brombo

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for the warmest bike gloves on the market. My hands get easily cold. I currently have regular Pearl Izumi Pro AmFIB Gloves and even though they are advertised for up to -5°C, anything below 2°C get my fingers cold. I live in Warsaw and currently the temperatures are below 0°C regularly.

Do you think the Pro AmFIB Super Glove will improve anything (170g vs 130g Primaloft insulation), any experiences? And how would those compare to the Gore Universal GTX Thermo Gloves, which have water-resistant Goretex material? Is that better? Maybe you can recommend me other gloves?

Many thanks for your help!

Ogsarg

I use some old LL Bean ski gloves when it gets down near freezing. No cycle glove has worked for me below 40F.

MikeyMK

I've struggled to find a single glove but the science is simple - you need a layer of air over your skin, and it's difficult to keep this on fingers used whilst cycling!

So i wear two carefully chosen pairs - woolly gloves on the inside, as their structure holds air. Then a very thin but windproof pair over the top. These are oversize, so they don't squeeze out the warm air in the wool.

This works great. Each pair being cheap, £4 each i think, so that's warm, windproof gloves for £8.

Keeping dry is essential, nothing will work wet. I have a pair of shiny leather gloves i keep wax polished, but they're not as warm.

TimothyH

For the price of those gloves I'd get a pair of Dakine or Swany ski gloves with pocket for chemical hand warmers.


-Tim-

asmac

45 North has a range of products for different cold weather conditions. Good stuff but not cheap. Here's their extreme-cold cycling glove but you also might want to check out their pogies: https://45nrth.com/products/sturmfist-4

_ForceD_

A couple years ago at a winter road race (running), I bought a pair of mittens at the pre-race expo. A reflective, rain and wind resistant shell, and the fleece liner is removable. They're great for all ranges of temps. First time I wore them at around 25°F my hands sweat. I thought I'd try them on a cold bike ride. They worked great. I've since decided that full-on mittens...where your fingers are all together and not separated by an inner glove...are the best (for me anyway). The only problem on the bike was that they didn't cover my wrists. I recently purchased a pair of mittens with a wind resistant shell and wrist protection for $10 at a close-out store. They work great! I have the Pearl iZumi 'lobster gloves' but they're not nearly as good. Mittens is the way to go.

Dan

flan48

I am now in my second season with the LG Shield gloves ( https://garneau.com/us/en/lg-shield-cycling-gloves) and very pleased with them down to 25 degrees F (~ -4C).
I also have a pair of Answer Sleestak gloves (https://www.answerproducts.com/apparel/gloves/sleestak/) that I've used at 20 deg. F ( -7 C) and are also very effective.

Best regards

52telecaster

i am currently using mittens. marmot mountaineering mittens. when it is 20+ i switch back to gloves.

mrFreel

I once wore a pair of very heavy gloves which kept my hands warm but I could not work the shift levers on my drop bar bike. Good luck inn finding something that works for you.

Korina

After looking around for a decent pair of winter cycling gloves and having no luck, I finally bit the bullet and paid $30 for a pair of Dakine downhill skiing gloves. They're awesome. We don't get as cold as some of you, but man the wind chill kills my hands in anything else! These are windproof, water resistant, and have a fuzzy inside for warmth. They're worth every penny.