Best Gloves/Mittens

[itself]

I have very sensitive hands, and they cold very easily. Any suggestions?

[OakLeaf]

My hands are very sensitive to cold also and I just love my Ibex Kilometer II (http://shop.ibex.com/Apparel/Zing/Kilometer-Glove-II) gloves. They'll keep my hands warm down to 40°F (sustained temperatures below that, I don't ride), but they breathe well enough that I can wear them comfortably at 60°F.

Make sure any gloves you buy fit slightly loose (it can be tough finding a pair that's just right, not so loose that you lose grip or get bunching fabric). Just like feet, even the slightest amount of pressure can cut circulation and make your hands colder.

[nscrbug]

For riding in the cold (I have ridden where the temps at start of ride were in the low 20's) I always reach for a pair of lobster gloves. I have 2 pairs - PI and Gore...both work fairly well, I'm just not a big fan of the "bulkiness" but I make do when it's cold enough to wear 'em. For rides that start out in the mid-30's, I have 2 different pairs of Descente cold weather gloves - one is the Wombatt glove and I forget what the other one is. Temps in 40-50 range, and I usually grab my PI Cyclone gloves...OR...my regular cycling gloves with a thin layering glove over them. Yes...I own a LOT of gloves. :D

[Thorn]

Second the Kilometer II glove.

Also, Ibex liners worrn alone. The thin liners ( http://shop.ibex.com/Apparel/Zing/Wool-Glove-Liner ) can be worn on days most people would not be wearing gloves, but I am. They're thin enough that you still have dexterity, but add just a little warmth. Mornings now are rather chilly here and I find the midweight liners to be enough to keep me warm. So thin, yet very warm ( http://shop.ibex.com/Apparel/Zing/Shak-Glove-Liner )

[TsPoet]

I've never had good luck finding the right gloves. For one thing, I need to feel something!
I've finally settled on cheep wool fingerless gloves with Ibex liners under them if it gets even colder. I really love the fingerless gloves. So much that I've started spending a little more on them, still fairly cheep, though.
http://www.rei.com/product/696508/fox-river-fingerless-ragg-gloves

I can't always feel my fingers when I get home, but that's what works.
Lisa - you live in Tucson!

[Melalvai]

I know I've had this conversation before, but I'm still looking for that perfect pair of gloves for 20F, and for 10F. I thought I had it with a combination of REI ski gloves and mitten shells. But they don't quite get there, and I'm starting to suspect maybe time has taken its toll, which is disappointing. Am I naive to think $50 gloves should last more than 3 years?

I'm leaning toward lobster gloves. But I'd really like some specific recommendations, preferably with links. How low a temp have you used them? How many years have you used them?

I'd heard of some great mitten-gloves from Bass Pro that were orange, and had not one but TWO mitten shells to fold over the half-fingered gloves. But I couldn't find them listed in the online catalog. So links would be really helpful if possible.

[ny biker]

Has anyone tried Bar Mitts?

http://barmitts.com/

[tealtreak]

I have very sensitive hands, and they cold very easily. Any suggestions?
I have some gloves from the horseback riding supply store were I buy my daughter's gear- unfortunately, there is no tag to pass the brand/type- but same needs as bikers- retain dexterity - out there in all weather...if there is a tack shop near you might want to check the inventory............

[Crankin]

I have a real problem with gloves that change my dexterity. I absolutely could not use the lobster gloves, as they just felt so weird to me. I have a pair of PI Amphibs that I've worn in the 30s, but I feel they compromise my shifting, get stuck in the shifter. And, I think they are too small. They were fine for using trigger shifters, though.
I've settled on using Ibex liners under a pair of Terry light weight vented full fingered gloves. At this time of year, or below 40 or so, I put a chemical warmer in between, on the top of my hands. Sometimes my hands still feel too cool. But, most of the time, they warm up after 5-6 miles. Now that I seem to be pushing my limit for my low temperature limit, I wish I could wear something else. I am just so uncoordinated, that the slightest change in anything throws me off. I'd like to try the Amphibs today (high of 28), but when I tried them on, they felt way too tight and thick. When I first started riding I actually bought gloves in x-small, then went up to small, and now I wear mediums. I think the Amphibs are smalls.

