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Any of you just use standard MTB gloves all year round?
I have made do with my 661 Raji gloves for all riding to date, but that has been limited to trail centres typically, which involve sharp climbs (that get body temp up) and the windchill isn't particularly bad, as exposed open sections rarely exist. Plus ride length is generally limited to 1.5 hours. Bit cold at times, but never that noticeable or long lasting.
Ordered some Dainese Driftec gloves as a replacement today, as above got holes in the thumbs.
But got Elan Valley event this Sunday (and temperature is 0-1 degrees Celsius, albeit dry!), which will involve more open riding, and suddenly I'm concerned that normal gloves are gonna be inadequate. Are a thicker glove necessary?
Too many variables to say. Cold and dry isn't as bad as "not as cold" and wet/damp. Gripping the bars tighter can make your hands colder. The grips themselves may not have much insulation. Etc. Two riders on the exact same bike might feel the cold differently and require different gloves..
I use my 661 all year round. But then, I'm nails. 😉
Mostly I'm riding in woodland though so I suppose it's more sheltered. Tried some 100% winter ones and found them a bit too warm most of the time.
most of the time, yes. but I live the tropical SW.
if its windy and cold I have a set of scott minus windstopper gloves that are thin but work really well.
I'm the opposite - a right softy who can't stand cold hands. I have 4 different pairs for differing conditions. Summer gloves, softshells for cold and dry, neoprene backed for cold and damp, and the ancient and massive winter Alturas for sub-zero.
Come up north, they wont bloody work here!.
Wear some workshop nitrile/latex gloves under your normal gloves for a quick cheap fix to cold hands.
I use them all the time in winter.
Depends on the gloves, really. Â I find my MT500's and similar are fine unless it's really wet in which case there's very little alternative to wet hands unless you want to sacrifice feel. Â I've got a very old pair of 661 'wired' Raji's that were ace until the finger went through on one and now they're my cold day dog walking gloves....
Are a thicker glove necessary?
Depends in the temperatures you ride in, how hot you run and how warm you like your hands to be. Was -2 on my commute this morning so I had my aldi winter gloves on, I don't like having cold hands.
Short finger gloves year round for me , road and MTB . Isle of Man so weather not great . I find that my fingers get cold at first but after about 5 mins they warm up and I don't have any problems . I have a theory that when it rains most gloves just hold the water next to your hands and make them cold , fingerless gloves don't really have this problem . I'm not super hard and wear overshoes and thermal socks on my feet in winter and if I was going out in minus 10 or something I would certainly wear winter gloves .
Hard to say what "standard" mtb gloves are - certainly not fingerless, as above, not since about 1998 anyway... my hands go a funny colour when cold, so find it best to keep them warm. In the past 2 weeks alone I've worn :
Specalized thermo winter
Sombrio thin winter
100% Brisker
ION Gat light gloves
and today Mavic Aksium windproof