Winter Biking Gloves?

Folks,
It's getting cold in the mornings around here again. I've
got my winter riding outfit all set, except for a good pair
of gloves. I want:
- A windproof outer shell
- Bright-colored or reflective shell, so cars can see hand
signals
- Thin insulation, so they're not too bulky
- Individual fingers

I can find ski gloves that have 1, 3, and 4, but I cannot
find any that fit 2. Any ideas?
Thanks,

- Paul Bruhn

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Folks,
It's getting cold in the mornings around here again. I've
got my winter riding outfit all set, except for a good
pair
of gloves. I want:
- A windproof outer shell
- Bright-colored or reflective shell, so cars can see hand
signals
- Thin insulation, so they're not too bulky
- Individual fingers

I can find ski gloves that have 1, 3, and 4, but I cannot
find any that fit 2. Any ideas?
Thanks,

- Paul Bruhn


Reflective tape.............

Where's here? I live in Portland and here the only option with the rain
would be rain-proof gloves which are bulky and hot. So I just wear glove
liners under regular gloves and live with the wet. They're pretty warm and
do fine over a 20 mile ride or so. They just have to be dried out after
that.

Preston

Here in MA, I need gloves that are all of the above, but they have to be
warm down to zero degrees F. Any recommendations?

Paul Bruhn wrote:

Folks,
It's getting cold in the mornings around here again. I've
got my winter riding outfit all set, except for a good pair
of gloves. I want:
- A windproof outer shell
- Bright-colored or reflective shell, so cars can see hand
signals
- Thin insulation, so they're not too bulky
- Individual fingers

I can find ski gloves that have 1, 3, and 4, but I cannot
find any that fit 2. Any ideas?
Thanks,

- Paul Bruhn

Gary Smiley wrote:
: Here in MA, I need gloves that are all of the above, but they have to be
: warm down to zero degrees F. Any recommendations?

i'd be surprised if any individual finger glove will get you down to 0F
comfortably. i've used the pearl izumi amfib or pittards (with a liner)
down that low but i wouldn't say it was overly comfortable. to go to 0F
or below i'd be thinking at least lobster glove style. lose the thin
insulation requirement as well tho the pittards are reasonably thin
but they were cold at 0F even with a liner.

kept my fingers, tho.
--
david reuteler

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Gary Smiley wrote:
: Here in MA, I need gloves that are all of the above, but they have to be
: warm down to zero degrees F. Any recommendations?

i'd be surprised if any individual finger glove will get you down to 0F
comfortably. i've used the pearl izumi amfib or pittards (with a liner)
down that low but i wouldn't say it was overly comfortable. to go to 0F
or below i'd be thinking at least lobster glove style. lose the thin
insulation requirement as well tho the pittards are reasonably thin
but they were cold at 0F even with a liner.

kept my fingers, tho.

Heavy gloves might make it tough to operate Shimano's STI shifters,
too. I guess that's one argument for barcons or downtube shifters.

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Dave Kerber
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David Kerber wrote:
: Heavy gloves might make it tough to operate Shimano's STI shifters,
: too. I guess that's one argument for barcons or downtube shifters.

yea, this is one time where i'd say skip the STIs. better yet skip the
gears.
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david reuteler

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David Kerber wrote:
: Heavy gloves might make it tough to operate Shimano's STI shifters,
: too. I guess that's one argument for barcons or downtube shifters.

yea, this is one time where i'd say skip the STIs. better yet skip the
gears.

I'd have a tough time convincing myself to ride with a single speed,
but a 5-speed would be fine.

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Gary Smiley wrote:

Here in MA, I need gloves that are all of the above, but they have to be
warm down to zero degrees F. Any recommendations?

XLarge Goretex mitt covers (mine happen to be LL Bean) with large Nashbar polartek
mittens under them, seems to work for me. You can wear 2 polarteks I guess too.

How much of a problem it is depends strongly on whether you circulate lots of blood
to the fingers when your wrist is cold, and what having your hands fixed on the
handlebars does.

The large mitt covers come up past the wrist and so keep the wrist warm, which
encourages the circulation to the fingers not to shut down.
--
Ron Hardin


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On 07 Oct 2003 20:31:59 GMT, David Reuteler wrote:

Gary Smiley wrote:
: Here in MA, I need gloves that are all of the above, but they have to
be
: warm down to zero degrees F. Any recommendations?

i'd be surprised if any individual finger glove will get you down to 0F
comfortably. i've used the pearl izumi amfib or pittards (with a liner)
down that low but i wouldn't say it was overly comfortable. to go to 0F
or below i'd be thinking at least lobster glove style. lose the thin
insulation requirement as well tho the pittards are reasonably thin
but they were cold at 0F even with a liner.

kept my fingers, tho.

I use lobster gloves with an additional liner, and rode to zero last year.
Above a certain temperature, say 20 or so, the lobster gloves work well.

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Bob M in CT
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