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Looking for some decent warm gloves for MTB/gravel
Warm is imperative, waterproof is desirable
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Just bought some Altura Nightvision Windproof/Waterproof gloves from Halfords (I had a £20 voucher to spend!)
They seem very good for the 'sale' price of £17.50.
Used them for a wet ride today, and my hands were toasty and dry.
How bulky are they?
Looking at 100% brisker, how do they size up?
Briskers aren't that warm, mostly because thin palms. Nice gloves in the dry but not good with wet (IME).
What about the brisker hydrophobic? I had freezing hands yesterday in an old pair of enduras and was looking at these in replacement.
How bulky are they?
About average for a winter glove, not overly bulky, and didn't feel restrictive.
I've used the standard Briskers the last couple of years, and they wet through quickly and weren't very warm. Ok for autumn use, but not all winter/spring.
I've just bought a pair of Madison windproof and wintery gloves.
Utter crap that someone has clearly not ridden in before they put them out for sale. Half the back is neoprene type material - sweaty. The other half is a rough, prominently seamed windproof material with no warmth, and again no breathability. The finger sides are more like a summer glove, so nicely breathable but cold... And short wrists so cold wrist...
Similar to the rubbish Endura gloves.
Still my best winter gloves - either Giro heavy weight Roubaix or Decathlon winter cycling gloves, similar to a Roubaix but windproof.
Briskers size up small. I use Sealskins winter gloves - a bit bulky, but IME gloves that are snug in fit aren't that warm.
These ones I think - though mine are yellow and £25 from Sportspursuit.
After suffering with very cold fingers last year I bought some Sealskinz, spendy but not had cold fingers since and I went out on some very icy mornings…
https://www.sealskinz.com/products/waterproof-extreme-cold-weather-glove
I really rate these. Though I've not used them in hours-on-end rain, they keep me dry and warm without bulk.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLCARULERAG/carnac-ultimate-waterproof-gloves
I got the Galibier deep winter gloves last year. Seem pretty good.
Briskers vs hydrophobic briskers is quite a big difference. The hydrophobic ones are a much bulkier glove. Personally, I don't really like mine but then I dislike bulky gloves and don't suffer much from cold hands. Normal Briskers on the other hand are as said above not a particularly warm glove, not that thick, and not remotely waterproof. Excellent I think for a specific range of conditions but not proper winter weather.
I suffer badly from reynaulds and use Brisker Hydro's until it gets to around zero, then I have some Sealskin heated gloves for colder rides. Although the Briskers are bulky, I don't find they impede my riding too much (rooty, rocky, gnarcore)
Briskers are a really useful tool for judging whether a winter gloves review was written by people who don't ride in the cold or who don't feel the cold at all. Good gloves but not that warm. The hydro is much warmer but also basically a totally different glove.
For winter, I go full neoprene, with the glacier gloves Perfect Curve. They have loads of drawbacks- they're bulky, they're rubber foam, so you get a fair amount of disconnect between your hand and grip, you'll sweat in them if it's warm and they are 100% unbreathable, and if you don't wash them and then dry them (carefully because if you're not then they'll seal in water) from time to time then your hands start to smell like they've been inside a rotting corpse.
But- they're 100% waterproof, and they're super warm. Nothing else I've worn gets close- only pogies or heated gloves can beat them imo. So I love them despite my corpse hands.
Rab Infinium Windproof Glove.
Not cycling specific but strengthened palm and thumb. All I ride in winter - fantastically warm gloves and work when wet. I suffer cold hands but not in these.
Uvex thermolite plus for me.
7.99 a pair. No liner just cosy warmth. Not waterproof but the rubber grippy dip coating extends past the buckles leaving a breathability panel on the back of the hand.
No I don't generally get cold hands but I know these gloves from inspecting railway bridges I've spent hours in them including plunging my hand into burns in minus temperatures and getting them wet through.
Downside... You will look like a builder.
