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Briskers for the best part of the winter are my go to , sub zero temps what are people using , i still like to feel my bar grips and controls
Brisker Xtreme? Briskers are only good for my hands at about 10deg - any lower I use these. Any lower than 0deg I have to go full winter glove these days, bit annoying.
Endura MT500 Freezing Point gloves work for me
FYI, you may need to size up from your usual size
When it gets properly cold I use the ejendals waterproof and insulated work gloves.
They are warm, cheap and robust
Sealskinz Ultra Grip are good down to zero-ish.
When it gets much below that I wear liner gloves and Aldi specials, and sometimes fit thinner grips so I keep a similar feel at the bars.
SealSkinz here too. Not sure the model but I bought them in Halfords one day when cycling home from work in the winter and couldn't feel my fingers.
Those Brisker Extreme look decent I might try those.
While we're on the subject has anyone tried the Brisker Hydromatic waterproof things? They look like decent value if they actually work.
While we're on the subject has anyone tried the Brisker Hydromatic waterproof things?
Yes last winter - I seem to remember them working pretty well. Better than supposedly waterproof Sealskinz
I tend to just buy my Briskers a tad on the larger size and wear some thin cotton inners. Strangely, even though cotton is not thought of as ideal for this stuff, my hands stay warmer than with the stretchy DHB liners I sometimes use.
One other top tip that I got from a rugby player years ago - insulate your wrists. Apparently a fair few of the players who used to strap their wrists weren't doing it for support as much as insulation. Josh Lewsey I seem to remember as a prime example. I wear a couple of cheap black towelling sweatbands for this and they seem to really do a job. I actually wear them year-round because if it's not cold enough to worry about freezing hands, I'm usually sweating cobs. 🙂
I've got some silk glove liners from somewhere - they definitely help when it's very chilly, and not too expensive. Certainly cheaper than buying some new, more hardcore gloves anyway
Those Brisker Extreme look decent I might try those.
While we're on the subject has anyone tried the Brisker Hydromatic waterproof things? They look like decent value if they actually work.
Warning - you will have to get a whole size larger than your usual size briskers if you want any chance of getting them on your hands
LINK seem good prices at Winstanleys
Cheap (or expensive) neoprene pogies will make a massive difference compared to insulated gloves, mitts, liners, etc, by keeping the wind off your hands.
I use them all winter in serious minus temps (Norway) mostly with just bare hands or a thin liner glove when it's below -10°C
I gave up on Briskers and bought these on the recommendation from my LBS and they're fantastic (they all use them for winter MTB, even though they get no/minimal staff discount compared to the other brands they stock):
When it gets properly cold I use the ejendals waterproof and insulated work gloves.
They are warm, cheap and robust
Even the cold weather non waterproof ones are ace, you get wet but not cold. Way warmer than any insulated mountainbike glove i have tried.
If its so cold that gloves don't cut it, the pogies come out.
I used Sealskinz mountain biking gloves for mountain biking, their winter gloves for road/gravel.
Which ones are the non waterproof winter ones? They sound ideal for me. Less sweaty hands
Hydromatic briskers are much smaller than regular and I’ve found pretty disappointing (fan of the briskers for spring and autumn but not warm enough for winter for me).
I use some galibier deep something or another for winter or some Planet X crab gloves but neither are great for hand feel. Always a compromise on bar feel vs warmth IMO
Reynauds sufferer here.
Brisker Hydromatics, sized up, silk liner gloves, work down to about 5 degrees. For 5 down to zero ish I just have to give up on bar feel, and use since Galibier Deep Winters. Below zero I switch to planet X Lobsters, with liners when they don't cut it.
In order of warmth
In the dry
Fox thin gloves
Chromag merino/ fake leather
100% something with no insulation
100% briskers
Galbier leather gloves. These are white, so absolutely road rides only. And any hint of maintenance or other folk who might need maintenance and they stay at home.
About 5C sealskin knitted gloves
About 2C massive sheepskin gloves I inherited from my grandad in 1997. Absolutely any chance of rain and these are not coming out.
Below -5C I'm not going out.
In the wet
Briskers
Below About 7C sealskin knitted waterproof
Cold winter-sealskin leather Walcott waterproof gloves. 50% off last winter. They can't be machine washed just spot cleaned. These were great but I took care not to get them fithly.
Hovering about freezing with rain sealskin knitted gloves with silk liners.
I love the idea of warm, not too hot, dry, non sweaty hands.
The reality is I have bought a load of solutions over the years to the problems and they all only work in quite narrow windows of weather. Occasionally I'll have a second different pair of gloves with me.
Had a weekend of uplifts this weekend and was squeezing water out of the briskers all Sunday.
