Ok trail_rat, thank you I'll bear that in mind. Blower, too, thanks.
Roger, as you, I'll try the Aldis if I can get them, and go from there, but for now I'm still keeping my eyes open for a good deal on all the preferred ones mentioned here!
Thanks everyone...
Rob, thanks for checking at Aldi today. Any luck?. I've sorted the wheels out today too.
[i]I've got s pair of Spesh sub-zeros for "proper" winter. very waterproof[/i]
Nice warm gloves but my experience of waterproof differs markedly from yours. Shower proof yes but waterproof no. The seams aren't sealed so its impossible for them to be waterproof. Just bought some castelli neoprene gloves and I'm very impressed.
Glad I found this thread. After today's ride in 3ish degrees plus windchill, my bonty winter ones were not Upto the job. Looks like a trip to aldi is needed! They in stock at the moment?
Thanks Pebblebeach. I'll check Castellis out.
Will, not in Ipswich at least. It seems that they only stock them for a week or two once or twice a year, and this year they got them at the end of September. Their weekday phone number has a stock-checking option.
Gore for me.
After all, most girlies suffer from cold hands. 🙂
Ok, Cinnamon, thanks...do you know the model you like, and how are they in the wet?
Nice one, Cheers Snowcat!
snowcatsmiling - gloves are rather like shoes in that one pair is not enough! Windstopper ones will repel rain for a good few hours. Goretex will repel rain forever but obviously tend to be rather bulky.
As an aside, it's always worth taking an extra pair of gloves in the event that you need to remove the pair you're wearing. Even Gore get slightly damp inside!
For the wet:
http://www.tgstore.eu/cross-gore-gloves-p-3571.html
For the cold:
http://www.tgstore.eu/xenon-gloves-p-3969.html
Last month they were doing 20% off gloves and warmers.
Thanks Cinnamon, I almost always wear fingerless mitts inside the gloves for the gel padding and they do make a real warmth difference.
If whatever I get next aren't warm enough I'll wear liners or another pair inside...
The seal skins all weather are great I find the winter ones too warm for most of the winter and with these I can wear thermal inserts when it's really cold therefore get 1 glove for all iv winter
Thanks Matt!
Cinnamon, your second post appeared after I replied. I'll check those links now. Thanks for putting them up.
Rob, sorry, I made a mistake mentioning wheels! Looking forward to hearing the news on Aldi.
Also meant to add that if it looks like heavy rain I carry a pair of extremities tuff bags which are gore paclite mitts. They're totally waterproof but are a shell only.
+1 for Montane.
Yes, Gore are extremely expensive but I do find that they last for years provided they are looked after. That includes cutting finger nails regularly!
I've endured too many miserable rides in the past with cold hands, wearing gloves that were supposedly waterproof but weren't!
Also worth remembering that all extremeties need to be kept warm ie head (buffs are brilliant, even Windstopper ones) and feet. If you get all three spot-on then your whole body will thank you for it. 🙂
Cannot unrecommend Sealskinz gloves highly enough. A complete waste of money. Not truly waterproof, not truly coldproof, and impossible to remove and put back on mid-ride on account of the linings following your fingers down out of the inside of the glove.
Their socks might be OK but they should stick to what they're good at.
+1 for Fox AntiFreeze.
chiba
I and my all friends are using Aldi gloves.
Do all Aldi's carry the gloves or only certain ones?
Hora,
I think all shops get them.It seems that they only stock them for a week or two once or twice a year, and this year they got them at the end of September.
I just got a pair on eBay for £10 in Large. I'll update you once they arrive, but *am* still looking for your thoughts on premium gloves. It's good for everyone else here too, thanks!
It seems that these are a different/older/newer model than mentioned before because they have a larger reflective strip and no gel on the textured palm, and don't say 'cycling' on the back.
What do they look like?
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261122203905?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true ]eBay listing[/url]
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-winter-cycling-gloves-M-L-new-/170933364025?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D3246286087428043364%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D261122203905%26 ]The other design with gel[/url]
To all those that have issues with Sealskins and the liner coming out, I contacted their customer service about this as the gloves were next to useless. They asked me to send them back and replaced them with a pair that have the liner secured perfectly in each finger.
They said it was a problem with a batch but they'd addressed it. They're amazing gloves, anything much more than freezing and they're a bit too warm.
