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Was using sealskinz for ages but they don’t do them anymore and new ones look a bit bulky.
Was looking at 100% Brisker as a possible option. After minimal padding.
What are people using?
Troy Lee air, or Briskers when it’s below 2-3 degrees
100% brisker here. Best gloves I’ve ever used, imo the perfect balance of warmth, feel and comfort.
Same as jimmy748, although I do feel the cold in my hands, so Briskers work for me probably 4-10deg. Any colder I have some old Cannondales for or full on winter Spesh gloves.
100% Briskers are decent and last well. I’ve got a pair that are still ok - but preferring the fit of Royal Racing Storm gloves at the moment. I’m in large Briskers but medium Storm gloves. The Brisker comes up quite small.
Winter. Briskers (plus silk liners or some of those 'arthritis mitts' underneath when it's proper cold).
Rest of the year. Dakine Covert (not tried the current model as bought a stock of the old ones when they stopped making them - only one pair left now though). Also got some really nice Fox summer gloves with a full leather palm but they don't seem to still do those?
None when it's warm. Briskers the rest of the time. Nitrile gloves underneath for soaking wet uplift days.
Briskers for me are a great autumn glove, or Fox Polar, no use to me once it's cold. It's getting into pogies and glacier gloves time for my chilly hands. In summer, Fox Rangers.
Briskers, superb gloves 🙂
Briskers don't look like they have much of a cuff for me, I have not tried any on though. Is this a problem for this Californian designed product?
Briskers are the best balance you'll get between warmth and feel.
Endura Dexters run them a close second (not as warm), but the prices went up too much for me to keep buying them.
Briskers don't have a cuff to speak of, but this is remedied by wearing towelling sweatbands. I remember seeing an interview years ago with Josh Lewsey (England Rugby player of the noughties). He was asked about his wrist strapping and he said it was as much to do with insulating the bit above the hand where the blood is close to the surface as much as any support for the joint. I've found it very good advice.
Giro DND. No annoying Velcro, fit well, nice thin palm which goes round the end of the fingers to stop them poking holes through, inexpensive and comfortable.
It's going to be too cold for them soon, but I've ridden for the past 4 years or so in one size too small Mechanix and Mechanix 0.5 gloves. Cheap, grippy, and don't move about. As close to riding barehanded as I can find.
I have Briskers for the winter, which in comparison, are slippery and loose.
Giro DND or Blaze.
Sportful Essential 2 Windstopper if it's dry, or Endura FS260 PRO Nemo if its wet. Proper cold and I'll go for the Specialized winter ones that I've had for a couple of years.
Summer - various
Spring/Autumn - cheap softshell from PX (Carnac Roubaix)
Winter - Sealskinz Ultra Grip
Really bloody cold - two pairs of gloves
DeFeet Dura / Dissent Cordura are both a sort of knitted cordura blend which does a great job of keeping off the chill whilst not getting sweaty when you've built up a load of heat climbing.
As it gets colder, or wetter, I either add the Dissent 133 shell over the top of them or switch to some lobster type aldi jobs as it gets towards or below 0.
Spring/Summer/Autumn - TLD XC/AIR/whatever comes up cheap
Winter - 100% Briskers
Proper Freezing - Altura Winter things - these have now died through over use - they're a bit bulky and over padded but they sure are warm.
Spring/Summer/early autumn: Endura Hummvee fingerless gloves
When it turn cold or wet: Sealskinz Dragoneye (now called "all weather")
When it goes below zero : Sealskinz Waterproof All Weather Insulated Glove
Clearly depends on what your riding is like and what you actually mean by cold but if your riding is not too gnar JRA (i.e. the chances of your hands coming off your bars to protect your face in a crash are slim to none) and your idea of cold is actually proper cold (-5deg and dropping), poggies are hard to beat. You can spend a fortune on these but a cheap pair of neoprene ones ( https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09JS5Q9SP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) have kept my bare hands properly warm into the proper minus numbers. And whilst I've never actually done it in anger, I reckon my hands would come out of them in an emergency just fine.
Giro DND or 100% Brisker most of the time, depending on the temperature. If/when it gets really cold I wear a pair of primaloft mittens over my riding gloves to get to and from the trails, and on the climbs.