VoodooSix

Learned a good lesson today, I used surgical gloves underneath my gloves on a ride today, kept my hands pretty warm. Been thru about 20 different gloves and none worked for keeping the hands warm. The surgical gloves kept the moisture away from the gloves.

Hope this helps with winter riding.

Cheers! and Merry Christmas!

_ForceD_

On yesterday’s ride (27°F/19° wind chill) I was thinking about adding surgical gloves. I use water resistant mittens made with wind stopper fabric. They work pretty well, but I can still feel just a bit of cold air coming through. Not quite as cold today, but I think I’ll give it a try when ride.

Dan

fooferdoggie 

my electric gloves work pretty well once it gets below 40 much about that then they are too warm even without power. I used them on my 30 minute ride that got down to 17 thats a bit low and a longer ride. would haven needed more maybe those hand warmers inside.

epnnf

You have to be flexible- I took 4 pair gloves on todays ride- thin liners, heavy polypro liners, heavy gloves, waterproof shell. I mix combinations of gloves depending on conditions- 1st starting out/10+mile warmth, headwind/tailwind, uphill/downhill, morning cold/afternoon warmth.

robobike316 

When I didn't have a car I used a pair of neoprene gloves and if it got really cold a pair of gore- tex over mitts over the neoprene. That worked well and that was for Wisconsin winters.
Now I only go out if its above freezing and with wool gloves with a leather over glove so they don't wear out.

gecho

My DIY heated liner gloves have made winter riding so much more enjoyable since I started using them regularly last January. This year I haven't even bothered putting my bar mitts on the bike. I've been tinkering with different versions for a few years, but it really came together last year when I switched to a USB-C power bank along with a USB-C 9V adapter and PWM module to power/control them.

My hands would always get cold later in a ride when my gloves got damp from sweat, and even with bar mitts they would get cold and numb.

79pmooney

What kind of temperatures do you ride? I've never lived north of Ann Arbor, MI and have not done rides longer than commutes below 15-20F (around -8C) when I was younger and could generate more body heat. Then my brother gave me a Zzipper fairing. Yeah! Those things are equal to a full layer of clothing, including hands.

Long ago I spent a week riding 12 miles to work, first several downhill, leaving the house at -5F (-20C). That was cold! I think I was using just my workhorse leather chopper mitts over wool mittens. I do remember very distinctly that I was quite glad the long hill showed up at mile 3 and I started warming before any frostbite. Once I had that fairing, the chopper mitts and liners always worked just fine. (Those things are a huge blessing in the wet too. I stopped using mine only because they compromise hand positions on the hoods and the really cold stuff rarely happens where I live now. But I did use it and fully appreciated it for my Seattle winters of commuting along the waterfront north-south for 17 miles each way. Dead into the storm winds and rain.)

Congrats on a good method of beating the system (the weather)!

gecho

I've mostly been sticking to warmer than -15C unless its a shorter group ride that I drive to. I like to go out for 2-3 hours at a time, which is harder to do when it gets really cold.

I'd probably ride more in colder temperatures if I could keep my face warm without fogging my glasses. I had a thought that when wearing a winter jacket your face is always warmer with the hood up even when facing the wind. I'm not sure if that is due to back pressure created by the hood or just disrupting the air flow. It would be great if you could replicate that on a bike helmet. I'm not sure if you'd need to cover the helmet with a hood or just add a fringe that goes all the way around from strap to strap over the top. Not sure if it would be ridiculous or awesome to add a faux fir hood fringe over the top of a helmet for winter riding, though it would get in the way of my helmet light.

rumrunn6

dunno, but I have certainly worn a hood w/a helmet

balto charlie

I used to commute every day through winter for 15 years. I found Dachstein Wool mittens under Gore-Tex over-mitts did the job. Lowest temps I rode in were -3F/-19C.
Shoes: leather Keens cycling shoe

I loved climbing hills during winter unfortunately I had a 3 mile downhill to start my commute.

I am retired but I still miss my commute.

balto charlie

I liked neck gaiters, versatile and somewhat adjustable to do what one needs

Korina

I'm a weather weenie and don't ride much below 32F, and from 50 deg. down my hands would always be cold . I tried several kinds of gloves with no success, until someone mentioned downhill skiing gloves. I found a pair on clearance, and they're great! They're actually windproof, which is exactly what was missing from the others.

Nyah

I been relying on wool glomitts since I first discovered them, about 20 years ago.