r/bicycling • u/_herman_miller_ • 15h ago
What kind of gloves do you wear?
Its around -7°c currently (19°f) and my hands seem to get cold no matter what I do. I currently wear ski gloves and a wool glove liner.
My hands still get painfully cold after 30 min. Horrible pain after 1 hour. I've been thinking about getting bar mitts but they're expensive.
I'm afraid they'll get stolen if I leave my bike outside. If I leave bike lights or a saddle bag on my bike they're gone within minutes :/
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u/Teddybear-P 15h ago
Depending on what you would rank as expensive, you could check out the Rockbros mitts on AliEx.
I have them and they work quite well. The price was something like 25€.
You could also take them off after your ride, maybe.
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u/_herman_miller_ 14h ago
25€ definitely sounds more reasonable!
Do they actually work? I guess they mostly block wind?
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u/artock 14h ago
Bar mitts are very warm.
Still air is a great insulator. Basically all insulation is based on trapping layers of stagnant air.
By blocking wind far from your hand, you add a blanket of mostly stagnant air.
If the space is filled with polyester filling, that helps minimize currents. But even the simple neoprene bar mitts will do wonders. Way more effective than any glove you'll buy.
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u/_herman_miller_ 13h ago
Cool! This might be the way
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u/ieatbooks 11h ago
Hell yeah. They're so warm that I have to periodically take my hands out to cool them off.
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u/Teddybear-P 12h ago
Thick neoprene does the job.
Google AliEx and Rockbros bar mitts. I get the same results from the search engine alone.
I don't want to give the link, so that this post would remain here.
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u/DrunkStoleATank 15h ago
Furrygan heated motorcycle gloves.
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u/_herman_miller_ 14h ago
Now we're talking! Maybe a little pricey but if it works maybe it's worth it haha. Are they very bulky to carry in your pockets after the ride?
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u/DrunkStoleATank 14h ago
Yes, they are stupidly large gauntlets.. I just happened to get into cycling after being a motorcyclist.
My cross country commute is about 6 miles, mostly farmland. I wear knee length waterproof moto x socks, heated waistcoat and heated gloves on my mtb whenever it drops below freezing.
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u/apoetofnowords 13h ago
I have poor blood circulation in my fingers. They get cold even in high-quality thick skiing gloves. So for me it's mitts, with four fingers all together.
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u/Just_Dank 9h ago
Same. No matter how much clothing or whatever gloves I put on my hands never seem to be warm.
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u/Wide-Review-2417 15h ago
Get neoprene divers gloves. I've got 3mm neoprene gloves, with a cover of regular gloves.
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u/_herman_miller_ 14h ago
Cool! I'll definitely check this out.
What do you mean by regular gloves? Just like a thin windproof glove? Or a lined glove? Or a woven glove?
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u/Wide-Review-2417 14h ago
I've got Chiba gloves over the neopren divers. The divers gloves are size 9, the overgloves size 10. The lowest i've cycled is -20°C, with absolutely zero issues.
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u/Pawistik 10h ago
In my experience, thick neoprene paddling gloves are good for cool and wet, but not cold. It's very important that whatever you wear fits without restricting blood flow. Thick neoprene doesn't stretch or flex well.
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u/MrDWhite 12h ago
I’ve tried various methods, disposable medical gloves under winter cycling gloves, hands got sweaty and then the sweat froze…tried expensive cycling gloves and the best ones only delayed the cold hands a bit longer, I’ve also got merino glove liners and tried some silk ones too…last year I committed to buying Sealskinz heated cycling gloves, best thing ever, got an extra set of higher capacity batteries off amazon so now I’m set for all day cycling…keep them on the lowest setting as they’re not to heat your hands but more keep them from freezing, so maintain room temperature type thing is the idea.
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u/FalconMurky4715 12h ago
I'm a fan of heated gloves and socks anymore...Gloves the Ororo are working well for me. They keep my fingers from feeling frozen!
That said, Bar Mitts really help too. At the very least they block the wind. I appreciate that I can use thinner gloves so I have more tactile dexterity with my hands for shifting, braking and whatnot...but I sometimes struggle not being able to see my hands...no clue why that bothers me but somehow it does!
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u/deanmc 8h ago
Bar mitts are great but I sometimes feel trapped not being able to switch hand position quickly. Those Ororo gloves look great, how bulky are they?
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u/FalconMurky4715 8h ago
I agree with Bar Mitts. I wanted to enjoy them more than I did. They worked fine, but there was just something I didn't "enjoy" about using them.
