Winter Gloves... Anyone who has these?

[MissBex]

Hi all,

I know the winter months arn't here yet... well I say not here, but with the amount of rain we've had recently...

Anyways, In advance, I wanna get some winter gloves.
I've been search through the net for ages looking at reviews etc and changing my mind about different ones.

I Want the to be as waterproof as possible, Nice and warm thermal, Have hard Knuckle protection, and not pay more than around £80.
Also I want ones that go under the sleeve, and that are not too thick.

I've seen a few that I like the look of but I really want to know if any of you own a pair already to give some oppinions on them.

Heres some I like:

Weise Manx - £50
https://www.brandedbiker.co.uk/img/products/weise_manx_waterproof_glove_blue.jpg

Alpinestars Arctic - £70
https://www.mxsouth.com/street/alpinestars/alpinestars-gloves-artic-drystar-gloves_1.jpg

Dainese KKH - £80
https://www.dainese.me.uk/uploaded_images/dainese_kkh_d-dry__1318121312.jpg

I know most would recommend heat gloves and grips but I just want to focus on a nice pair of winter gloves for now. If anyone can give info on these specific glove, or if you have any other suggestions that will be great. Thanks

[lucky rsm]

From my experience, none of the above apply. have never found a pair of winter gloves that didn't leak water or still ended up getting frostbite in your finger tips after more than 40min's of riding,

Sorting out winter gear for riding, depends a lot on how far your gonna ride, and at what times??

I commute over an hour each way a day at early hours of the morning, only way i found to stop the cold at minus temperatures was with thick winter gloves, heated grips and handle bar muffs, look like a tit can't move me hands properly, but could still feel my fingers when i got off
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[CarlosCBR]

I used these last winter: https://www.twowheel.co.uk/spada-claw-wp-waterproof-gloves.html

Were fantastic for the 10 mile commute to work at 6am every morning, not even ahint of cold fingers/hand. Not sure how they would cope for further distances but were great for me.
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[Speedy3]

https://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/clothing/motorcyle-clothing/gloves/hein-gericke-pathan-evo-sheltexr-3-finger-handschuhe-schwarz.html

These are awesome
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[MissBex]

ahh hehe oky dokey, noted

Well, wont be riding *alot* in the very very cold snowy type weather, not very late or early hours, but still every few weeks I travel about 2 hours along the motorway. I will be able to feel a significant difference in a Winter style glove to what im wearing at the mo, im sure XD:

https://www.smsmotorcycleclothing.co.uk/images/uploads/New%202011%20Buffalo/322%20Motorcycle%20Gloves%20blue.jpg

I've had these cheapie summer gloves since April last year, wore them all through the winter 2010 lol! They are actually falling apart now haha so I'm sure something a lil warmer styled would be better than these.

[dragstaar]

To be honest mate, I know its not what you want to hear, but I've been through what you have already.

I've forked out over £250 on different pairs of winter gloves which, quite frankly, were not up to the job even though they claimed to be. They all ended up freezing through, and leaking water.

Thats when I got Gerbing Heated G3s. Phenomenal gloves. They are toasty warm and i've ridden for 2 hours in -1 degrees, and have had to even switch them off for a bit!

They are expensive at £150 a pop, but they are well worth it. You just need to treat them with some good waterproofing before you use them

[MissBex]

[Tarmacsurfer]

Another vote for the Heine Gericke Pathans here. Used all day every weekday through two winters with no issues, never had problems with leaking other than wicking in from the sleeves on long (4+ hour) motorway runs.
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[waffles]

I have some Hein Gericke winter gloves that I use with a set of ski glove liners in and every stop at traffic lights means I can stick my hands on the engine casing for a bit to warm the tips of my fingers. They have been pretty waterproof and saw me through a few downpours without leaking. I heard that gore-tex is supposed to repel water for a bit rather than being totally waterproof.

Short of fitting wraparound hand guards you are going to get cold hands!
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[MissBex]

[Tarmacsurfer]

[Dagon]

If you want more reviews:

https://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/


Look at the winter gloves sections. Lots there, including group tests.

