hands ache.

I wired the heated grips up on the Divvy using the wire from the carb heaters. I used this as a trigger to a relay and then ran a wire direct from the battery to power the relay, and then powered the grips from this. This way I have heated grips that turn on and off with the ignition so I won't forget and kill the battery (or have some kid play and kill the battery while it is parked). The carb heater circuit was not the best choice (except that I could jusy plug it in without cutting any wires) as the carb heaters are not on all the time, but this isn't really a problem in the weather when the heated grips are useful.

All the best

Keith
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mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

I have a pair of heated grips, they are ok but given the £30 again i'd probably get somesort of brush guards and thermal liners, they are good at lower speeds, like fine on the country backoads to work but when you get out in the open at 70+ they wont do much for you....

Theoreciticaly if your warm at your core your body will keep you hands warm anyway, your hands get cold because your body is takeing heat back to your "core" so if you wear loads of jumpers under your leathers you should not really have as much problem with cold hands...

I dont kow if i'm quite ready to start cutting up milk cartons for hand warmers quite yet Razz

(does anywhere know of good places to get cheepuns?, is a breakers worth trying?)
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