Cold Hands - What's The Solution?

[outlawtorn]

Hi all,

Hope you are all keeping well and safe and looking forward to the joys of winter!!

The problem I have is that my hands get really cold, I do have winter gloves but they seem to let the water in and my hands freeze from there on. My question to y'all is what would you recommend from the following:
A - New, better, more expensive gloves (If so please recommend some gloves w/ weblink if possible)
B - Glove inners (Inner gloves which are supposed to keep more warmth in)
C - Heated grips which I can install myself and take off when spring arrives

Cheers all
J.

[James Deuce]

1. Heated Hand Grips

2. What brand gloves are you wearing?

3. Wear your gloves under your jacket not on the outside. Goretex lined cordura and kevlar jackets wick the water down the legth of the sleeves and fill your gloves up if you wear the gloves with the cuff outside the sleeve.

I have a pair of Orinas that are both warm and hours of riding in a downpour dry. Orina don;t appear to have a website though.

[Mental Trousers]

You forgot d) get hard

Heated grips are the best solution there. People will think you're a soft old man but at least you'll have nice warm hands and have a smile on your face. Another possible solution is surgical rubber gloves under you bike gloves. Main problem is they don't breath or anything so your hands sweat like you wouldn't believe and stay wet. But they also stay warm.

[Cajun]

i were summer gloves pretty much all year round, only time i put my winter/thermal gloves on when its raining. riden down desert road with snow on side like this.

Harden up outlawtorn mate
hahha

saying that the heated grips on father in laws bmw were handy when i used it a few times to go to hammy hole couple years ago.

[Colapop]

I've found the best solution for cold hands is warm breasts!!

[Whynot]

I've found the best solution for cold hands is warm breasts!!

Roger that.

[Colapop]

Why yes, yes I would - given the chance!

[outlawtorn]

FYI I wear Hipora Gloves and it aint that much to do with hardening up, I've got type 1 diabetes so I have to look after my extremities, ie. feet and hands.

[Whynot]

Back on topic ... i just purchased some new, winter type warm dry gloves to replace my summer ones.
these ones in fact
http://www.dririder.com.au/products....6&main=RACER-X

definately worth it
although i commute a fair way out into the sticks

[Lou Girardin]

Spidi NK winter gloves on sale at AMPS @ $109.00 inc, down from $160 odd.

[James Deuce]

FYI I wear Hipora Gloves and it aint that much to do with hardening up, I've got type 1 diabetes so I have to look after my extremities, ie. feet and hands.

Yes you do - Get some polyprop gloves from Katmandhu, and some decent Gortex insulated gloves like the ones Lou's suggesting and take the Katmandhu gloves with you for the fitting. That way you canbe sure to get a size and style that will accept the polyprops underneath.

[sAsLEX]

A - New, better, more expensive gloves (If so please recommend some gloves w/ weblink if possible)

mine are worths over 300 but still get cold fingers, put your hands on the exhaust every time you stop

[yungatart]

I can't cope with being cold, my brain seems to freeze up along with my body. I wear a pair of polyprop gloves from the $2 shop under my winter gloves, works a treat and is very cheap!

[Lou Girardin]

Then again, the ultimate would be Baehr heated gloves. Little lecky blankets for your hands. Mmmmmmm cosy.
The $500 would send a chill through ones wallet though.

[Hitcher]

Get heated handgrips. Daytona Hot Grips. They're not that expensive -- even if you get the shop to fit them. Don't get the removable ones: one of the dumbest ideas since the Suck Kut.

Gloves? Definitely go for something with a GoreTex/Hipora liner, but try them not only for fit but functionality. Warmth tends to come with bulk, which is OK as long as it's not through the palm or underside of your fingers, as this can make operating the throttle, levers, switches and shit a bit of a fiddle.

Definitely wear your gloves inside a GoreTex jacket (as Jim2 has already mentioned). I have learnt this the hard way...

The best waterproof gloves I have owned are Alpinestars, but the cuff is too short. I've currently got a pair of Spidis which are waterproof, but the fingers are too short, contributing to pins and needles on longer rides.

For extra warmth, forget about polyprop liners. Go for silk. Just as warm with a fraction of the bulk. At your nearest camping and tramping store -- way cheaper that bike shops.