Gauntlets and jackets - over the top or underneath?

[TheDemonLord]

Hi All,

I am sure this is one of those personal preference questions - but when wearing gauntlet style gloves - do you have the glove come over your riding jacket sleeve, or do you tuck it under your sleeve?

Also interested in the reasons people give for whichever way they prefer...

[george formby]

Jacket over gloves. Otherwise your gloves become little five digit swimming pools when it rains.

[Gremlin]

Depends on your posture on the bike and personal preference.

Usually, gloves over jacket, but for wet weather, jacket over gloves to stop water entering via the cuffs. However, that's relevant for hands down positions. For my BMW, it's actually quite level and for those where hands are higher (ape hangers) opposite would apply.

[gjm]

I've always gone gloves over jacket, but for more pessimistic reasons.

If jacket is over gloves and you take a tumble, I've always considered there is slightly more chance of the jacket cuff catching, and the sleeve sliding up your arm.

Probably nonsense, but that's my reason. :)

[Motu]

I've always worn gloves over my cuffs, but recently bought some new winter gloves, and the cuffs are so small they won't fit over my jacket cuffs. I guess they are waterproof winter gloves, so that makes sense, but it does make them a pain to put on.

[Ulsterkiwi]

have tried both. water runs in when the gloves are over jacket. guess what I do now

[BigAl]

Gloves over sleeves as my jackets don't have enough room to go over the top.

Don't ride in enough rain to have a problem.

[Erelyes]

Leather jacket - gloves over
Textile jacket - gloves under

Somewhat moot as I usually wear shorty gloves anyway, but if I'm wearing my backups that's what I do.

[AllanB]

Gloves over. By I avoid the rain! Darn rain spots on my clean paint ........

[ellipsis]

...i've found that, sitting on your hands whilst riding is quite a big ask,...

[Berries]

Gloves over jacket for ease of use and short runs in minor rain.

Jacket over gloves in heavy rain.

Piece of string between the two so I never lose them.

[R650R]

New heated gloves have a drawstring gaiter type setup, looks reasonable effective for DR650 riding position with textiles...
Given the gloves (leather) good dealing to with snow seal.
Suppose it will rain soon enough to test

[Moi]

Usually gloves over the jacket sleeve - stops the draughts. However, do wear gloves inside the jacket sleeve with several jackets as the sleeve is slightly shorter than on others. If wet then wear a pair of "Rain-Offs" - very pleased with them: also good as a wind breaker on cold mornings.

But my beef with gloves is that the "gauntlet" is too short - I would like a gauntlet that is the length of the hand rather than the length of the palm so the gauntlet covers more of the jacket sleeve especially for winter riding.

My tuppence worth..

[Erelyes]

Usually gloves over the jacket sleeve - stops the draughts. However, do wear gloves inside the jacket sleeve with several jackets as the sleeve is slightly shorter than on others. If wet then wear a pair of "Rain-Offs" - very pleased with them: also good as a wind breaker on cold mornings.

But my beef with gloves is that the "gauntlet" is too short - I would like a gauntlet that is the length of the hand rather than the length of the palm so the gauntlet covers more of the jacket sleeve especially for winter riding.

My tuppence worth..

How do you find the rain-offs, control feel wise?

[Motu]

They don't feel like they would work when you first put them on, but on the bike and riding they are no problem. And they don't cut the cold, at least in the lower single digits.

[Moi]

How do you find the rain-offs, control feel wise?

At first they felt strange, you don't have the individual finger movement [I have the double finger gloves rather than the single-triple finger model] however I have not noticed any difficulty with controls.

Unlike Motu, I have found they do help reduce the wind chill factor but don't eliminate it. I wear either Rev'it or Dainese winter gloves with the Rain-Offs over the top and when it's between 5C and 10C they do help when travelling at 100km/h. I do put the gloves on before leaving the house and so I'm warm before I add the extra layers - perhaps that does help.

[vifferman]

I've always gone gloves over jacket, but for more pessimistic reasons.

If jacket is over gloves and you take a tumble, I've always considered there is slightly more chance of the jacket cuff catching, and the sleeve sliding up your arm.

Probably nonsense, but that's my reason. :)
No, that's reasonable.
I wear mine like that too, plus it stops the wind/weather getting up your sleeves. However, when it's raining, I wera them like that too, but with my waterproof jacket sleeves velcroed over the top.

[Motu]

I wear either Rev'it or Dainese winter gloves with the Rain-Offs over the top and when it's between 5C and 10C they do help when travelling at 100km/h.

I'm on the road for half an hour at 100kph, below 7 degrees, the last 15 minutes my fingers start to freeze. My winter gloves are Spidi or Dririder.