[MissBex]

[G]

I find any glove WILL leak water after a while (including Heine Gericke Pathans, Alpine Star something or others, etc).
In the end, think of it like constantly keeping a pressure washer on the gloves for a few hours (you are hitting the water at 70-100mph+, so same as it being sprayed at you at that speed.)

What DOES work is muffs - I really like the Tocano Urbano muffs for both keeping hands dry and keeping them warm. I never bothered to fit my heated grip kit because these did such a good job.

Because they don't have to be as breathable of flexible as gloves, they can be made significantly more waterproof. Keeping the cold wet air stream off your hands means it takes a hell of a lot longer for the ambient temperature to start to cause problems. Add some heated grips and you can pretty much wear motocross gloves in the middle of winter and still be toasty warm.

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[herulach]

Panthans + heated grips here too.

I've a set of Oxford muffs that came off halfway into the first ride with them when they started dragging the brakes. Didn't trust them after that, but I'm sure I'll be persuaded to dig them out again when it gets really cold.
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[G]

In regards to the goretex 'guarentee' above - interesting, maybe I can get a refund on my HG goretex jacket where the liner has the waterproofing in. Silly idea; and still does let water through after a while.

[Charlie]

Try these if you want warm dry hands.

https://www.heldusa.com/freezer.html

In my experience HELD make the best gloves... although I've not crash tested them. The summer gloves are cool and light. And the winter gloves actually keep you hands warms and dry. Plus the winter ones have a cook squeechy (SP) on the finger
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[Shaft]

The key is to keep the wind chill down, so it's another vote for muffs from me, since they keep off the worst of the wind and rain.

It's been a while since I bought Winter gear (I'm pretty much a fair weather biker) but when I was despatching, I read every review and tried every product, nothing had the staying power of a decent set of muffs.

Make sure you buy the right size and fit them properly (so they don't foul the brake lever) and you can stick with your Summer gloves all year round.

I would slightly disagree with Tarmacsurfer though. I always go for unlined muffs, because the lining can soak up water; there's not many things worse than sticking your hands into a load of waterlogged fake sheepskin, especially when it's partly frozen!
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[G]

I fastened my Oxford muffs to the bar ends, but still had trouble with them pushing down, which then translated to 'in' on the levers. I made a bash guard style thing out of some old metal shelving to go around the rear brake. As I mostly was just doing town stuff (ie 40 limits and under) I never bothered with the clutch guard in the end.

The Tucano Urbano come with a bit that sits over and grips on to your bar end - they are stiffer (and longer) than the oxford ones, so you don't get them pushing on the levers. When you're starting to talk double the motorway speed limit they do push down a bit if they're angled down, but it's still 'tolerable' at least.

And I found while the furr-lined entrance could get a bit wet if you forgot and left them pointed up, it didn't get further in because they are fairly 'tight' and still your hands were warmer - presuming you have a waterproof glove and jacket on, the water never really seemed to get through - presumably because it's not hitting you at 70mph, etc .

[chris-red]

I'm not going to read as it will be the same as all the others the general consensus is the HG lobster gloves are the best.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/223042/images/pathan.jpg


Many people will say muffs but I think they interfere with controls and are awkward they also are as ugly as sin. I prefer hand handguards.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/chris-red/21e0004a.jpg


With those gloves those guards and a set of heated grips I have never had an issue.
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[Nixon]

The issue with rain and gloves are that because of the angle of your arm in the rain, water will always roll down your arm and down the cuff of your glove. The simplest way to remedy this is to put your jacket cuff over the outside of the glove. But this can cause wind to blow up the sleeve if your jacket isn't double cuffed.

I had the Weise Fusion gloves similar to the manx but with less armour. They were pretty good budget winter gloves, they didn't leak, kept me fairly warm and survived a slow speed spill on the ice so would recommend Weise Gloves


https://www.brandedbiker.co.uk/product-details.aspx?prd=3975 I have these now and they are without a doubt fantastic!! Never leaked, keep very warm, warmer than the Weise, Goretex and I can still do the Double D on my helmet with the gloves on