[Closed] Really warm gloves du jour?

Heated gloves.

Pogies

Galibier Barrier definitely worth a look.

I went out for about 90 minutes on the road today wearing my Galibier Barrier gloves - it was around 6 degrees and my hands were toasty warm. They’re good down to about 1-2 degrees, but if I was going to be out in -5 I’d want pogies as well!

How well do pogies work on drop bars? Commute is mostly via gravel bike.

I prefer liners and AN Other warm glove. I find that a single set of gloves mean that I have cold and sweaty hands. Currently liners and Sealskin. When it's really cold I did it my 90s Cannondale mits.

I always recommend the Perfect Curve Glacier Gloves for really warm. I have bad circulation- 35 years of diabetes- and they can usually keep me comfy. No other winter glove I've ever had has come close to that- most can barely keep me functioning. There's downsides too though- if you search the forum I've banged on about them often enough in the past 😉

Only thing is, they're not as brilliant for road riding as for mtb, for whatever reason windchill penetrates them more than some.

I have bad circulation- 35 years of diabetes

30 years here…

Planet X Lobster gloves, thank me later

How easy is it to get your hands out of pogies in an emergency? Like, say, you hit a spot of ice?

I've just bought some of those Galibier gloves, and fwiw, I think they size up a bit small compared with Specialized gloves.

Galibier here - warm fingers on Friday with the temp hovering either side of 0

Urgh, galibiers are in stock in every size but large… (if I’m a medium in Specialized, I assume I need large?)

I've got 3 pairs.
Galibier Ardennes for Autumn (down to 2-3 degrees)
Galibier Barrier Gloves for winter (down to 2 down to -2)
Sealskins lobster gloves for anything colder.
Don't get cold fingers any more.

Size up on the galibiers for sure. I'm normally a large but have to go XL.

+1 for Galibier barrier gloves was out this week in -1 and hands were toasty warm, pity not in your size. Email them for next delivery?

Urgh, galibiers are in stock in every size but large… (if I’m a medium in Specialized, I assume I need large?)

I'm a large in Specialized, and the large Galibiers are a little more snug than I'd like. If I was buying again, I'd go XL.

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/gloves-for-frostbitten-fingers/

I was asking similar recently and bought a few and my findings thus far are -

Glacier Perfect Curves are warm, until you sweat in them when they turn cold. Not good for riding.

Castelli Spetacollo RoS gloves are good - very light but much warmer than they seem. Comfortable below zero when used with a liner glove, and come way up your arm. £55 on Merlin but I'd add a set of Chiba merino liners for very cold days or bump up the Estremmos (which I didn't buy because of the padding on the palm).

Showers Pass Wool Knit Gloves are good at 4 degrees and I bet would be nice down to zero. They're much more windproof than they suggest and look normal and are the most comfortable. They'd go to properly cold temperatures with a liner.

Liners are very helpful for modulating temperature, increasing the warmth of gloves and absorbing sweat that would make you cold and drying quickly. A good quality, very thin, set of merino liners is a worthwhile investment.

Another vote for Galibier Barriers, Use mine daily for the commute and at weekends and they are into their 3rd year.
Somebody at work had to wait for a pair and I think he only waited a few weeks - not sure if they notified him when they had stock so it might be worth an email if you want a pair

I have terribly cold hands, and after trying a plethora of gloves went for pogies on my drop-barred commuter.  Cost about £18 from eBay IIRC  Work a treat and basically don't need to wear any gloves regardless of the weather I tried them with.  No reservations about extracting a hand quick enough in a fall.

45 North now do something similar, although I'm sure they're a bit more spenny

Do the Galibiers have a 'loose' lining than can pull out or twist if you take them off and on - one of the most frustrating things I can think of.......

Have dropped them an email.

Any love for Giro 100 Proof gloves?

Any love for Giro 100 Proof gloves?

I fancied a set but couldn't find them at a price I could afford. They're meant to be very good.

@boxelder

Yes, the linings will come out (I found out after my son borrowed them). Also, the XL is small. I am an XL in most gloves but the XL is too small which makes my fingertips very cold. I think they could be good gloves if they did a 2XL and secured the inner fingers to prevent them unravelling.

Mine are a couple of years old and liner has never came loose perhaps newer ones do b

I have the Galibier gloves and they're pretty chunky and warm as far as gloves go. Too warm a lot of the time - even around freezing temps I find myself putting them on, taking them off, putting them back on...

That's the thing with gloves though, they really depend on conditions and terrain. They can be great one minute and terrible the next. I'm yet to find anything truly waterproof. The Galibiers work the vast majority of the time during winter though. Too warm for autumn/spring.

The lining doesn't come out of mine either, but older model.

Lining seems to stay put in mine. Maybe a couple of weeks old.

me and the wife did a very cold -3 canal ride yesterday. 2 hours.
she wears Galibier barrier gloves. her hands were warm the whole ride.
i use some 10 year old marmot guide gloves. my hands were warm all the ride too.

I think they could be good gloves if they did a 2XL and secured the inner fingers to prevent them unravelling.

I'll keep looking. I have some Sealskinz XXL All Weathers which are pretty good along with pogies as a last resort. As a tall gangly bloke, finding a waterproof coat with long enough sleeves to overlap the gloves is the issue - otherwise Marigolds aren't waterproof, as rain runs down your arm into the glove.

My Barrier gloves haven't turned inside out yet - older model and I'm careful taking them off just in case.

I'd suggest going one size up in a pair of standard winter gloves (Aldi or Lidl would do), and wearing some liner gloves underneath.

This is what I've worked out is best for me in the temps you describe, but I've not tried pogies or lobster gloves (as I'm using them for technical MTB riding).

News from Galibier, they’re due a restock of the barrier gloves, in large.

In April.

Maybe next winter then…

Pearl Izumi Lobster mitts. Entering their 10th year of service and as good as new. Not ideal on the technical mtb but great for road and commute. Too warm above freezing, but perfect below that.

I'm gonna go against the grain here, and say I don't find my Galibier barrier gloves very warm...

Lots of folks in my club wear the Castelli Estremo that are currently on offer at Merlin, so I'd probably buy those.

My top tip for keeping your hands warm is to wear an extra layer of armwarmers underneath your jersey - so your arms are more insulated than your body. I suffer with cold extremeties, and this makes a big difference to how warm my hands are.

My top tip for keeping your hands warm is to wear an extra layer of armwarmers underneath your jersey – so your arms are more insulated than your body.

Interesting.

So are you wearing two or three layers on your arms in total?

So are you wearing two or three layers on your arms in total?

3 layers on my arms (armwarmers, baselayer, windproof jersey) and 2 on my torso. The bonus is that you can also whip off the armwarmers and stick them in a pocket if you overheat. Or stick a gilet on if your body gets cold.

I've got a pair of Galibier Barrier gloves.

I'd agree with the sizing up, I ordered XLs and sent them back to get the XXL and they are a bit tight. I'm normally XL with spesh gloves.

I find them OK down to around zero C but find them much warmer if they are wet.

The inner doesn't slide around when you take them off so no issues with the inner fingers moving out of place.

Word of caution though. On their last trip through the washing machine the velcro on an overshoe latched onto the inner of one of the gloves and pulled it out of shape during the wash. Despite a significant amount of trying to re-seat the inner fingers into the outer fingers, with my fingers and then a wooden spoon handle, I can't get the inner properly back in place.

Ordered a new pair on Monday and they arrived yesterday. And I now have a spare glove.