Temp is starting to drop here in NYC as I noticed this early morning riding in.  Probably have another week or two in my summer gloves before it gets uncomfortable. 

Looking for recommendations on cold weather gloves.  Bang for the buck would be optimal.

Thanks.

I know most companies make a winter glove, such as Alpinestars and Dainese that are almost like a snow glove. Another option are grip warmers, but I don't know very much about these. I believe Somegirl has them along with a few other people who could give you price and effectiveness.

The only cold weather glove I've used is the Joe Rocket Ballistic gloves, which are comfortable and warm in the upper 30 degree temps I've used them in, but I  never worn them in below zero temps or wet conditions so I couldn't say if the were good in really cold or wet conditions.  I'm pretty sure there are better gloves out there if you are looking for the best for the coldest and wettest conditions.

Another NYC rider that i never see in the NYMMC Forums!

This morning was pretty cold. My hands were deffintely feeling it. I wear perfed leather shortys.

Im not sure what im looking to pick up this summer yet. THere are two options for me. Heated grips + the scorpion XDR recon gloves, or the Fieldsheer carbon heated gloves.

Heated grips are good, but the main problem is the back of the fingers and finger tips. Your best bet, if you dont want to spend a shitload, is to get some handguards to keep that wind from stealing your heat. Not unless you are looking at heated gloves. but taht mess comes with wires that you may or may not want to deal with.

Whatever you get, make sure they're big enough -- I tend to like motorcycle gloves almost snug, but that's been a huge mistake the couple of times I've done it with winter gloves. I've got lousy circulation in my fingers to begin with, and any constriction at all doesn't help one bit. Err on the "too big" side, rather than "too tight, maybe they'll stretch" side with winter gloves.

I lust after a pair of heated gloves, but haven't been able to swing the price, yet.

these are the ones that im getting...


http://www.revzilla.com/product/firstgear-heated-carbon-gloves

they have the non carbon ones for about $50 less.

Olympia "Cold throttle" gloves are the best I've seen. They're thin enough that they don't feel like ski gloves, waterproof (well, very water-resistant), have good armor, and cost about $60.

Pair them with some heated grips and you're good to go. But they seem to be better than most even without grips.

http://www.olympiagloves.com/viewgloves.html
(they're in the "all-season" section)

Quote from: He Man on September 17, 2009, 01:06:37 PM
Another NYC rider that i never see in the NYMMC Forums!

He Man, I post to the NYMMC forums, just not as often as the others.  I'm the one who recently alerted everyone to the UN mess for traffic next week.

Heated grips, a whole other issue and probable topic thread.  So new to this, bear with me.

Rev'IT winter gloves work pretty well.  They aren't bulky enough to feel like ski gloves, but they aren't summer gloves either.  Make sure you can try them on , or return them.  Some of their gloves vary in size across diff models. 

Quote from: scoprire on September 17, 2009, 04:09:13 PM
Rev'IT winter gloves work pretty well.  They aren't bulky enough to feel like ski gloves, but they aren't summer gloves either.  Make sure you can try them on , or return them.  Some of their gloves vary in size across diff models. 

Was looking at the H2O, both the Unix and Fahrenheit.  Both on closeout on Revzilla.

If you do 'closeout' at Revzilla, make sure you've got the sizing right... you can't return them. 

I have the farenheit H2O (think I even got them at Revzilla).  I liked the Unix, but found the farenheit cheaper. I ended up w/ an XL that felt too big at 1st.  That's when I found out about their closeout policy.  For the cold, it's better a bit loose so you aren't cutting off circulation, so I kept them.  Glad I did.  If I put a liner under them, they feel too tight.

For comparison... I bought a pair of Dainese gloves when I was at the Indy MotoGP.  They're mediums. 

One thing I DON'T like... even though they are waterproof, they don't have a visor wiper on them.  Neither do my Rev'IT rain gloves.  It's just not something they put on their gloves.  Quality is really good though.

Quote from: scoprire on September 17, 2009, 04:26:12 PM
If you do 'closeout' at Revzilla, make sure you've got the sizing right... you can't return them. 

Yeah, thanks for the reminder, had that happen when I bought Rev'it Dakar Pants (still trying to be sold in gear to sell forum here).  I bought a medium thinking I'd need the room underneath for layering.  Waste is way too big.  I might have to get them altered if I can't sell them with suspenders and wear them like firemen bunker pants.

Do Rev'it's run small, big?  Thinking medium should be ok (I have small hands) and I can wear a liner underneath.

They seem to run small in their winter gloves.  I thought my hands were fairly small till I was looking at gloves.  Mine are right at 9in measured just behind the knuckles.  The size chart on Revzilla shows a LG for me, but I have the XL.  I haven't tried on the LG, so I don't know how it compares. 

I saw your pants up for sale.  What size waist do you normally wear?

Quote from: scoprire on September 17, 2009, 04:44:11 PM
They seem to run small in their winter gloves.  I thought my hands were fairly small till I was looking at gloves.  Mine are right at 9in measured just behind the knuckles.  The size chart on Revzilla shows a LG for me, but I have the XL.  I haven't tried on the LG, so I don't know how it compares. 

I saw your pants up for sale.  What size waist do you normally wear?

Hmmm, than a medium might work...

I'm a 30 normally in jeans, figured the Medium (32) would be fine with jeans and the insulating liner under.  The pants throughout are fine.  Waist is huge.  Knee pads don't really line up either.