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Has anyone tried these? I'm in the market for some winter gloves and overshoes and these seem well priced but are they any good?
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Posted : 17/01/2012 12:04 pm
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are they the £6 ones ? If so... they're... well OK... not wonderful but OK.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 12:06 pm
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My father has been using the overshoes and they seem very good, pretty much teh same as a pair I paid a lot more fun. I've got the gloves and not really convinced, the seams are quite large and rough and sit right on the finger nail, which I find uncomfortable.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 12:10 pm
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Overshoes are good. Warm, toasty feet this morning. First time I have had any. Big patch of velcro down the achilles so can tighten to your own preference. Didn't get the gloves in the deal I went for.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 12:27 pm
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i lost one glove after the first commute. 🙁

the m/l was definitely a smaller large. i wear L in polaris/specialized/mace/endura/altura gloves XL in decathlon i might try xl in planet x.

HTH


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 12:29 pm
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I've got both. Never use the overshoes but that's because I've now got winter boots which work for me. The gloves are very windproof and a good 'chilly but not frozen' option. They're much less bulky than my Sealskin winter gloves making gear changing easier but they don't have the same absolute warmth.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 12:41 pm
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Overshoes are good, especially for the price. Gloves, ok, not the best, but cheap. I just use them for the commute.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 1:53 pm
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Overshoes are brilliant, mine are on there second winter and will easily see me through a third and maybe a fourth, not waterproof, though you do keep warm.

Gloves i'm less convinced about, they're okay, come up a little small and aren't that warm, but for a fiver still good value.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 1:55 pm
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Gloves are for cold days, not freezing days for me. Rode with them in -3 on Sunday and had properly cold hands when I got home (sadly I forgot overshoes and couldn't find anything other than shorts so I was freezing in general).


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 2:07 pm
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Gloves are long in the finger, short in the thumb.

Overshoes are good though.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 2:22 pm
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Overshoes are great, gloves a little on the small size (xl) but seem to stretch to fit. Used a couple of pairs of each at Strathpuffer. At the sale price you can't go wrong.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 2:23 pm
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For the money I think the gloves are great, my hands where chilly in them at times this morning, but seem fine when it's not below zero. I have no issues with the fit or comfort, considering i'll pay 3 or 4 times the amount for fingerless mitts, they are doing a stout job.


 
Posted : 17/01/2012 2:29 pm
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Ok, thanks for the replies. Judging by your input they are perhaps not what im after as I have gloves for chilly days but not when its below zero and thats really what I am needing.
Thanks again


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 6:27 pm
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Are these the gloves with the dimples? Wear them over some other gloves to provide a water/wind proof layer using your normal gloves to keep you warm.


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 6:31 pm