Ad above, Brisker Hydromatics are totally different to normal Briskets. They also size up smaller. Much better gloves. Still not suitable for a Raynauds-ite when it's around zero though. For that I often end up with my Galibier Deep Winters and silk liners.
I started using Ejendals Tegera 517 gloves on the bike last winter - can be had for around £10. They're our standard issue PPE at work but I found them so good and durable I bought some for winter gardening and biking. Genuinely waterproof, hardwearing and warm but also nice and stretchy so you can still use controls. My local hardwear shop sells them, also on ebay if you want to avoid amazon.
Same brand does warmer versions if you have very cold hands.
I love 100% briskers for lot of the year. Down to 5 degrees if it's dry, down to 10 if it's wet. On my second pair now.
If it's wet I wear seal skins knit gloves. Warm enough for most winter cold and or cold and wet wet rides. On my 4th pair now as after a few years of riding in brambles, the water proof liner dies over the knuckles.
If it's sub 5 and there is absolutely no chance of rain I wear some leather sheepskin gloves, and have done for 20 years since I inherited them from my grandad.
Same gloves for MTB, road and gravel.
Sealskinz dragon eye have been excellent for me through autumn-winter-spring.
I just wear mountaineering / ski gloves on the bike in winter, they just seem better made and cheaper than cycling specific gloves (which always seem to dissapoint).
Galibier Deep Winter, size up and wear a silk liner underneath.
I love the normal 100% Briskers. They're perfect for me from ~now until December/Jan, and then Feb-April. In full cold misery conditions they're not warm enough, but for the in-between conditions they're great, and the best thing is they just feel like normal gloves to ride in.
The Hydromatic ones are good, but as others have said they're a different glove - much less feel of the bars compared to the standard Briskers. They're still the thinnest (best-feeling) of all the winter gloves I own, though so they're a good option when it gets really miserable.
+1 on the Galibier gloves. Silk or merino liner depending on how cold it is. I like a lot of their gear.
I can recommend hand guards to cut the wind chill, if you can take the odd just-in-earshot snide comments from people. My hands won't warm up once chilled, and guards let me run a lighter glove.
I really like the briskers and when it's really cold and/or wet I wear a pair of rubber workshop type gloves underneath. Works a treat at keeping my hands warm.
These are really good down to about 1 or 2 degrees...
https://www.sealskinz.com/products/waterproof-all-weather-ultra-grip-knitted-glove
Below that I wear liner gloves under a pair of Aldi winter gloves.
Living in the middle lands and run warm, so rarely use anything other than racing mitts or light full finger gloves. Normally no gloves.
If it’s bone-cold and/or freezing rain/sleet then I’ll fit the pogies, but tbh they’ve hardly had an outing for years now. Winters have been so mild here. Let’s hope I get to use them this winter I sort of miss the fun. Living on a hill my rides tend to be plummet-winch, so I need chill-protection on the way down but soon overheat coming back up. Luckily the pogies come off the bars almost as quick as a pair of gloves leave my hands (more quickly than some gloves tbh) and so get stowed for the climbs. I find this to be a less cumbersome solution than gloves, as there is nothing worse than gloves for controlling a bike IMO. Gloves are prophylactics for the hands, only thicker.
Reynaud’s sufferers would definitely benefit from pogies/bar-mitts & gloves combo or maybe just pogies in moderate cold
Specialized lobster style are very warm. Like ski gloves in construction. They do a few variants on finger configuration. 3 together and separate forefinger is best for drop bars.
2 and 2 lobsters are tedious on a bike imo.
I have some grip-grab lobster gloves which are very warm. Previously, I used 3mm neoprene diving gloves which were horrible for 10 minutes, until they warmed up. After that, amazing.
Got a pair of knitted Sealskins for when it's actually cold and wet here, down South. 100% Briskers for before it gets that bad. Only just started wearing the summer gloves, and they're still a bit too warm.