Briskers with silk liners
I hate wearing thick/warm gloves as it just leads to me getting really sweaty hands on the climbs which then leads to getting really cold hands on descents.
With this in mind last year I bit the bullet of a piss taking from mates and fitted some hand guards*
This lets me wear normal gloves and not get sweaty hands on the climbs but keeps the wind chill off my dry gloves enough to still have warm hands on the descents.
*Sendhit V2
I'm going to give handguards a go to see if they help with wind chill
I've got some of these which are so warm you can only wear them about four times a year!
Handguards do help a little but not a lot. But what they do really well, is support pogies. This was my big happy discovery of last year, I always hate how much my Hotpogs move around on rougher trails, it's not problematic but it's incredibly distracting. But a set of Nocks fit perfectly inside them and provide an instant million percent improvement, the pogies are just held off my hands and it makes them mostly just disappear, and there's zero negative effect. I still don't really like them for more full on riding, that feeling of enclosure and maybe a little bit of attachment bothers me too much. But still, it's an enormous improvement.
(I think some more expensive pogies have some internal structure already?)
Gloveswise I always say the same thing, I run very cold and no bike specific glove has ever been warm enough, the best I've ever achieved is "super cold and uncomfortable but at least my fingers move"
Enter Glacier Gloves Perfect Curves. These are drysuit neoprene windowcleaner's gloves and they feel pretty bad. They're super thick and squishy, so the bar feel is just weird, you have a load of shear between your hand and the bike, you're a bit disconnected. Actual feel is also pretty poor for the same reason for levers. If you get them muddy they're very slippery. Also they're 100% waterproof and unbreathable so if you sweat it all stays in the fingers, which also makes them damn nearly impossible to dry out after a ride, and after a few repeats of that they smell like something died in them and instantly transfer that smell to your hands. Awful.
But, they are extremely warm, like a whole extra level up above any mtb glove I've worn, nothing else is in the same class. They can be a wee bit colder in high windchill so they're not great for the road but for mtbing that's almost never an issue. And warm hands in weird feeling smelly gloves is way superior to cold hands in great feeling gloves. They do move well and they're precurved so they're not restrictive. And being true waterproof- not "bike waterproof" but actually "water does not go through this ever" is really useful sometimes- I mentioned mud, well, you can just wash them in an icy stream and not even notice.
I think they might be a wee bit delicate, I burst a seam on one pair. But you can fix them with neoprene glue.
I use these and an autumn/ winter glove.
We also use them in dinghies and RIBs over the winter as well. They make a big difference when your hands/gloves are wet.
These can work when it's proper cold and wet but bar feel is non existent (although the grip is decent).
Drying out requires turning them inside out using a wooden spoon to push the fingers through.
Glacier Gloves Perfect Curves.
I have no idea how you manage to ride in these.
Even just standing there washing bikes in around zero degree they're too hot and I can barley feel what I'm doing.
No way would i ever attempt to ride in them.
I use these and an autumn/ winter glove.
We also use them in dinghies and RIBs over the winter as well. They make a big difference when your hands/gloves are wet.
I use the 'hot hands' from these guys under Briskers for sub-5 wet riding and sub-zero dry riding.
I have a pair of brand new Brisker Cold Weather, in black, XL, that I bought a few years ago and are too small for me. Happy to pass on to anyone for a tenner posted.
I gave up on Briskers and bought these on the recommendation from my LBS and they're fantastic (they all use them for winter MTB, even though they get no/minimal staff discount compared to the other brands they stock):
I have some of those, cast-offs from the missus, they're ok, but not for sub-zero use for me at least. I also find them a bit slippy plus they have a feel of something that's not going to do well with a tarmac or rock encounter.
I have a couple of pairs of insulated Gore Bikewear Windstopper gloves, no longer made I think, but reasonably warm, but when it's proper cold, I layer them over a pair of merino liners and they're fantastic. Light insulation in the palm, so bar feel is still reasonable, but enough to keep my hands warm and also cover the wrists.
I tried various Neoprene options, but they all feel horrible to me. YMMV.
I have a pair of brand new Brisker Cold Weather, in black, XL, that I bought a few years ago and are too small for me. Happy to pass on to anyone for a tenner posted.
I would have gladly taken you up in this but have literally just got back from my LBS after buying some 😆
^^ no worries 😂
Briskers never cut it for me because I can’t get my hands in even in xxl. I have never found a glove that kept me warm all through the winter and I have tried a good few! I think I will have to give up and get some pogies. One problem of recommendations is that people have such different temperatures. I often see people riding with no gloves at all when I am wearing a serious winter glove
I have a pair of brand new Brisker Cold Weather, in black, XL, that I bought a few years ago and are too small for me. Happy to pass on to anyone for a tenner posted.
now away 👍
One other top tip that I got from a rugby player years ago - insulate your wrists.
