Winter Gloves

[The Bearded Duc]

Can anyone recommend a decent-good winter glove for $50-$100? On the lower end would be nice but I still want some protection.

It's only cold here for a month or so and it's only slightly colder(30's) in the canyons.

Would just a non-perforated leather gauntlet do?

[ducpainter]

I've ridden in 40 degree weather with Helds...non perf gauntlet.

My hands froze.

Rev-it makes some nice cold weather gloves, but your price range may not fit them.

[Charlief]

In that price range it would be hard to find a good pair of winter gloves that aren't to bulky. One thing you can try is a pair of silk  liners. I use a pair when the weather gets chilly with a pair of non perf guantlets. The silks are about $10-15 and you can find them at any camping/sports stores and maybe at your local bike shop.

[Speeddog]

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Electric vest
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[Charlief]

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Electric vest
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Hmmmm heating your core will keep you warmer all over but it may not help your hands. 

[Speeddog]

Hmmmm heating your core will keep you warmer all over but it may not help your hands. 

It works for me. 

[The Bearded Duc]

The rest of my body is pretty warm with my current gear set up. It's just my hands that get really cold. And when they get cold cold awful things happen, like having to stop every 20 minutes to pee.

Rev-it makes some nice cold weather gloves, but your price range may not fit them.

I'm a huge fan of the Rev'it stuff, i wear their jacket, pants, and Monster gloves now but like I said, it's only that cold for a little while here and didn't want to spend too much money on a pair of gloves I only wear for a month out of the year.

One thing you can try is a pair of silk liners.

I've tough of that option as well. My current glove are pretty snug and I doubt I would be able to get a pair of liners underneath them.



Looks like I may have to up that price range just a bit.   

[Charlief]

The silks are thin. Bring your moto glove to the store and try them with a pair of silks.

[scduc]

Honestly,---- go electric. I have not yet, but will do soon. everyone who has them says they'll never ride in the cold without.

[webspoke]

For those temperatures, i started with a pair of thinsulate lined leather cruiser gloves.  No armor, but they kept me warm.  Later picked up a pair of alpinestars vega dry star gloves on closeout.  Also thinsulate lined, but nylon/leather construction.  Warm, but not as warm as the leather pair.  Both were in the $50-60 range.

The alpinestars do fit better for sporty riding. 

[The Mad King Pepe']

I have both a pair of Alpinestar WR-1 winter gloves and Tourmaster Sinergy heated gloves and the electric gloves are so much better!

The problem with non-heated gear is that it must be thick(er) due to the necessary insulation to keep you warm. The electric gloves just need to protect from windchill and rain and let the electric part do the heating (I might be over-simplifying here). Less thickness means better control and feedback.

If you don't want to spend about $150 for heated gloves, I would suggest heated grips instead. They're much cheaper ($30-50) and might be enough for the cold you get.

[Slide Panda]

No FHE here, but I've been eyballing A*s APEX

http://www.alpinestars.com/Apex_DRYSTAR_Gloves/pd/c/143/np/143/p/352560.html

[The Bearded Duc]

No FHE here, but I've been eyballing A*s APEX

http://www.alpinestars.com/Apex_DRYSTAR_Gloves/pd/c/143/np/143/p/352560.html

I was eyeballing those as well. I also found these...

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/37/16454/CITEM/Fieldsheer-Attack-II-Gloves-Closeouts.aspx

Anyone have any FHE with them?

I have both a pair of Alpinestar WR-1 winter gloves and Tourmaster Sinergy heated gloves and the electric gloves are so much better!

The problem with non-heated gear is that it must be thick(er) due to the necessary insulation to keep you warm. The electric gloves just need to protect from windchill and rain and let the electric part do the heating (I might be over-simplifying here). Less thickness means better control and feedback.

If you don't want to spend about $150 for heated gloves, I would suggest heated grips instead. They're much cheaper ($30-50) and might be enough for the cold you get.

Hadn't really looked at heated grips, I might check those out too.

[Grampa]

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=HYC_HS-6052-SM_G


comfy

[ZOSO]

This is a pretty good video/write-up overview of what's out there (opinions aside).

http://blog.revzilla.com/2010/09/cold-weather-motorcycle-glove-guide.html

I live in Chicago (and previously NY) and have tried quite a few, it's usually bulk vs. warmth (w/o heated grips).
I like the balance of the Dainese Jerico, tho they're a bit pricey.