[Closed] Winter Socks and Gloves

On One / Carnac / Px Thickies work for me.

Might pull trigger on their crab gloves, specifically the reflective version, but they're all £10 in latest sale by the looks of things.

Will have a look at them! I’m usually between sizes being a UK8. How do the On One ones fit as seem to only come in 2 sizes.

Looking at the defeat woolie ones too, but again between sizes I think!

Galibier for gloves.  I've bought a set of Barrier (deep winter) and Ardennes (mid winter) gloves this winter and they have been good so far and great value for money.

Small-medium Thickies fit my ~27.4cm feet (EU 42-44 depending upon brands, the PX Das Boot is very warm and I had to send back 43 to get a 44 recently).

Showers Pass waterproof socks , currently on sale .

+1 for Galibier gloves.

For docks, I find cheapish silk mix ski socks work well without being too thick - I have Aldi and Decathlon ones. They come right up to just below the knee, keep the whole lower leg warm.

Another thumbs up for Galibier Barriers. I love mine and just bought the missus a pair and she much prefers them to her Sealskins.

She also wore the showers pass waterproof socks I got her for Xmas and they were better, but not perfect. That could be down to tighter shoes though.

Are the Gailiber gloves to thick for mountain biking??

Showers Pass waterproof socks ,

Yep, I get one with them too. I've got the extra warm ones (can't recall the name), nice and long and warm but not too thick. Not cheap mind..

currently on sale .

Where to please?

I've got a pair of Dexshell Ultraweather gloves which I've never actually used on the bike 'cos it's very rarely that cold in the south west. They're almost too thick and bulky to ride in but damn they're warm!

Galibier gloves are good. I’ve got a pair of their £40 leather ones for road riding (though only good down to about 5C but they’re a lovely thing).

Defeet Woolie Boolies are king of socks

Are the Gailiber gloves to thick for mountain biking??

The Barrier gloves are quite thick as are designed for deep winter.  The Ardennes are a lot less bulky, but windproof and good for most of my riding.  I use them on the road where i tend to get colder hands due to the wind chill.  I’d happily use the Ardennes on my Mtb.

How do DeFeet Woolies size up? I’m a UK8 so think I’m between sizes of them.

How do DeFeet Woolies size up? 

Go large/size up. I find that even on cooler washes they tend to shrink a little

Got some Woolies and they are decent and fit in my shoes ok!

So next up is the gloves. Don’t want anything too thick. I don’t get super cold hands so something not too thick.

Will have a look at the above.

Tried some 100% Brisker gloves and seemed ok until I pulled them off and the seam unstitched straight away which was not good!

Will have a look at the Ardennes.

Looking for unpadded if possible though.

DeFeet Woolie Boolie socks are great

For hands I'd start with keeping things warm before then. I wear long armed thermal top plus some Planet-X merino arm warmers. The top has thumb holes to keep the material from riding up your arms. This system means you can vent your torso so you don't overheat but also your arms keep warm.

For gloves I use mountaineering gloves - I got a few pairs of Black Diamond ice climbing gloves in a sale, they vary from quite thin with basically no insulation which was for the very technical climbing to reasonably thick. I think the insulation in the thicker ones was Thinsulate. All had Kevlar knuckle protection - if you've been ice climbing you'll know why!

Once the temperatures get seriously cold, below -5C or so, then pogies are the answer. I also fit insulation over gear and brake levers, something like those tubes of verruca pads wrapped up with electrical tape but you can get bike specific insulating sleeves.

In January I was in Norway and attended an Iditarod training camp. I typed up my notes most of which can be found in this thread over on Bearbones - https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18835