This. Same principle applied in my old career. Taught by a rather knowledge Royal Marine Mountain Leader as part of arctic survival, keep the blood flowing into and out of extremities warm, ensure you maintain dexterity and helps see off things like cramp etc.
My goto is some sweatbands modified so that I can insert the heated hand warmer pads in. Might be something to consider and experiment with gloves to get the right level of warmth and dexterity.
I have no idea how you manage to ride in these.
Even just standing there washing bikes in around zero degree they're too hot and I can barley feel what I'm doing.
I have the sexy white hands of a corpse basically 🙂 I'm already in the Briskers for the current weather but they won't last long before I get too cold.
Galibier Deep Winter gloves are my go-to for <5deg road rides. I also use them for sub zero mtb rides although they’re a little bit bulky.
ive had mates in the road club ditch their uber expensive Castelli etc gloves for the Galibier o es when they’ve tried them
While we're on the subject has anyone tried the Brisker Hydromatic waterproof things?
Yep, got some of those too. Nice turquoise colour 🙂 Have used once in the rain (Tuesday riding home) and they were great. Really didn't notice my hands, so that says it all. Only issue was, hands were slightly wet when I went to put them on and the second one was a bastard to pull over the wet skin.
(they size up slightly larger than the normal Briskers)
Another Raynaud's sufferer here.
Summer - Muc-off / Fox single layer gloves
Merely cool - Briskers
Cold - Briskers plus silk liners
Proper cold - Sealskinz lobster things
As much as I dislike what Raynaud's and cold do to my hands, the Sealskinz only come out in desperate times as they are like ovens...
See the Pogies review in the latest issue of the magazine. I also have Raynauds and they’re the best option for me when it’s cold. I can wear thin gloves which is better for control than massive, bulky thick gloves. The advice about keeping wrists covered and warm is accurate as well in my experience.
Still not sure how having a stack using pogies is going to work out, given hands are constrained somewhat!
Blimey, Briskers have gone up a bit since they came out , my Wiggle order from 2018 😳
| 100% Brisker Cold Weather Glove AW17 Item Number sku538293 |
£9.99 GBP |
I have a pair of brand new Brisker Cold Weather, in black, XL, that I bought a few years ago and are too small for me. Happy to pass on to anyone for a tenner posted.
posted this earlier and had a message from someone asking for them, but they have since fallen silent for a few days, not responding to messages, so offer open to anyone who wants them, thanks.
Rab Infinium gloves.
I have three pairs of various vintages as they also get used multiple times a day walking the dog.
Wear them all winter - they just work (including last year for snowy e-bike rides in the Ochils).
As much as I dislike what Raynaud's and cold do to my hands, the Sealskinz only come out in desperate times as they are like ovens...
There must be Raynauds and Raynauds then as I'm wearing Sealskinz lobster mitts already and it's not even that cold yet!
I have a pair of brand new Brisker Cold Weather, in black, XL, that I bought a few years ago and are too small for me. Happy to pass on to anyone for a tenner posted.
posted this earlier and had a message from someone asking for them, but they have since fallen silent for a few days, not responding to messages, so offer open to anyone who wants them, thanks.
id be interested in these - have messaged you. Cheers.
Brill, Briskers to blaggers 😎
Oh yeah it's worth adding but one thing that's better than briskers, if it's damp, is 2 or 3 pairs of briskers. Even just changing from sweaty gloves to dry mid ride can really be a warmer but in the wet it's huge.
Some old Madison neoprene riding gloves for most cold weather. Then some Nookie Equipment whitewater neoprene kayaking gloves if it’s really really cold. And if they don’t cut it I stay inside because it’s The Day After Tomorrow.
Had my first ride today in Briskers. They were just warm enough.
I'll refer to the autumn gloves thread, that's what I'd describe these as. Definitely not a winter glove for me
I have a pair of Endura Deluge 2, black, XL, that aren’t for me, worn once for half an hour in the dry, so as new. Happy to pass on for £20 posted if any use to someone.
I'm a big fan of shell / over gloves for this kind of thing. They pack up small to go in a back pocket or seat bag and you can take them on and off easily when it starts / stops raining or you've got too hot from a climb.
mine were from Dissent 133 but there are other options from the likes of Hestra (inc. a lobster over-mitt) and Trekmates (e.g. https://www.trekmates.co.uk/collections/gloves/products/scafell-gtx-shell-glove-aw24 ) . Usually pair them with an equivalent of the Defeet Dura glove which have a sort of goldilocks ability to be warm, a little bit windproof but also highly breathable albeit with no water-resistance.