I need some REALLY warm gloves, your tips please

[ManDownUnder]

And the cheapest way to keep your core warm is... newspaper!

$1.50 each, available all over the place. Stop, buy one open it and wrap it around yourself - do your jacket up and you're off. You look like a knob doing it but it works.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I have never found a waterproof pair of gloves yet... water resistant but not water proof...

The great thing about heated grips... is when your gloves finally give and start to seap and leak through the heated grips will come into their own and and heats the layer of water in your gloves, so your hands are still warm, sorta acting like a wetsuit.

I find putting on bulky winter gloves and over gloves very clumsy and loose the movement and even find them clumsy operating the finger controls on the bike.

I agree with Hitcher Heated grips should be standard on all road bikes.

The other thing is it depends on your riding position, i.e; sport bike riders usually find that the water runs down their arm into there gloves...

[Guzza]

You might consider Rain-Off over mitts. I own a pair but have yet to use them but if the customer feed back on the website is to be believed, they sound pretty good. http://www.rain-off.com/

[zeocen]

I got some Oxford heated grips for $99 on sale at Botany Honda, they are freaking fantastic. I'm instantly converted and will be a standard on all my bikes to come, I've been looking into silk undergloves also as I too don't like bulky winter gloves (sometimes I find the extra bulk interferes when grabbing the levers), for now though, the heated grips are a life saver - nothing like having moveable digits!

[awayatc]

only people that don't like heated grips are those who haven't tried them....

[NZsarge]

Uh huh, good. For anyone ELSEs information then - theres little or no point trying to keep your hands warm when your torso is cooling off. The body naturally cuts off circulation to your extremities to protect the core. SO if your core is getting cold the first things to FEEL cold are your fingers and toes. To keep your fingers and toes warm, get a warm JACKET, or better still, a heated one.

disclaimer: That is only what I was told. Could a medical-type person comment?

cheers,
Steve

I know something for sure and that's if I start feeling chilly while riding and I put the headed grips on I instantly feel warmer even though only my hands are being warmed up so your theory or what you were told stands up as far as i'm concerned.
I have to say that only works to a certain extent though, as you say, couple heated grips with a heated vest or at least one with a decent wind blocking warm liner and you should be all the warmer still.

[NZsarge]

only people that don't like heated grips are those who haven't tried them....

Precisely!

[DingoZ]

Quasimoto Winter Extreme Gloves. Bought a pair myself......Nice and warm

[Gremlin]

Lets not forget, that for longer rides in particular, if your extremities are getting cold, the body will expend more energy trying to keep them warm, thus tiring you faster etc.

Rain Offs. I have a pair. One massive bloody disadvantage is how on earth are you supposed to tighten them up yourself? You need two hands to do them up - except one hand is in the glove. You could use your teeth you say... yeah, but they're inside my helmet, and with 0 dexterity once the gloves are on, I can't do up a helmet.

Fantastic, if you can get used to the uselessness of your hands (I have the 1-1-3 webbing) and using a GPS is a whole lot harder (since your hands are so blunt) but, done up properly, zero water gets through.

Ride with someone when using them, is my tip. You can undo them yourself, but you can't do them up.

Quasi's winter gloves I think are being discontinued. Haven't had a proper test yet (ie, real cold stuff) but they have a closure system similar to rain offs, but you can do them up yourself. Still lose a lot of dexterity though, and I find the fingers overly long. Good gloves though, not for around town really, but great for long trips me thinks.

Heated grips, definitely. Try doing Desert Rd, night/early morning, temperature around zero... grips are lovely (get a good pair, like Oxford).

Also focus on the areas where you are losing heat, neck is one key area, feet if your boots aren't waterproof, or winter boots.

[The Pastor]

also toto speical rubbish sacks work well

[vifferman]

heated grips... and mine cost $120 (brand new) you may pick up a chea set from tardme

You got ripped off. Bought some Oxfords last week from Cycletreads for $99.

If you want warm and dry hands, get some hand guards (of the type used on adventure bikes) fitted to your bars. The most effective way to keep your hands warm and dry is to isolate them from what's like to make them wet and cold. Then start adding things like thick, waterproof gloves or hand heaters.

[Mikkel]

Rain Offs. I have a pair. One massive bloody disadvantage is how on earth are you supposed to tighten them up yourself? You need two hands to do them up - except one hand is in the glove. You could use your teeth you say... yeah, but they're inside my helmet, and with 0 dexterity once the gloves are on, I can't do up a helmet.

I'd be careful with that. A -5 adjustment to your armor class means you're much more likely to get hit.

I'll get me coat.

[Gremlin]

I'd be careful with that. A -5 adjustment to your armor class means you're much more likely to get hit.

I'll get me coat.

... ah, but I have knox armour from quasi, chest and back, thats got to be worth at least +20

I know, coz things have hit me in the chest, and I've landed on my front when crashing too

[Oscar]

I have a pair of polyprop gloves from Kathmandu on my bike (only about $7 a pair).
Put 'em on under my regular gloves...

[Armitage Shanks]

Uh huh, good. For anyone ELSEs information then - theres little or no point trying to keep your hands warm when your torso is cooling off. The body naturally cuts off circulation to your extremities to protect the core. SO if your core is getting cold the first things to FEEL cold are your fingers and toes. To keep your fingers and toes warm, get a warm JACKET, or better still, a heated one.

disclaimer: That is only what I was told. Could a medical-type person comment?

cheers,
Steve

Thanks Steve, I should have explained better, I have all the other really good gear, jacket etc etc , just the gloves I have are C R A P ...cheers