Best WINTER GLOVES ???

[Alpha Solo]

I'm currently looking for some warm winter gloves that are not too padded and offer good protection so I get maximum 'feel' for control.

So far the options are -

Spidi H2 OUT
Revit Celcius / H20

Or wearing my current kevlar reinforced road gloves under some Rain-Off waterproof over gloves.

Any comments or suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[Karma]

I've often found that the best winter gloves are summer gloves with a bit of HTFU thrown in... but then I'm in auckland and so I'd imagine Christchurch has a higher percentage of pansys :D

[blacksheep]

go for the waterproof over gloves and get some oxford thermal inners,then when it is dry but cold you don,t have to wear those waterproof outers and your hands are still toasty :sweatdrop basically you will have a 3 glove combo:sherlock:

[vifferman]

I've got some Spidi Ravens (OK, thinnish, very comfy, waterproof, but the cuffs are too short), and some Spidi Sport Comp H2Out (brilliant! Exactly what you're looking for, but slightly too tight for me. Hope they wear in a bit more).
The Sport Comps have some padding, but not too much (we hatesss thickiissshh glovesesss, yesss we do!! :angry: ), good armour, are very waterproof, and well made.

[James Deuce]

I've often found that the best winter gloves are summer gloves with a bit of HTFU thrown in... but then I'm in auckland and so I'd imagine Christchurch has a higher percentage of pansys :D

Aucklanders are the pansies. Christchurch has temperatures that drop into single and negative figures Winter, unlike the double figure Celsius all year round, denuded rain forest that is the Auckland Isthmus.

Orina do a nice warm glove that remains waterproof for an hour in a downpour and isn't too too thick. About $89 dollars.

[Crisis management]

Aucklanders are the pansies. Christchurch has temperatures that drop into single and negative figures Winter, unlike the double figure Celsius all year round, denuded rain forest that is the Auckland Isthmus.

Oi! It gets weally cold up here you know, this morning I had to defrost the expresso machine........

[vifferman]

Aucklanders are the pansies. Christchurch has temperatures that drop into single and negative figures Winter, unlike the double figure Celsius all year round, denuded rain forest that is the Auckland Isthmus.
That's OK - despite living here for 7.5 years or so, I still don't think of myself as a D'Aucklander.
AND I did ride my bike nearly every day when I lived in Chch, including two days of snow. The exception was the one day when I set out, and made it as far as the corner (~20m) when I discovered it wasn't miraculous that there was no frost - it was just invisible (black ice). :shit:


Orina do a nice warm glove that remains waterproof for an hour in a downpour and isn't too too thick. About $89 dollars.
I had (still have, in the deep, dark bowels of the cupboard) some "nice, warm" Urina glubs. :mad:
WorstPharknPieceOfKitIEverHadTheMisfortuneToBuy!! :mad: They were even more worserer as ski gloves.
They weren't waterproof, weren't comfy, offered little protection, and the seams between the "man-made material" backs and leather palms/fingers frayed very quickly (now held together by holt-melt glue).
GGRRRRRRR!! and all that. :mad:



Um...er...arrrr.... Would anyone like a pair of nice, comfy, cosy, semi-almost-waterproof Orina glubs?:rolleyes:

[James Deuce]

I had (still have, in the deep, dark bowels of the cupboard) some "nice, warm" Urina glubs. :mad:
WorstPharknPieceOfKitIEverHadTheMisfortuneToBuy!! :mad: They were even more worserer as ski gloves.
They weren't waterproof, weren't comfy, offered little protection, and the seams between the "man-made material" backs and leather palms/fingers frayed very quickly (now held together by holt-melt glue).
GGRRRRRRR!! and all that. :mad:
Uh huh. So the gloves I've been using for two years should be leaking and falling to bits then. The knobs came off the elastic at the end of the gauntlet so I got a new pair free of charge.

They look new after probably being used 30% of the time I've spent on a bike in the last two years. I commute daily by motovelocipede too.

Hang on, I'll just go take a photograph.

[Hitcher]

Kerry at TSS recently talked me into trying some newly-arrived German Held winter gloves. GoreTex, leather, nice. Not cheap though at about $160.

[Kwaka14]

The new Held stuff looks awesome with plenty of cuff and protection...