[Thorn]

Has anyone tried Bar Mitts?

http://barmitts.com/

Yep. I have them on my commuter bike. I can ride with just cycling gloves down to about 30 and liner gloves into the low teens (haven't gone any lower so I can't comment). And, mind you, without the bar mitts I'm wearing my Ibex liners in the high 50's.

My only "complaint" with the bar mitts is that I never know what to do when Mother Nature decides to give me 20F on the way into work and high 40F on the way home. To bar mitt or not to bar mitt?!?!?! Personally, that is a good problem.

At work we have special parking for our bikes. For a week after I had the bar mitts on the bike, the guys were all asking where and how to buy them. I have this belief that after Christmas there will be lots of mitted bikes in the garage.

[PamNY]

Has anyone tried Bar Mitts?

http://barmitts.com/

No, but I've thought about trying them. Thanks for the link -- I wasn't sure what to call them

[Reesha]

I have something akin to those for my Vespa and ride with those at 40-50 mph into the 30s with just a pair of liner gloves under them. It hasn't gotten colder than that yet in St. Louis, so I have yet to test them in temps under that. :)

[Crankin]

What do you guys wear over the Shak liners? I have Smart Wool liners, but the Shaks look a bit thicker.

[SAMbike]

I thought I would share because I've found what I think is finally THE solution to my cold hands. I've got Renauds syndrome, temps under about 55 or so trigger it and when it happens my hands go white and numb, not "ooo, my hands feel numb" but "omg I cannot feel, like literally feel at all my fingers" so after years of different types of liners, lobsters, one-time-use warmer packs, and even a pair of IceBike Mitts (which do work but they are just sooo bulky I cannot ride safely) I think I've finally found the solution: Thermo Gloves. Rode with them yesterday in mid-30 degree weather under a pair of wind-block gloves and it was amazing! They have 3 temp control settings. The batteries last different lengths of time depending on how you set it. Some people on the ride scoffed at me - electric gloves?! - and I just smiled back... enjoying the feel of my handlebars! :) If anyone else is interested, I bought them here (good customer service too) - and no, I have no affiliation with this company, just want to spread the word for those with similar issues.

cs@verseo.com
www.verseo.com
16 West Main St.
Beacon, NY 12508
office- 1-845-765-2200
Fax- 1-845-765-2201

[Crankin]

Update.
I got a new pair of AmFibs, in a medium. Although I was very nervous of trying them with my STI shifters since the time my original pair got stuck in the shifter, I have since used them twice, with no issues. These gloves are definitely for below 40. I wore them when it was between 30 and 38.
I also got a pair of Mavic Inferno gloves to solve the issue of what to wear when it's in the 40s. They are thin, but made out of some kind of wind block material, and perfect. These are men's gloves, but since Mavic is a French company, they run smaller. The smalls fit me perfectly. DH has been wearing them for years. I can also wear various liners, both wool and silk, as well as chemical heaters with both of these.
Problem solved.

[Catrin]

Crankin,

Thanks for the update on your glove nirvana. I DID have the perfect pair of gloves for the upper 30's (the coldest I will ride) and I lost one *&%*&!@^%
I think Shebeest stopped making them in 2010, which is when I purchased them.

I've a pair of Gore windblock gloves but they aren't very warm - and I hate having two pairs of gloves on - I will do it if I have to.. I LOVE my Amfib tights, so it sounds like I need to find a pair of Amfib gloves on spring sale somewhere :)

The Mavic Inferno sound interesting as well, will look into them. Are the Amfibs to warm for the 40s? I find I wear my Amfib tights in warmer temps than others - up to the mid 40s or so - not that it matters...

[Crankin]

I think some people might be able to wear the Amfibs in the low forties. It's a very individual thing. For me, once I start climbing, my hands, feet, and head sweat profusely. I wore my first pair of Amfibs on my first bike tour in Vermont, in 2004. It was 38 degrees and drizzly and after the first climb, I had to rip those things off. Usually, once my hands warm up, they stay warm, unless I am off the bike for awhile. DH, can wear heavy gloves at a much higher temperature than me. Today he was wearing full fingered gloves and it was 55-56 for most of our ride, starting at about 52. I wore my vented full fingered gloves for the first 10 miles and then went to regular gloves. