What cycling gloves do you all use for very cold (less than 35 degrees) and moderately cold (less than 50 degrees) temps?
Likes and dislikes of the brands/models tried?
I never seem to get the numb finger thing fixed.
Thanks
you’re from SoCal or Florida, right?
Anyway, I’ve had good luck with the pearl Izumi Lobster gloves for very cold, regular PI gloves (individual fingers - can’t remember the name) for cold. They fit me, have long collars that go way up your wrist, and have a decent absorbent pad for sweat on the back of the hand. Very well thought out.
When it’s cool out, I’ve been riding w/ a pair of cotton/wool running gloves with the non-slide rubber dots on the inside, and they’ve been surprisingly comfortable.
if you don’t mind sweating a little, I can also recommend wearing a pair of vinyl or latex gloves (or silk liners tho i never tried that) under your gloves when it’s really freezing out.
Thank you for asking. I have Renaud’s Syndrome which is a condition where your hands get cold and stay painfully cold easily. -No idea how you get it or why, but it sucks.
So, I need to wear warm gloves. I was using Pearl Izumi Cyclone gloves which were quite good. I tried some Rav-X winter gloves, fleecy inside, windstopper laminate, not too think. Man, they are the hands down best gloves for cold weather- absolutely awesome. Cheap too relative to the super high priced ones that are over $50. The Rav-X winter glove is $39.99. I really like them.
Tom, I know you have had some serious cold weather expierience. As had my ex who also had Renauds. As did a former friend, all three of you had had some Anartic or Artic expirience, usually bad. I am thinking there is a correlation between mild hypothermia and renauds syndrome. I would be interested in talking with you about this with an eye to actually writing an article about the possible link.
For high altitude mountaineering I use RBH Designs gloves and mittens. http://www.rbhdesigns.com/index.cfm
I’ve worn them in Antarctica, on the summit of the highest mountain in the western hemisphere and on the summits of four other 15,000+ climbs. They are the best gloves I’ve ever used.
There are a couple testimonies from me and other climbers on their website. Absolute best for extremem cold, high altitude. They don;t make a product for rding or aerobic sports, just for extreme conditions.
I have a pair of $25 seirus gloves that work great for cycling in 30-45 degrees and running in 15 to 30 degrees. Grippy, stretchy but warm enough. They are marketed as X-C skiing and cycling gloves and may be found at Bob Ward type stores. I also use $5 polypro liners from army surplus under regular cycling gloves for 40-55 degree weather. -TB