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I have decent winter gloves if it gets close to or below freezing, I have some full finger gloves that are good down to about 5-6° but need suggestions for something for the inbetween chilly morning rides, which seems to be where a lot of my riding will be in the next few months.
Really needs a nosewipe on the thumb, other than that I'm just happy if it keeps my fingers functioning
100% Briskers are good, but don't really have a nosewipe.
I got some Mavic Aksium gloves which are ideal for Autumn. Not sure if they're still available.
(Don't listen to anyone who recommends those Endura ones, they are crap. Better off with a pair of gardening gloves.) (edit: Endura Dexter I think they're called)
I found the Briskers rubbish. Fell apart very quickly and the logos came off even quicker.
Yeah, the logos don't last 2 washes, but my gloves have lasted fine. But as I said in another thread, I buy lots of cheap-in-the-sale gloves so they tend to last me cos I keep changing them. For Autumn I have black Briskers, orange Briskers and the Mavics... the Mavic are no doubt better made.
No pads or nose wipe, but I've been using my dayglo orange Dafeet E-Touch gloves again on the recent chilly mornings and evenings.
The last enduras I bought for this purpose developed 2 separate splits in seams within 4 rides so don’t get those.
I like my 100% Briskers - used them for commuting and cold winter mtb for about a year so far I’d say and they’re still in good condition. No splits and no logos falling off - but I’ve never put them in the washing machine. Maybe not washing my gloves makes me a dirty minger!
scott minus.
I’ve also got a pair of these which work well when it’s not too cold as well.
found under ">Childrens Cycle Clothing"
okey doke! 😛
100% Brisker are brillbags, xc ski gloves also work great
https://www.pactimo.co.uk/collections/gloves/products/alpine-full-finger-cool-weather-cycling-glove
These working well for me at the moment. Got them for about £25 on sale.
Tbh I found my grippy seal skins the best autumnal gloves, but the design is a few years old now and I've no idea what the current ones are like as the design has changed.
I’ve still got a pair of PX gloves that are scruffy as sin but refuse to die. Seems the closest they do now is these.
I have a couple of pairs of the old PX Flanders gloves and those newer ones, both are good.
The new ones not quite as warm but slightly better feel.
100% Briskers are my go to glove for all but the hottest and coldest of rides. Yeah the writing on the palms vanishes pretty quickly, but other than that they are really comfy and have outlasted other gloves (I'm on my second pair in five years)
Thanks for the ideas - might give the PX ones a try.
The mid weight Galibier ones are great, but I prefer neoprene ones for nippy but not too cold riding. I have FS260 ones.
100% brisker here.
They have been great! An unexpected side effect of the warmth is they are also moderately bramble proof.
Big fan of the 100% Brisker here, I have a couple of pairs. The newer ones (fluoro orange for commuting) are quite a bit bigger than the very old ones and the logos have stuck on much longer. My old ones have seen a lot of use and despite the logos falling off pretty quick are still holding together structurally, very well.
Thin but tough palm with no padding is ideal for pissing around in the woods techy riding, where you need to feel the bars as opposed to churning out big miles where you might need some padding.
I came here to say 'anything but Briskers' - but maybe that is just me.
I'm using Rapha Brevet gloves for this purpose. Fingerless Gore Gel in the summer and days above 8deg, Rapha Brevet for days between 3-10deg, and Galibier for anything lower.
@elshalimo which ones? Great padding on the Galibier ones, comfy in the palms.
No padding on the neoprene FS260 at all, but a really grippy coating.
Sorry the Galibier mid weight ones. I've got the Winter Barrier and they're great for 3C or lower
Aldi ones are surprisingly great... I've got 3 pairs now, an ancient pair which are good from about 10degrees downward, a newer pair good from a bit colder than that to about -5 and then some lobster type for the truly cold days.
The newer ones did me proud for solo strathpuffer this year, with no frozen hands whatsoever.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/crane-weatherproof-cycling-gloves/p/017761296917700
Yeah @elshalimo I have the Barrier ones too, I don’t notice a difference between the padding of the two.
Barrier ones work well with a silk liner glove for me below freezing.
the Galibier mid weight ones. I’ve got the Winter Barrier and they’re great for 3C or lower
+1, I’ve got the Autumn and Winter gloves and rate them both highly. In fact due to lesser wind flow I didn’t need the Winter Barrier on the MTB last year, just on the road. Not expensive either.
Galibier fan as well. Their gloves and jackets have pretty much become my autumn and winter default kit.
We've some old Decathlon soft shell mountain gloves and some smarter looking Giro and Specialized softshell/kind of winter gloves in the house.
The hillwalking softshell cheapy Decathlons get worn much, much more - thinner, warmer, no daft stitching or huge pads on them, (and my pet hate) no really stoopid neoprene cuffs.
Another vote for the DeFeet Duraglove ET. No seams or padding, and most of the glove works as a nosewipe!
https://www.sigmasports.com/item/DeFeet/Dura-Gloves-Etouch/2MKP
I like the endura strike IIs they are designed with commuting in mind however perfect for mtbs too however the nose wipe is on the finger
Have got the carnac ones, alreet fut money, like eh. Not too warm, light. only problem is I've have lost one, so could do with string to keep them together
Just generally, I'm a big fan of softshell gloves for the cooler months - they dry out quicker and seem much more durable that traditional MTB gloves - where the stitching always goes or holes appear in the fabric.