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Ah. The first pogie thread of the new season.
These from Galibier are about as good as I've seen. Buy a size up and wear silk liner gloves underneath if you really struggle.
Your other option is ski gloves, perhaps some with a pocket at the back to put a heated pouch in. But you'll lose a lot of bar feel that way.
Hoofing big pogies or (as I have) ancient oversized fibrepile lined mitts + underglove. They just conform to the bar and levers.
Good for -10 I find, although my feet and lungs freeze then so I am not sure if they are an advantage...
Aldi cycle sale this Sunday - size up and put a pair of liner gloves on as well.
The Galibier ones are also good
Sealskinz waterroof heated cycling gloves.
£150.
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As important as any other component that ensures you have a safe ride.
Cold hands, thats all that occupies your mind, and you miss the taxi changing lanes late.
Xmas coming up 😉 And toasty hands and toasty fingers will produce a smile in these trying times.
I expect one day we'll have heated suits that plug into our electric bikes.
I too suffer from v. cold hands and find the cheapo Aldi lobsters the best. They aren't great on the MTB but fine on road bike being rather clumsy. If it's really cold I wear some motorcycling overmitts with a thinner glove underneath.
The Galibier ones are good at keeping my hands warm, but they're not the best fit. My Rapha ones were the other way around.
dyna-ti, I spotted those. Alot of the owner reviews aren't that positive. I actually have had heated motorbike gloves for years, I don't think the thinner cycling or ski one's are there yet and you can't wash them!
If you want warm hands, then scotroutes is right. Nothing beats pogies, and they're a lot more breathable than "warm" gloves which get cold with sweat.
If 1-finger braking is important trigger finger mittens are IMO the way to go, Giro 100 (very stiff until washed numerous times, take ages to dry) or snow boarding ones, work reasonably well. I recommend 1 size up so there is enough room for a hand warmer (decathlon foot warmers work well) and enough wriggle room to have your index finger with your other fingers when the trail isn't too technical and still have enough 'spread' to brake if you get caught out! If getting snowboarding ones check they don't have an individual finger lining!
As a cheap alternative butcher a pair of Aldi wintergloves into the same shape.
I favour the cold weather safety gloves from the likes of uvex.
I steal them from work where i will be regularly plunging my hand in freezing water in the middle of winter in the highlands.
Not waterproof in the slightest and no annoying liner.
7.99
Pogies are fantastic but I still wouldn't put them on for normal day to day rides, they do interfere with how you ride. But for really cold ones I'll accept that.
I've tried allsorts and there's nothing else like a Perfect Curve Glacier ime. I've had other gloves that can keep me functioning, but these things keep me comfortable. I have bad circulation so gloves have a hard job to do, to be fair. Main downsides- they're squishy (it's like having a pair of foam grips on your fingers) so there's a definite difference in bar feel, and after a couple of rides they smell like something's died in them (and getting them dry once they're damp is hard, as they're 100% waterproof and tend to hold moisture in the fingertips). But I love 'em. Sub zero enduro racing? No worries, stop and wash your hands in a snow-melt stream to clean mud off them, no bother.
I'd give the Fox Defend Fire a look if they still make them, almost bought some last winter but went for the Ranger Waterproof instead and they are very good at keeping warm and dry whilst still being able to feel the brake levers. The defend fire were basically the same but with better protection and fleece lining afaik. They were actually cheaper at the time but I had a feeling they would be TOO warm and I've been happy with the rangers so far, much better than the sealskinz dragon eye gloves they replaced