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Age, likely Raynaud's & arthritis have led me to this....
Are there any heated cycling commute gloves that actually work and are reliable?
I've seen these but they are eye wateringly expensive:
https://www.sealskinz.com/products/waterproof-heated-cycle-glove?variant=35913967206549
Cheers
As a fellow Reynauds sufferer the most important thing is staying dry, cold is tolerable, cold and wet and is agony. I've been using Glacier Gloves, sometimes with a liner, as they do actually keep the rain out. The other thing which helps massively is poggies, they remove the wind hill, although they are much more suited to the road bike, little chance of getting your arm out quickly in an emergency.
I tried some different heated gloves and they were hopeless. If you do get these report back, if they are good I'd be very tempted, even at that price.
Dry and cold is still cold for me, if I'm riding off road building up a humid sweat is what keeps me warm but my commute isn't long enough for this.
This doesn't bode too well for the SealSkinz in wet UK commute weather:
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/sealskinz-heated-gloves-anyone-got-aa-review/
These look similar but state that the heated element includes the fingers as well as the palm:
https://www.heatperformance.co.uk/heated-gloves/heated-cycling-gloves/
Not used heated gloves but I have heated insoles from Warmawear. They are rechargeable and just about last an hour each way commute. Have lasted a few years of occasional use.
They also sell glove which seems to be about £15 on eBay but use 9volt batteries so you would need to factor in the cost of rechargeable batteries if using regularly. Probably cheap enough t be worth a punt.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=warmawear&_trksid=p2332490.m4084.l1313
+1 for pogies - wind chill is the enemy
although they are much more suited to the road bike, little chance of getting your arm out quickly in an emergency.
sounds like the wrong pogies.
i have hotpogs on the mtb and barmitts on the drop bars.
No issues removing hands in a hurry from either. Just need to wear a light pair of softshell gloves inside them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CBK7FLGL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought these last winter and they were brilliant. My hands were always freezing and I used to use liner gloves, thick winter gloves and then goretex outer mits. This led to a sever lack of dexterity which was a problem especially when I moved to drop bars.
I have outdoor research heated gloves and they are very good but not cheap.
But as above pogies are the better solution. No one in the Arctic is using heated gloves.....
I have mild Raynaud's and have used a pair of mid-range Aliexpress electric gloves which seem to help in very cold conditions. I find the problem is that there is a tipping point where my circulation just stops, and I can't get my hands warmed up again once that happens. The battery life is not long enough to use the electric gloves continually at high power for a long run, but using medium at critical points helps provide enough heat to keep my circulation going.
I did get a set of pogies a few years ago, and have never really tried them properly, so I really need to do that this winter.
The comment about getting wet is important, so my latest experiment is layering up with these Showa 281 Japanese fisherman's gloves as an outer layer:
https://www.dortechdirect.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/14220.html
I saw someone using them on a bikepacking video, and then found out that they are very popular with ice climbers. There is also a Showa 282, with a fleecy lining, but one of the outdoor reviews I read suggest this is not very durable, so I am trying the 281s.
Review by a hiker here:
https://andrewskurka.com/review-showa-281-gloves-temres/
They claim to be waterproof and breathable, and one advantage I can see over most so-called waterproof gloves is that they are seamless. I tried them on a sub zero run last night, worn over the top of conventional bike gloves and they worked well. I am using the XXL size, which I would recommend if you have big hands and are putting them over the top of other gloves.
Only £8 a pair, so worth a punt!
Yea I guess Pogies are the definitive answer but it's for a folding bicycle so I'm not so sure about it, I'm not sure they'd fit on the narrow tiny handlebars of allow the bike to fold.
Someone in our cycling club suffers with Raynauds and recommends these.
https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/raynauds-disease-silver-liner-gloves-pack-of-2-pairs.html
I have no experience of using them so can't add further validity!
Just received these, but not yet tried them….
I got something like this for my daughter when on the tandem. They are spiralled around the grip and run from a usb power bank.
1 Pair Black USB Carbon Fiber Heating Mat 5V USB Electric Heating Element Film Heater Pads for Warming Feet https://amzn.eu/d/8zl2g6D
Combined with pogies they work a treat.
As above, the Sealskinz ones aren’t worth the money and are no better than the £30 Amazon ones. They are quite bulky and heavy with the batteries in. On full power they are OK but it doesn’t last longer than a hour or so. The £30 ones use identical batteries to the Sealskinz so I suspect the electrics are also the same….
The Snow Deer at £100 are well made and although I can’t vouch for their waterproofness, they are fairly warm. Seems like the Rolls Royce are the Outdoor Research ones but I couldn’t stomach the cost and they seem quite hard to get hold of. I did find that a liner was just about as effective as the heated Sealskinz last year, and I’ve just bought some silk liners to try this year. Seemed to work OK last weekend when it was 0 degrees ish.
Showa 281 Japanese fisherman’s gloves as an outer layer:
thats a good way to add $$$ to a generic waterproof mechanical hazard glove. ( -i see they are 20+ quid when you buy the "fishing" ones)
if you just type the code name in you can buy them at any worksupplies related place for 8 quid.
I use Aroma Season Electric Heated Gloves.
They use rechargeable batteries and have different heat levels. They're now heading into their second winter.
How are you getting on with them? What's the sizing like? Have you been able to wash them?
Have a google for heated XC ski gloves, our local ski place has an entire rack of heated gloves, socks, insoles, vests, baselayers, powerbanks, control boxes... Think they start at about 1000 sek, so about 85 quid.
The Aroma gloves suit me fine. I have the large which fit my normal size hands fine. I only wear them when it's proper cold - around freezing. They can be gently handwashed.
Thanks.