Boots or gloves?

[Maha]

Priolly sink in, once you've said that three or four more times.

Bad news time though. Since yer gloves don't seal around your wrists, none are water proof. In the pissing down rain, your hands are gonna get wet after ten or so minutes. Wet weather gloves last longer, but once they're wet they take forever to dry.

I haven't worn winter gloves for ten years, do the fingers still turn inside out when ya take them off wet, and take two hours to get back in properly?

I have a pair of Rukka Gartex winter gloves with the little wiper blade on the left thumb. The only thing I don't like about winter gloves is they feel (because they are) fatter.
These ones do not have the 'turning inside out' problem.

http://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/...TEX-Glove-0007

[Drew]

I don't know, but my hands are pretty black when I take my gloves off and I can hardly move my hands. These are the ones I am looking at buying http://www.fc-moto.de/Alpinestars-St...ady-Glove-2013

That's just the dye coming out of the leather...And tanning your hands instead.

I am impressed with a certain feature on those gloves. The left glove has a little pointy bit on the end of the index finger, for working the dash buttons. Genious!

The liners are what cause the gloves to be able to turn outside. Because they aren't able to attach that liner to the outer and inner, once ther inner gets wet, it comes out of the glove with your hand when it's wet. Be careful when you're taking them off and you'll be fine.

[Angel_of_Metal]

Priolly sink in, once you've said that three or four more times.

Bad news time though. Since yer gloves don't seal around your wrists, none are water proof. In the pissing down rain, your hands are gonna get wet after ten or so minutes. Wet weather gloves last longer, but once they're wet they take forever to dry.

I haven't worn winter gloves for ten years, do the fingers still turn inside out when ya take them off wet, and take two hours to get back in properly?

I actually was 'lucky' enough to ride through the middle of some of that 'glorious' weather we had the other week home from work (via motorway), and I will say that the winter gloves I had did a damn good job. My hands were somewhat chilly afterwards, but other than my left index finger, were bone dry. Am guessing that the water ran up the clutch straight onto my index finger... I dunno.

As for drying, shrug I didn't turn them out and they were pretty okay when I wore them again later that day. To be honest my jacket was probably more wet that my gloves were

[wysper]

Gloves wise, have a gander at these http://www.rain-off.com/

Look FUGLY, but if warm and dry are your most important factors they could be a go for over your summer gloves.

I think I will give them a go this year.

[chasio]

Gloves wise, have a gander at these http://www.rain-off.com/

Look FUGLY, but if warm and dry are your most important factors they could be a go for over your summer gloves.

I think I will give them a go this year.

They are awesome, but I look even more of a dork than usual when wearing mine. I also find the controls harder to operate as the thumbs are a bit long (for me). But they turn summer gloves into winter gloves and for a long ride in bad weather, they are unbeatable.

Edit - if anyone in AKL wants to try on a pair of Knoz Zero size Large, let me know. Totally brilliant gloves: SPS, waterproof on the OUTSIDE with a great cuff... unless you have relatively short thumbs like me.

[chasio]

I have a pair of Rukka Gartex winter gloves with the little wiper blade on the left thumb. The only thing I don't like about winter gloves is they feel (because they are) fatter.
These ones do not have the 'turning inside out' problem.

http://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/...TEX-Glove-0007

They look bloody good. How long are the thumbs compared to the fingers? (I am Mr Stumpy-thumbs.)

[onearmedbandit]

I need gloves and I need boots, waterproof ones. But, I can only afford to buy one of these as I have my eye on specific a*'s ones. Which do you think is more important than the other?

Just to reiterate... I already have some very nice a*'s boots, they're just not waterproof

That's not how I read your op.

[Drew]

That's not how I read your op.

I did, but having re read it, it was a lucky mistake to have assumed she already had boots at all.

[bosslady]

That's not how I read your op.

Guess you read wrong or rather I could have worded it better. I need waterproof gloves and boots because the ones I have are not waterproof...

[pritch]

I need waterproof gloves and boots because the ones I have are not waterproof...

I hope you already have waterproof trousers. Sad experience suggests that wearing waterproof boots with non waterproof trou means that the boots just fill up and the water can't escape.

[bosslady]

I hope you already have waterproof trousers. Sad experience suggests that wearing waterproof boots with non waterproof trou means that the boots just fill up and the water can't escape.

Sort of yes, I have "drystar" jacket and pants.

[Maha]

I hope you already have waterproof trousers. Sad experience suggests that wearing waterproof boots with non waterproof trou means that the boots just fill up and the water can't escape.

I have had my current boots since 04' and they have let me down once. We were riding in the most atrocious weather/rain ever, and my leathers were tucked in (as they do) and the boots had to be tip upside down when we got home.
The word Gortex is the key here.

[Maha]

They look bloody good. How long are the thumbs compared to the fingers? (I am Mr Stumpy-thumbs.)

The glove is the same shape as my hand...

The thumb (on the glove) reaches the first fold of the pointer finger if that makes sense?

[FJRider]

I hope you already have waterproof trousers. Sad experience suggests that wearing waterproof boots with non waterproof trou means that the boots just fill up and the water can't escape.

Sad experiences also occur ... when you tuck said waterproof trousers into your boots to stop them flapping/look fashionable ...

[McFatty1000]

Sad experiences also occur ... when you tuck said waterproof trousers into your boots to stop them flapping/look fashionable ...

I thought that made you look cooler than everyone else though?