[vifferman]

Kerry at TSS recently talked me into trying some newly-arrived German Held winter gloves. GoreTex, leather, nice. Not cheap though at about $160.
Uh... actually, they are very reasonably priced. I wish I'd known Motohaus now stocks them, as they're a better fit for me than the Spidis, and lower priced (by about 30%ish) for a similar-spec glove.
I dunno what your $160 Held gloves were like, Hitcher, but my Spidi Sport Comp are $250 RRP.

[Hitcher]

According to the litricher, the Helds were European Motorcycle Glove of the Year in 2006.

[tri boy]

According to the litricher, the Helds were European Motorcycle Glove of the Year in 2006.

Wish I had heard of them earlier. Bought some Alpinestars last week, because I've owned a pair of their boots forever, without ever getting wet tootsies. The gloves are pretty poor at keeping water out. But then i saw the "Made in China" tag.
The boots were made in Europe. Can't trust Brands anymore.:angry:

[Kwaka14]

They use Stingray leather in some of their construction which is apparently the most abrasive resistant leather you can get.... they look and feel great and I'll be getting some at somestage....

[tri boy]

They use Stingray leather in some of their construction which is apparently the most abrasive resistant leather you can get.... they look and feel great and I'll be getting some at somestage....

Endorsed by Steve Irwin?:shutup: :shit:

[Kwaka14]

Whole Heartedly:innocent:

[Nutter34]

I'd recommend the Spidi range any day of the week. I've got a summer pair and a winter pair. Work well in the rain too, the few times I've been wet. Worth the money IMO.

[vifferman]

I'd recommend the Spidi range any day of the week. I've got a summer pair and a winter pair. Work well in the rain too, the few times I've been wet. Worth the money IMO.
Lessee...
I've got a pair of old AGV summer glubs; a pair of Spidi Pro1 summers, with a hole between the fingers; a pair of Dri Rider summer glubs (comfy, inexpensive, but noticeably inferior to Spidis); a pair of Urine-A El Crapolas; a pair of Spidi Raven H2Outs, and the Spidi Sport Comp H2Outs.
Oh yeah - I've also got some oilskin over-mittens, which I kindly let the vifferbabe wear over her tiny glubs if it's raining and she's on the back.
I'm thinking that when it stops pretending to be winter some Helds might be joining the pile of sundry boots, pants, helmets and gloves in the cupboard...

I think I need to grow some extra hands... :confused:

[Alpha Solo]

Kerry at TSS recently talked me into trying some newly-arrived German Held winter gloves. GoreTex, leather, nice. Not cheap though at about $160.

Just discovered Held gloves, what type did Kerry sell you?

[Hitcher]

I think they're the Icebreakers.

[jrandom]

Winter glub purchase time for me, too. Spidi H2OUTs worked well before. Anyone know which of the Auckland shops stock Held?

[vifferman]

Winter glub purchase time for me, too. Spidi H2OUTs worked well before. Anyone know which of the Auckland shops stock Held?
Motohaus does. Or you can buy my Spidi Ravens, Doctor Dan.

[ceebie13]

Coincidentally I too was in TSS today and chose the slightly less expensive ("call it $100" said Kerry) Macna range. Why? Because I wanted "feel" as originally posted, warmth, waterproofing and importantly a large enough gauntlet (with an elasticated drawstring) to go over my jacket cuffs without difficulty when wearing the bloody things! My last pair were a complete faff to get on for that reason, so they will now make a serviceable spare pair.

The new ones have no knuckle armour but are extremely comfortable!
Cheers, Kerry.

[Alpha Solo]

Thanks all for the replies.

Protection is important, so I'm looking for something with knuckle protection too.

Spidi seem to have some pretty good spec gloves, as do Held...

- price isn't really an option as knuckles and fingers are worth a lot to me!

[Trudes]

I have a pair of the Revit ones with the knuckle and finger armour, find them pretty warm, but not stupid hot in summer, which is a bonus. I find mine super comfy and I feel safe in them, like the 'feel' factor too, doesn't feel like there's 6 inches between my fingers and the levers, so all in all, I :love: mine.

[What?]

Orina do a nice warm glove that remains waterproof for an hour in a downpour and isn't too too thick. About $89 dollars.

Yep - I have a pair of those, and thay aren't too bad. Maybe Vifferman got a Monday pair...
The Spidi AL3's (replaced by AL4, replaced by Thunder, replaced by summitelse) that died during my Black Ice Escapade winter-before-last were much better, both warmth and water-resistant-wise, but they were also three times the price.
BMW put out some good gloves, too.

