Winter gloves

Yeah I know it’s the wrong time of year to be asking this.

So I have a pair of Altura super warm gloves for really cold rides, which are great. Up until this morning I had a pair of 7idp Arctic gloves for colder rides – they’re not waterproof, but they’re reasonably warm.

Then the office dog ate them. So I need a replacement (the office dog owner is mortified and will pay, though tbf I’m not fussed about that. Office dog is fine).

I’m looking at 100% Briskers at a similar kind of level, basically fairly chunky and warmish but no faffy lining.

Sound about right?

IMV briskers are ok in any 2 conditions of cold, wet, windy, but not all 3. I still use them – they’re good enough and pretty durable. Cheap on sport pursuit at the mo.

Don’t know the briskers, but for grim conditions (rain,wind, low temps) I’ve found Neoprene gloves to be the only solution.

I had some by Madison but they may as well have been made of paper, although they did work.

Got a new pair from high quality pair from D2D (their shop is free postage), and they are outstanding when it gets like the described conditions. Only £20 as well.

I wouldn’t class the Brisker as a winter glove*. My best winter gloves are still the £6.99 pair I bought from Aldi about 3 years ago.

*My winter might not be your winter

Yeah winter gloves is probably not the right word, the Alturas (Shield maybe?) or Aldi lobster claws cover that.

These are more for chilly rides where summer gloves aren’t enough but full winter ones are too sweaty.

the briskers are perfect for that

Lovely job, cheers. I’ll get them ordered, bound to get nice then.

Do you remember that car ad a while ago? “Sounds like a Golf” “Smells like a Golf” etc … “Just buy a Golf”.

That, but for Briskers 😁

Hahaha, that’s me told.

I’ve had a pair of insulated Alutras for years that were nice and warm and pretty waterproof but the (fleecy) lining used to pull out if you removed the glove with wet hands so decided to replace them.

I sent back the Briskers that I ordered as the fit wasn’t great and I didn’t like plasticy feeling palms so can’t really comment on performance.

Bought some DHB things from the firesale that I’m pretty sure made my hands colder than not wearing them.

Then bought some Madison DTE Primaloft which have been excellent for the last few months. Super warm. Properly waterproof. They do still get a bit damp inside though as the breathability isn’t great once they’re wet and muddy but crucially, even damp hands stay warm. Also, the lining is stitched to the outer so you can pull them off mid ride and get them back on easily enough once you’ve finished your pork pie.

THing with Briskers is they’re well made and they’re cheap, you’ll not regret buying them even if it turns out they’re not exactly what you want. For me they’re basically worthless as “winter gloves” (and the warmer models they make aren’t as good) but that worked out great as they settled into “chilly autumn and spring gloves and occasional summer” and are brilliant for that. They’re basically “normal gloves but a bit warmer”

Have a look at Carnac on the on-one site. Some apparent bargains there.

I’ve a seriously old pair, probably 20+ years, of Specialized neoprene lobster claws(Possibly their first ones), with a water resistant overmitt.

Very warm, even in the coldest of conditions, and while not 100% waterproof, it doesn’t seem to matter.

Not the best thing if you are constantly at the controls, but for commuting in the depths of winter, they work really well.

Ask the dog what pair he’d like for pudding.

This winter I’ve gone totally different but it’s worked really well.

A cheap pair of black lightweight karrimor fleecy style gloves and then a pair of planetX waterproof over gloves that only come out when it’s wet and/or cold.

I find the Briskers good in dry cold weather, but I don’t get cold hands or feet.