Full or half finger for winter SoCal riders
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Full or half finger for winter SoCal riders
So I'm about due for new bike gloves. I'm thinking about getting full finger gloves cos I remember my fingers being damned cold last winter in the early morning. I know it's not nearly as cold as other parts of the country, but do you ride with half or full finger gloves? Are their downsides to full finger gloves? Are they even effective at blocking the biting, bitter cold? The other alternative is to buy half finger gloves but carry wool gloves I bought at the surplus store when it's cold enough to justify that. Whatchu think?
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full finger simple work/mechanic gloves here. If its 38 degrees, pitch black, misty and you are riding 20 mph to work I dont care where you are, that'll get to your hands and feet after 40 minutes. I'll soon have cycling shorts, knee or leg warmers, toe covers, full finger lightweight gloves, base layer, jersey, wool sweater, sleeveless vest, and buff in full face and head cover mode. That's how I roll. If its especially crispy then I'll have windpants on overtop and sleeved jacket. i still sweat like crazy but it keeps me from getting chilled.
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Doesn't it get substantially colder and hotter in in the Inland Empire than the Los Angeles basin? I'm in the San Gabriel Valley east of LA. I just don't remember if I was being a little ***** about the cold last winter or if it actually was pretty nippy? I think I remember my finger tips hurting.
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Winter is when your gatorade freezes solid after 1 hour of riding. Yes long fingered gloves work, try some wind proof ones, like for cross country skiing.
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Doesn't it get substantially colder and hotter in in the Inland Empire than the Los Angeles basin? I'm in the San Gabriel Valley east of LA. I just don't remember if I was being a little ***** about the cold last winter or if it actually was pretty nippy? I think I remember my finger tips hurting.
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I think the word "winter" is being used waaay out of context here.
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I ride across LA daily but this will be my first "winter".
I think a lot has to do with how cold you get, and how far/hard you are riding. I ride in shorts and wool t-shirt with helmet and halve finger gloves but I see people riding in pants, long sleeves, and jackets. This is when its still 70 out.
I think a lot has to do with how cold you get, and how far/hard you are riding. I ride in shorts and wool t-shirt with helmet and halve finger gloves but I see people riding in pants, long sleeves, and jackets. This is when its still 70 out.
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I ride with mechanix brand full gloves. It's cold as **** in the mornings for me, relatively as I'm a socal person I live near the coast and it's quite foggy/frozen dew on my lawn when I leave in the morning.
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I live in SoCal,I carry both in the "winter"....It can get in the 40's on a good night and with the 8-10mph (me riding at night) wind chill and all......finger tips can get a little nippy after awhile.
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Before you go with full finger gloves, there is the sweat factor. While I use full finger when it starts getting cold here in NYC I keep a pair of half finger gloves with me because within half an hour or sooner my hands are sweating. That's the case with most clothes on a bike.
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Before you go with full finger gloves, there is the sweat factor. While I use full finger when it starts getting cold here in NYC I keep a pair of half finger gloves with me because within half an hour or sooner my hands are sweating. That's the case with most clothes on a bike.