[Trudes]

I have a pair of the Revit ones with the knuckle and finger armour, find them pretty warm, but not stupid hot in summer, which is a bonus. I find mine super comfy and I feel safe in them, like the 'feel' factor too, doesn't feel like there's 6 inches between my fingers and the levers, so all in all, I :love: mine.

OK, rode this morning in my gloves and my hands were very cold, putting liners in them for winter!

[Quasievil]

Kerry at TSS recently talked me into trying some newly-arrived German Held winter gloves. GoreTex, leather, nice. Not cheap though at about $160.

Fark I can get so Called German HELD for $89.00 if ya like, was at the factory last week and it wasnt in Germany lol

[Hitcher]

Fark I can get so Called German HELD for $89.00 if ya like, was at the factory last week and it wasnt in Germany lol

$89 sounds like a go! And the tag on my gloves says "Made in Hungary".

[Paul in NZ]

Orina do a nice warm glove that remains waterproof for an hour in a downpour and isn't too too thick. About $89 dollars.

Yes - an excellent glove with real gortex. Add undergloves and you are ready for anything. At the price they are exceptional value for $$

[ceebie13]

I have a pair of Revit ones with the knuckle and finger armour...

...all of which adds emphasis to your signals to cage drivers eh, Trude? :Punk:


...like the 'feel' factor too, doesn't feel like there's 6 inches between my fingers.... :love:

Here speaks the voice of experience.
Er... what does Nigel have to say about this I wonder? :shutup:

[Sidewinder]

nah best is the alpinestar drystars. there the best i got a mate that has the spidis' and he wants the drystars now and there only about $160

[Pwalo]

FWIW I've got a cheapish pair of RJays Hurricane gloves, which I picked up from TSS last winter. To date they've been really comfortable, warm and even waterproof on the daily commute.

Nothing too fancy, but good value.

[car]

I've often found that the best winter gloves are summer gloves with a bit of HTFU thrown in

And, if HTFU isn't sufficient (as I once found out, one hour into a four hour ride through freezing fog) then just pull in to the next service station and put on a couple of pairs of those crinkly disposable gloves they have by the diesel pumps, underneath your summer gloves.

[scumdog]

Never found any gloves that kept my hands/fingers warm in the winter, just swap my fingerless gloves with ones with full fingers, just put up with the cold and use bread-bags as overgloves when its wet.:yes:

[Alpha Solo]

Bread Bags / diesel gloves!

Good old Kiwi stylin' - so obvious but practical, award for the number 8 solution!

That way I can wear my summer motard gloves and still keep the freezing fog off...

Sometimes the best solution is the cheapest!

:third:

[What?]

...use bread-bags as overgloves when its wet.


Bread Bags / diesel gloves!

Good old Kiwi stylin' - so obvious but practical, award for the number 8 solution!

Scummy ain't a quota cop, so with just the base salary & no performance boni coming in, it's probably just that he can't afford good gear.

[Mom]

;) use bread-bags as overgloves when its wet.:yes:

My God you are all style Sir! ;)

[James Deuce]

These:

http://www.rjays.com.au/home/products/gloves-h2o-glove.html

Your hands stay dry and they aren't bulky at all.

When it is really cold (-4C to 4C) I have some Orina gloves , which aren't as bulky as they look and are really warm as well as dry. Bit of a struggle to get under you jacket sleeves though.

It's quite important to put them under your sleeves when it is raining because most waterproof jacket and trousers liners work by wicking water through the outer layer and draining it through the bottom of the jacket, sleeves and trousers. Put your gloves over your cordura/goretex jacket and you'll fill your gloves up.

[TKDSKIP]

It's quite important to put them under your sleeves when it is raining because most waterproof jacket and trousers liners work by wicking water through the outer layer and draining it through the bottom of the jacket, sleeves and trousers. Put your gloves over your cordura/goretex jacket and you'll fill your gloves up.
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YES!THANKYOU. Twice now my gloves filled up(slow learner maybe). I was doing the wrist strap up so tight it was cutting off my circulation. Mates I talked to said the gloves must go over the jacket to keep the wind out. I willl try this out next time it rains and see if it will save me having to dry my gloves out for the following 2 days.

[James Deuce]

You're welcome. Never had any issues with the wind getting in. I find it is actually warmer to put gauntlet style gloves under your sleeves.

