So that time of year again when a ride is close to being canned due to hand issues . My Briskers gave up the ghost today and left me im bits . Ive always suffered with cold extremities but at -5 this morning something gave (like my ability to even change gear )
A simple Can you recommend me some gloses that will keep me happy in minus figures and yet not feel like sleeping bags on my hands .
Briskers are three season gloves. This comes up quite often on here, although I appreciate searching this forum is nigh on impossible.
I sympathise but there’s no perfect solution. Silk liner gloves and something like galibier deep barrier probably the best combo for me, but bar feel is compromised to an extent - you’re not going to have the warmth without a greater degree of bulk.
One of the best tips other than making sure the rest of you is warm is also old school wrist sweat bands. They help significantly IMO.
I'll recommend the ones I always recommend. And everyone ignores and suggests pogies or liners.
Giro Proof
Yes you lose some dexterity, but I managed fine on Saturday on some technical sections - I did wind my levers in a bit.
My fingers were getting to the point of being unusable wearing my Briskers (definitely not a winter glove for me) and I'd have had to turn back, but I had these in my pack. Within 10 mins my fingers were warm again.
There's always going to be a bit of bulk if you want warmth. They do a lobster claw version too which might appeal to some.
There is the option of liners which will be a popular suggestion, but not sure what gloves I'd use liners with. It is something I might experiment with though. Don't think I'll be trying pogies though, but I imagine they'd be ok for commuting
I haven't seen my £3.99 Aldi gloves for a few years or I'd be recommending them (again). Best winter glove I've ever tried, but, you know, Pogies...
Another vote for the Giro 100 proof. Either the 5 finger or mitten option (the 5 finger is better for drop bars/road levers, mittens with a separate index finger is great for flat bars). I have crap circulation in my hands, and these make winter commuting/riding bearable. Bit bulky and a pain if you need to fish stuff out of your pocket, but for the business of keeping your hands warm where others struggle when riding, these are ace.
Got both my sets in a sale a couple of years ago, forget where, but I’d happily pay full whack for them
I've got 100% Incognito gloves for summer, Briskers for spring and autumn and I've a set of the Brisker Hydro-doodah gloves for winter.
They seem to work for me but yesterday's -2c ride did take 10 minutes before the hands felt warm but they stayed like that for rest of the ride.
Briskers are definitely not winter gloves, but the waterproof ones (which are ok but not totally waterproof) seem to work as they are a bit thicker all round. I dislike a thick glove but these seem to work.
I like the POC thermal gloves (hope the link works!)
These are superb, I had them on in rhe snow this weekend.
The little pull out lobster claw covers work brilliantly!
https://www.sq-lab.com/en/uk/products/winter-mtb-gloves-sq-gloves-one10-57230-6102
Galiber barrier deep winter always work for me.. https://www.galibier.cc/product/barrier-deep-winter-cycling-gloves/?srsltid=AfmBOopW_0A4qhdexlbPLmi4rNWeeEI4zSGtVgx-FCRhoL03KWS6BQ9o
After I posted this I did manage to getto the the same question from someone in October on here (makes me feel a little foolish) . Thanks for the replies I think ive enough to go on now for the time being anyways .. Its only minus 5 in the morning ..
I've been using my Black Diamond Punishers this week - bought for skiing, but work nicely on the bike too. They're designed for ice climbing, so pre-shaped for gripping an axe handle and a thinish palm and have a long cuff to keep wrists warm - all features that translate nicely to the bike! When its a bit warmer my "general outdoorsy" Mountain Equipment G2 Alpine gloves have been very good too.
Silk liner gloves + the big globe on top for -5.
Gloves I wear in winter.
Leather gloves with a sheepskin lining I inherited form my grandad 20 years ago. Not coming out the house if there is any chance of water.
Sealskins knit gloves if there is any rain+ liners below 2.
Sealskins leather gloves. Good but bulky.
Brisker water proof are this year's glove purchase. +1 size compared to regular briskers. They seem a good bit warmer, but I've not tried them below 0 yet
Reusable hand warmers to stuff in the backs of my gloves or on the inside of the wrist mid ride. Always good for another hour.
