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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
I mean the gloves are probably fine for MTBing but FREEZING for the
commute. The Thinsulate gloves are good but woollen gloves are a bit slippy on the handlebars. Is there a happy medium? |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
spindrift said the following on 21/11/2006 09:13:
I mean the gloves are probably fine for MTBing but FREEZING for the commute. The Thinsulate gloves are good but woollen gloves are a bit slippy on the handlebars. Is there a happy medium? Not that it's cold enough yet, but when it is I use woollen liner gloves, with Thinsulate "ski" gloves. At the moment the ski gloves on their own are fine. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
"spindrift" wrote:
Is there a happy medium? I got some Sealskinz for my birthday -- no real test yet as it hasn't been that cold. They seem warm enough, with padding in the right places, and they have a snot-wiper, which I consider an essential feature of any cycling glove. |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
Paul Boyd wrote:
Not that it's cold enough yet, but when it is I use woollen liner gloves, with Thinsulate "ski" gloves. At the moment the ski gloves on their own are fine. Same as with other clothing, layering is good. You wouldn't expect a jacket on its own to be ideal for all conditions. Thin liners and thick fleece or thinsulate gloves can each be used on their own or in combination. The evening journey home is often 5 degrees warmer than the morning commute so its good to be able to leave a layer off. I've just got some waterproof overmitts too for serious wetness, but not tried them yet. |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
news.aaisp.net.uk wrote:
I got some Sealskinz for my birthday -- no real test yet as it hasn't been that cold. They seem warm enough, with padding in the right places, and they have a snot-wiper, which I consider an essential feature of any cycling glove. Point to note is they come in various flavours these days, some warmer than others. Also, several in the range are now activity specific. More bumf at http://www.sealskinz.com/ I had some of the original thin ones and was quite chuffed with them, though they weren't warm enough for all through the winter. Very good dexterity though. I will replace them when Tisos have some of the right sort on a club discount night in my size... If they cost more than you want to spend there's always the marigolds over liner gloves option. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
"Peter Clinch" wrote:
Point to note is they come in various flavours these days, some warmer than others. Also, several in the range are now activity specific. I believe I have their 'Winter Glove' though it's hard to tell from the pics. |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
POHB wrote: Paul Boyd wrote: Not that it's cold enough yet, but when it is I use woollen liner gloves, with Thinsulate "ski" gloves. At the moment the ski gloves on their own are fine. Same as with other clothing, layering is good. You wouldn't expect a jacket on its own to be ideal for all conditions. Thin liners and thick fleece or thinsulate gloves can each be used on their own or in combination. The evening journey home is often 5 degrees warmer than the morning commute so its good to be able to leave a layer off. I've just got some waterproof overmitts too for serious wetness, but not tried them yet. Yes ski glove liners - only 2 or 3 quid a pair. If it's really cold 2 pairs. Comfortable - loose and stretchy cheers Jacob |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
As others have said, two pairs work best. I've got some thin
Specialized cycling gloves which are nice and light, not too clumsy - bugger all use when it gets cold though. Then the Mountain Equipment Ski gloves come out and go over the top - they're rated to minus 40-50degc or something daft like that, haven't felt the cold yet.. Just remember to buy the outer gloves a size too big, they need to be loose on their own, to accommodate the pair underneath. Haven't found a good solution for keeping the toes from freezing yet :-( spindrift wrote: I mean the gloves are probably fine for MTBing but FREEZING for the commute. The Thinsulate gloves are good but woollen gloves are a bit slippy on the handlebars. Is there a happy medium? |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
In article .com
Duncan Smith wrote: snip Haven't found a good solution for keeping the toes from freezing yet :-( What's wrong with winter boots? |
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Winter Gloves. Kona are rubbish.
Only found one manufacturer that make winter boot for clipless pedals,
the icebike lot swear by them, but they're a bit pricey. Was hoping a combination of woolly socks and over-boots would work okay - but they've not been great so far. http://thebikelane.com/page.cfm?Page...ils&sku=SH0338 Regards, Duncan. On Nov 22, 1:58 am, Rob Morley wrote: In article .comDuncan Smith wrote:snip Haven't found a good solution for keeping the toes from freezing yet :-(What's wrong with winter boots? |
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