winter gloves

[stranger12]

Hi All,

winter time again and always I have had the issue of my hands freezing close to cracking off as I am doing 1 hour journey in morning and late evening every day when the weather is usually very cold.

My options as I see it are :
1.heated grip. don't want to do it as it will mess with the manufacture grip. As I understand I have to tear them and replace them with some cheap chinese ones .


2.glove guard . ugly so moved on .

3. proper gloves. I have spent £30 on my gloves . they are not brilliant but ok .


so looking at above I am inclined toward point 3 so in your view are there any gloves out there that is very good and doesn't cost silly amount for this winter ?

Especially my finger tips heart the most
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[Barnoe]

£30 on gloves is cheap, and as with most things in life... you get what you pay for.

Keep them for summer gloves and invest in some better gloves for winter, there are plenty of windproof/waterproof out there.

Make sure they ARE waterproof, cos no matter how much padding they have, wet hands = cold hands :/
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[monkeybiker]

Wear a fleece/hoody over your bike jacket then a water proof coat or suit on top. Your hands will be cold due to restricted blood circulation due to your body being cold.

I got a waterproof jacket off decathlon for about £7 so it doesn't need to be expensive.

For gloves the big two finger lobster style gloves are very good.

[stranger12]

I usually buy rst which is both good value for money and premium quality

is below good

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RST-Titanium-Outlast-Winter-Touring-Waterproof-Gloves-/301176435494?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Gloves&var=&hash=item461f83b326
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[_Iain_]

[stonesie]

Heated gloves

If you go the inner glove route then beware that they will add bulk and reduce feel but they heat the parts the grips simply can't (back of the hand/fingers).

I don't have problems with my body getting cold, I wear some Aldi base layers which are Crane brand merino wool, with a couple of light T-shirts and a medium sweater and haven't put the thermal liner in my jacket yet as I haven't felt cold yet.

[........................]

Muffs look crap.

Do I care? Nope. Lovely and toasty with me heated grips and summer gloves.

[stranger12]

I have started to use the exhaust when waiting behind lights which helps
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[Moo.]

[Uncle fester]

I got fed up of cold wet hands to I invested in a pair of Knox zero2 gloves, they're fantastic completely waterproof and very warm with shit loads of protection. Bit pricey but should last years.
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[map]

For gloves I swear by the 2 finger (or is it three) lobster style.
I found you can still get the Hein Gericke Pathan type from the HG German website. Ballpark £47 atm when converted from Euros including postage.

but other makes available.
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[Rogerborg]

[SQL]

roxter heated grips are awesome and cheap

[Northern Monkey]

I spotted these heated muffs on ebay the other day. Has anyone tried them

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171527987848
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[esullivan]

Last winter (and this, so far), a combination of Rukka three-finger lobster gloves (about £100) and Oxford Hot Grips heated grips (about £55) seem to be good enough for me. I still have the muffs I used before the heated grips and I'll put them back on if the weather turns Siberia-like for any length of time.

Be careful of the quality of the gloves. I tried Frank Thomas lobster gloves and they were utterly, completely useless. I think my summer gloves were warmer. They soaked up rain like a sponge.

The Gore-Tex Rukka ones cost more (like three or four times as much, if I remember correctly), but I'm on my second year with them and they are still warm and don't leak. It was money well spent.
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[stranger12]

I bought the following :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warmawear-Heated-Motorcycle-Glove-Liners-Motorbike-Battery-Inner-Gloves-Thermal-/350977640506?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Gloves&var=&hash=item51b7e5c83a

it is ok but only barely keeps my hand warm , it does prevent it from freezing but barely warm .

it takes 6 aa batteries every 2 hours or so , thus quite expensive and not logical to continue.

I am going to return it .

my next options are heated grip or muff.

muff is a 100% no as I hate the look of it even if I freeze.

heated grip maybe .

My questions is , do you have to rip the current grips or would they slide out so in future you can place them back in if need be ?

I remember on some forum it was saying you have to cut it open.

now re brands, I am happy to get something good but not foolishly expensive . is oxford anygood for £70 ?


the main question is does it keep you warm?
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[stranger12]

or r&g
my experience with oxford is they are cheap


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R-G-HEATED-GRIPS-FOR-YAMAHA-YZF-R6-WITH-22mm-7-8-HANDLEBARS-DIAMETER-/190736779201?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item2c68cc47c1
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[Moo.]

[G]

[stranger12]

how do you know my bike looks shit ?

it is my baby so careful
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[Val]

[G]

What you see:
https://womencyclists.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/girl-bike.jpg

What other people see:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Bos_taurus_taurus_turd.jpg

And the SV, well 'tubgirl.jpg', as ste would say!

Looks are subjective. Unlike ladies (or men, if that's your thing), if you're looking at them when 'riding', you're doing something very wrong!

[stranger12]

wow ! not sure what to say to you

I will just ignore you and be the nice guy
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[pinkyfloyd]

Bikes are like marmite. You'll love it or hate it.

G and I do not agree at times. And on the bike you have we do not agree again, both the SV and the R6 I like.

That said.