I made my son pogies out of some old oven gloves with waterproof jacket off cuts on the backs. These live on his bike when he refused to wear gloves or is refusing to wear the warmest gloves. I keep meaning to make myself some every time I come home with frozen fingers
What scotroutes said. Would usually have worn my Aldi gloves today (-5c at start) but tried silk gloves under briskers. Worked well and I retained the better bar feel due to the thin palm. Hands a bit cold at first but warmed up and I had no issues thereafter (out for five hours). Importantly the silk liner gloves had a long cuff keeping my wrists nice and warm, which I’ve found is pretty critical.
Rab Windstopper gloves. Windproof with a microfleece. Work in the rain too. I was riding happily yesterday at -6C.
After this mornngs effort i will be ordering a pair of something far warmer. Not to bad today as I swapped half way in to another set still felt it after 10 miles .
I suffer from Raynaud's and I recently got a set of those Ejendals Tegera gloves recommended in another thread. I think yesterday's ride was about -1 and I didn't get frozen hands. I've found they don't work so well on the road bike where your upper body/arms are less active though. I use some Tog24 snowboarding gloves for the road bike. Bar feel is pretty bad and they can actually get too hot by the end of a ride, but that's better than losing feeling altogether.
Yesterday was -8 and I set off with ski gloves, then switched to Briskers when I got to the first climb. Hands were fine for the rest of the ride - it did warm up a bit but never got above zero. I was working pretty hard.
This morning -12 and I definitely needed the ski gloves for the commute. Thinking about getting some pogies for the e-cargo bike as the wife complained her hands were cold on the way back from the pub last night.
Another option is using some of those chemical hand warmers (hot hands) in your gloves
There is such a variation in people’s ability to withstand cold that glove recommendations are always going to be tricky. Most of the recommendations above would only work for me in spring and autumn, I would need much more substantial gloves for the current temperatures. Yesterday my hands were freezing in the Aldi lobsters that are normally ok. I think I am going to have to bite in the bullet and buy electric
i have these, after giving up on Briskers...
I tried those leatt ones and they were awful for me. Not sure why but my fingers were freezing
I got these instead https://gb.alpinestars.com/products/denali-2-gloves-mid-blue-black-coral-fluo
And they are great, much cheaper on sport pursuit though
I love Briskers but (for me in particular) they are definitely NOT winter gloves. Perfect for autumn and spring. In winter I'm in warm gloves, I also like the Galibier deep winter ones but still not warm enough for proper cold, but mainly I'm in pogies. Then I can use my briskers 🙂
Never tried Briskers, but PlanetX lobster gloves are pretty good, make sure you size up with these iirc!
I used some £12 handlebar muffs on my bike recently. Game changing warmth. I even used them on my gravel bike drop bars which meant I had to ride on the brake hoods for the whole ride tho.
Work well on my 125cc scooter as well. Did 15 miles to work this morning and arrived with my hands in a useable state and I didn't need to cry as I usually do after a cold ride when my hands warm up.
Slight reduction in control but better to have warm working fingers than no feeling and cold finger agony. ❄️❄️❄️
Last year someone recommended galbier gloves to me and I found that their deep winter gloves with a silk liner (cheapy ones from Amazon) seems to be working perfectly. I wouldn't say that my fingers are toasty but the're certainly not cold to the point where I can't change gear.
For sub-zero I use Planet-X lobsters with some el-cheapo ebay silk liner gloves which works well for me.
Has anyone found a reasonably priced heated glove they can recommend? It seems to be something that's been on the edge of being good for years.
(I always say the same thing) I love my pogies, but I don't like riding technical/committing stuff in them, I feel too trapped in. But for xc/normal riding they are bloody awesome. I have the boggo Hotpogs which are imo too floppy and it can be a wee bit annoying, they flap around on rough stuff but I found that adding a set of #enduro hand guards completely fixes that and is a huge upgrade, highly recommended
I don't usually recommend ripoff stuff, but, you can get knockoff Sendhit Nocks on aliexpress for £10. They are shit, not as good as the real thing, but they do work great inside pogies. If you want handguards, don't get them, if you want Pogie Enstiffeners, they're perfect and tbh I'd recommend them to anyone with Hotpogs, it's just better.