[scumdog]

yes I go for the double bread bags!! But the red wine on the inside is always a good start!!
Of course it has to be quality.
CB aka SD

[Coxy]

Well old chap, a difficult one here. My advice, and this is from mt time in Blighty; 1) Take some hard pills 2) Remove any trace of a glove 3) Plaster hands in Vaseline 4) Wrap hands round bars and go for a ride, cheers, Coxy :rockon:

[Alpha Solo]

Fark I can get so Called German HELD for $89.00 if ya like, was at the factory last week and it wasnt in Germany lol

- Can you get me a pair of the Held Steve's for this price?

[uNople]

I find that summer (thin, leather, armoured) gloves are great in winter. Not being able to move your fingers at all makes for interesting riding.

Seriously though...

Strangely, I *do* find that my summer gloves are better than winter gloves in winter, ESPECIALLY when it's raining and/or cold. The reason for that is that while the winter gloves take longer to get wet and cold, the summer gloves will warm up and dry quicker than the winter ones, as they're less thick. This means that when waiting at the lights, you just stick your left hand on the left hand side of the motor, and your right hand on the right hand side of the motor, and by the time the lights change, your hands are warm and (mostly) dry again.

I also find that I don't usually need my right hand warm, so I stick my left hand under my fuel tank to warm it while cruising along, and for some reason it makes my right hand feel warmer. go figure...

My advice: in your tank bag, carry a plastic bag (for the wet gloves), and a few spare pairs of (winter) gloves, if you want to be warm and dry. This depends, of course, with how long you are riding for. If long distances, then maybe you want to try the poly undergloves/summer glove/overglove combo (for maximum warmth and dryness).

[fergie]

i love my heated grips.

[pritch]

In my most recent iteration as a motorcyclist my first pair of gloves were Held Steve. (As a matter of interest whatever happened to Mr Steve Jenkner 125cc World Champion of a few years back after whom the gloves were named?)

I also have a pair of Held supermotard gloves whatever they are called, and a pair of their Gore-tex arctic type gloves which I cart round with me on trips in the fond hope that they won't be needed.

The screen wiper on the finger on all of these is a big plus.

I also have a pair of Spidi which are a bit warmer than the Steve gloves and which I use for commuting on frosty mornings. They are almost ideal but for the lack of a wiper.

There are also some cheaper options which seemed bargains at the time but these don't get used.

If I could only have one pair of gloves I'd probably go with the Steve (or the much more expensive Akira(?).

[James Deuce]

(As a matter of interest whatever happened to Mr Steve Jenkner 125cc World Champion of a few years back after whom the gloves were named?)


There's an upper age limit in 125GP now. Forcibly retired due to age.

[sAsLEX]

The screen wiper on the finger on all of these is a big plus.



until you ride in the rain on gravel roads and the gritty shit means your iridium coating wears off! Bugger...

[pritch]

There's an upper age limit in 125GP now. Forcibly retired due to age.

Interesting. One might imagine that a rider good enough to win a 125 title could be worthy of a ride in the 250 class.

National politics do play a part in all this, which is thought by Brit journos to be why Hoffman still gets a start. Even so the starting grid isn't exactly full of Germans.

[MaxCannon]

I got a pair of Ixon Pro Tour gloves a while back.

The dog got ahold of my old winter gloves so a new pair were needed immediately.

So far they've kept my hands warm and dry in some pretty filthy weather, last weeks hailstorms being a pretty tough test.

For $150 I think the value for money factor is good.

My only complaint is that the cuff is huge - too big to go under my jacket sleeves.
this hasn't really been a problem as water tends to run off my jacket before it reaches my gloves but I think on a long trip with sustained rain it could be an issue.

[steveb64]

I bought a pair of Belstaff winter gloves when I bought the Ducati - in the UK. Brilliant gloves - keep my hands warm enough for my fingers to still work - even when riding with several inches of snow on the roadsides... Far too hot in the summer tho - but that's what summer gloves are for...

A few years back, Wellington M/C's were supposedly selling them - dunno whether they still are...

[Swoop]

After freezing my fingers with summer glubs over the past few years, SPIDI H2Out Nordic glubs are the bees-knees!
Pricey, but quality stuff.

[saltydog]

So far the options are -

Spidi H2 OUT
Revit Celcius / H20

Any comments or suggestions?

REVIT REVIT REVIT...Just brought a pair of these. Unreal. cost about $200 from wellington m/c's. Dont bother about anything else.

[vifferman]

My Spidi Sport Comp H2Out are great (apart from being slightly tight - they didn't 'give' as much as I expected).

[Hitcher]

My Clovers performed admirable in the egregious conditions that typified the middle half of this year's Grand Challenge. I'd score them 8 out of 10.