Another approach is to get a pair of overmitts to use when it starts bucketing down. Just pull them over whatever else you're wearing and off again when it stops. They are just a very thin but fairly durable goretex shell outer mitt which roll up very small so can be carried somewhere close to hand without needing to rummage around in rucsacs. Roomy enough to still operate gears/brakes.
[url= http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm/product/extremities-tuff-bags-mitt/fuseaction/products.detail/code/1C310129/id_colour/124/group/138/level/3 ]Extremities Tuff Bags Mitt[/url]
The "gel" ones are last year's model (and the previous year's too).
My two year old pair are still going strong.
Yesterday was my first outing in this year's Aldi gloves. They're a bit bulkier and don't fit me quite a cosily as last year's model but are probably a bit warmer.
My word these gloves are the glove version of the El Guapo 😯
Thanks Ecky. Chaos, an interesting idea. Maybe I could stitch some Scotchlite along that adjustment strap on the back of the palm...
Well, the jury's out for me at least.
Took my Aldis out (this year's model, big reflective strip) for a couple of miles in 8 degrees C, one on one hand and my old combo of ski/motorbike glove and gel fingerless mitt on the other.
The advantages of the Aldi are that they're just as warm but much less bulky and more streamlined, the thinner longer cuff gives good protection from wrist draughts, they have the 'sweat wipe' on the thumb and reflective detail. By the way, even though they don't say it, these have a large area of the palm with gel, and it was a nice surprise to find after half a mile or so that the gel actually absorbs and spreads the heat from your palm.
However, they are no warmer or more windproof in today's conditions - my fingers were equally ice-cold to touch upon taking the gloves off, but felt fine in the gloves. For the first time ever, it seems I'll be wishing for colder, windier, wetter weather to know which are better!
The thumb is too short to the extent that my thumb was pushing the end of the glove with a normal grip on the bars - needed another centimetre to be comfortable - and the fingers are almost a centimetre longer than they need to be. I've never had this in another glove, so it's not me that's built wrong! 🙂
What I know for sure is that they are so similar in warmth to my existing ones that these could never be spoken of such as people have said of other gloves, "I have to wait 'till it's 4 degrees or below to use them because they're too hot". So, I see them as a very good wide-ranging bridge between summer mitts and serious winter gloves, which I'm still looking for.
The warmest non-bulky glove I've ever tried and a steal at £5. Everyone should have a pair in their arsenal. If they turn out to be good enough in wind and water, I'll be more 'wow'ed.
Still looking for hardcore winter ones and keeping in mind everyone's good advice and suggestions in this thread, thanks.
If there's anything to report I'll report back once I've done a longer ride in the kind of wet windy cold conditions that make a difference.
I've not tried them, but the [url= http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Endura-Deluge-Long-Fingered-Cycling-Gloves_20680.htm ]Endura Deluge[/url] look good to me. On a similar note, I'd be very interested to hear from anyone who has tried the [url= http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CLPXDELGL/planet_x_deluge_gloves ]Planet-X deluge[/url] gloves. Given their short cuffs, they look like they'd let water in as it runs off your jacket sleeves?
Quick update, did a ride this week in one degree centigrade temperature. Wasn't wet or very windy but the Aldi gloves kept me from suffering, and for the price, an amazing job. I've got around six pairs of bike and normal gloves, and if I had to lose all but one, this is the pair I'd keep. They're the ones I wear off the bike too now.
However, I'm still going to look for Merino liners and might get the Sealskinz lobsters in XL to wear on top in harsher conditions.
Still can't report on wet-weather performance...
When its really cold
Www.hotpog.co.uk
Had the same problem as Shibboleth with the Montane Ice Grip - great glove but the inner reverses out of the outer when you remove your hand. Worse still they invert completely if you bung them in the washing machine (as they recommend)
Currently back with Montane and awaiting a response...
Bought a pair of aldi gloves a couple of weeks ago for £3.99 and I have to say I'm shocked at how good they are. -2 degrees this morni ng and my hands were nice and warm, although I did have a pair of Marmot Powerstretch wrist gaitors on too. I do suffer from cold hands, mild Raynauds in my right hand so expected numb hands this morning, but no issues at all. Had the temperature been any lower I think they would have been out of their depth but they have performed far beyond expectation. They do also appear to be reasobably waterproof.
For £4 they are far better and less bulky than other lots more expensive gloves I've tried.
Pebblebeach, excellent excellent call on the wrist gaiters.
They've jumped to the top of my shopping list above the frame respray and MW81s!
Thanks 