On that note some people reckon handguards help by themselves, for windchill. I can't tell any difference, but who knows?
I've never found a "bike glove" that I like but I do run cold. I use Glacier Gloves Perfect Curves, which are in every way crap except that they keep me warm. They're for window cleaning, and made of drysuit neoprene, basically rubber foam. So they're completely waterproof, but also completely unbreathable, if you sweat in them it stays in them. They're also hard to dry out after cleaning. So they very quickly smell like something's died in them. Also you barely feel connected to the bike because of all the squish and smear in the rubber. Feel is dismal. But, they're flexible and precurved so your hands work normally and you can ride normally if you can get over all the other stuff, and they keep me warm, more or less. which nothing else I ever used short of motorbike gloves does. And that's worth every downside for me.
(being completely waterproof is a good trick- ideal for washing the bike after, but also if you get them muddy you can just wash them in a stream, and they're awesome for snowballs)
I love my briskers but they just don’t cut it for me in the winter as I also suffer from painfully cold fingers
my 2p…Sealskinz Sutton for the win!!! -6 a couple of days ago, nice and toasty hands
https://www.sealskinz.com/products/waterproof-all-weather-mtb-glove
I have a pair of the 45nrth gloves with the supposed special nasa aerogel stuff in the fingers to stop hands feeling cold, bought them from David @ Bothy bikes in 2015 for £110ish and used occasionally for the winter months till my cycling days were over.
very good unmarked condition if anyone wants them as they were used so i could walk the dog using my bike, £20 posted… they’d be a large but I’ll check
I'll take them if still available ....
I'll take them if still available ....
Found them in my bag of old cycling stuff, they are size 10/XL - I'll give them a cold wash with non biological soap in the sink and send them off to you, I'll message you in a minute
These heated gloves are supposed to be for cycling heavily reduced to £78.12
Only size large left and not fot heavy rain but might help someone
@failedengineer - tried to send pics on message function but couldn't see how so here are the freshly washed gloves, pretty much in new condition so will get them sent to yourself this afternoon.
These heated gloves are supposed to be for cycling heavily reduced to £78.12
Only size large left and not fot heavy rain but might help someone
They seem to have all sizes in stock now.
I didn't find Briskers warm enough and switched to these on recommendation from my LBS, they all run them despite getting no/very little discount compared to other brands they carry. They even keep my hands warm on the road/gravel bike where windchill normally bites a lot more, they're good enough I'm tempted to buy another pair just in case they change or discontinue them!:
I use some very old Royal Racing Mercury gloves - sadly no longer available. If it super cold/wet I add some bargain Dectathlon lobster style thin waterproof overgloves & take em off if it gets real techy.
https://www.bikeperfect.com/reviews/decathlon-compact-waterproof-windproof-overgloves-review-bargain-weather-beaters
OR, if I set out in the cold or snow I use Specialized Element winter gloves (the v 2.0 is best, I have the 1.5) and lose a lot of dexterity for sure. Genereally I'd have the Royal's in my pack too
and silk lioner globves seem to help a lot too
switched to these on recommendation from my LBS
I tried those Stolen Goat gloves and for me they're fine as a late autumn/early spring glove but as soon as it gets below 1 or 2 degrees they were poor. I've had the Galibier Barrier gloves for a few years and they're still the ones I put on when it's proper cold, but I see they've got a new Extreme version which I might try as well.
The alpinestars ones i linked above are the closest to the royal Mercury i have found.
Maybe slightly warmer if anything but have all the feel of the mercuries
great, thanks - ordered a pair £13.99
Endura pro sl waterproof primaloft gloves are working well for me in the current conditions
I was wandering past Trailhead in Shrewsbury last weekend and they had the Madison DTE Waterproof Primaloft Thermal Gloves in stock. Tried some on (they are true to size), they felt really nice, so bought and tried this week. They are good, a lot better than my Briskers or even 100% hydromatics with liners. They are a bit bulkier but absolutely fine for technical stuff and jumping, even when the conditions are really dicey and you need fine control. 🙂