Winter bike gloves

[alexnharvey]

I use bar mitts/ pogies. £12. So warm that I haven't needed gloves yet this year. The only downsides are that they restrict the hand positions a little and they can get a bit clammy. I'm considering adding small vents for some airflow.

[gazza1286]

Got these lobsters last winter and think they're great. Not too bulky and gear changing isn't a problem.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2657186605

[Patrickpioneer]

Once it goes below 5c its ski mittens for me, nothing else keeps my fingers warm
Pat

[rmurphy195]

What sort of shifters do you have?

Reason I ask is my old Thinsulate leather-palm, whte palm with yellow back, warm and toasty Winter gloves were fine with downtube shifters, but with the Claris brifters (dropped-bar) I am now using they can make gearchages awkward. Might be a consideration for you?

[mjr]

What sort of shifters do you have?

Reason I ask is my old Thinsulate leather-palm, whte palm with yellow back, warm and toasty Winter gloves were fine with downtube shifters, but with the Claris brifters (dropped-bar) I am now using they can make gearchages awkward. Might be a consideration for you?

Brifters always make gear changes awkward. The main thing they have going for them is that you can change gear while covering the brakes in a pack/peloton, but it's another thing where race-style dominating is not great for more mainstream riding.

[roubaixtuesday]

Brifters always make gear changes awkward. The main thing they have going for them is that you can change gear while covering the brakes in a pack/peloton, but it's another thing where race-style dominating is not great for more mainstream riding.

Must be a personal preference thing.

I've just cycled home in crab claw mitts with extra liner gloves. Not the most dexterous of hand wear, to put it mildly, but no problem at all for gear changes (105 brifters in my case).

[zenitb]

Simply count the number of little labels that come with the glove.. now with "Breathable and waterproof HIPORA glove insert", "Thinsulate ISOLANT", "Super 3D Structure", "Reactive Molecules", "Shimano Fusion Concept" in addition to old favorites like "Waterproof" and "Hi-viz series" how could you possibly go wrong with this one ??

On a more serious note this Shimano glove works ok with Shimano Road STI shifters (105 in my case) whereas my thicker Specialized Radiant gloves result in clumsy gear changes. Maybe "Shimano Total Integration" means something after all. Oh and they are pretty waterproof and comfortable .. I use them a lot for commuting in the cold and wet.

[Vorpal]

I'm really impressed with my Hipora gloves.