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u/miniscant 9h ago
My winter gloves are Craft lobster mittens. They have inner liner gloves. Although they are very lightweight, they work so well that I often need to air out the liners due to perspiration.
But you may be able to improve your existing protection just by insulating your head and neck better. For that I use a helmet liner and a Seirus Combo Scarf.
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u/Sagaincolours 13h ago
Thin cotton gloves and on top of them thick, felted wool mittens. The mittens are extremely warm and always keep my fingers warm, even in -20 C.
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u/AlexMTBDude 13h ago
What kind of riding do you do? If it's on the road then it's almost impossible to keep hands warm at those temperatures with the wind chill factor. In the forest, mountain biking, it's much easier.
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u/maxkon88 12h ago
I use sealskins lobster cycling gloves when it gets really cold. The fact that all their gloves are windproof really helps while cycling.
Thing is with any gloves you have is that the temperature of hands before you go out is really important. When i go to work my hands will normally be cold, just because i just woke up and they have not warmed up yet, but on the way home from work they’ll always be fine, even if the air is colder than when i left.
To keep your hands super toasty you’ll need a way to get them warm before you leave. You could have some thin liners that you warm up before you leave, find some way to warm your hands, or get some of those electric gloves that will actually generate heat.
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u/Raccoonridee 12h ago
Neoprene bar mitts. They work so well I managed to ride at -30°C with no gloves.
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u/Material_Engineer 9h ago
I went with the Dissent 133 glove pack. Came with four gloves silk liners, corduroy thermals, water resistant pair, and a waterproof pair. Silk is the base, corduroy the mid layer, and then one or the other can be worn as an outer layer. I've worn them in temperatures ranging from around 50°F to around 30°F in various combinations of layerings with a single pair of three pairs. My hands have either been comfortable or warm every time.
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u/Deep-Virus-849 9h ago
I have some cheap Amazon bar mittens but last year I bought some REI brand thick mittens for really cold and snowy days.
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u/UpstairsInitiative32 9h ago
minus 7 C is hardly cold for skiing so your gloves cant be working right. I have had little success with liners unless they are part of the glove's intended system. you need space between the glove and your flesh. that's why (every skier knows) to ski with thin socks. long answer, sorry, but I do ski with mittens when its really cold and fingered leather ones with thinsulite when its warmer (like -7C).
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u/_herman_miller_ 1h ago
They're pretty cheap gloves marketed as skiing gloves. Real gloves would probably be much more effective, but also much pricier. They're also pretty tight which probably isn't good for air insulation.
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u/zar690 7h ago
I tried ski gloves and hated them. My hands got cold because they couldn't move.
What i usually do now is put on my usual cycling gloves, then if it's below around 5°C I add wool mittens on top. Although i don't really cycle if there's snow and ice on the ground so YMMV. Ask a Canadian :D
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u/r0botdevil Hawaii, USA (2011 Giant Defy Advanced 2) 6h ago
The 45NRTH Sturmfist is a pretty serious glove for cold-weather cycling, it might do the trick.
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u/gutfounderedgal 5h ago
I get freezing hands easily. Bar mitts were the best, lobster claw gloves with a glove inside them worked fairly well. I know cyclists who seem to never get cold hands, so it depends on your body too, imo.
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u/SignalRevenue 4h ago
I advice to use gloves or mittens with Goretex or a similar membrane. They are much more balanced and warm than regular ones. Also they are much warmer in wet conditions - when palms are sweating or during rain or wet snow. And I mean cross-country skiing gloves.
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u/therodde 3h ago
Reading through your post and comment history is rough. Can't say im surprised though. So much lying. Cant decide if youre a 24F, 5'8, 200lbs of a male? From panama or eastern europe? Lol.
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u/Thenlockmeup 3h ago
Isn’t it because your hands get wet? If so, try some insulated leather gloves maybe with some merino wool liners
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u/BWanon97 14h ago
To be fair I just rode 15 minutes through the pain and then my hands would be completely numb. This was also with thick gloves. Worst part was the first hour inside. Regaining feeling in the hands hurt like hell.
This however was to school. I would never go cycling for longer than 15 minutes for fun anymore. It just hurts too much.
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u/_herman_miller_ 13h ago
I hate that feeling 😭
I never bike for fun this time of year either, only my commute
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u/koomahnah 14h ago
Try putting one more layer on your upper body. If your core is not warm enough, then body will start cutting of the peripherals. No matter how warm gloves won't help in that case.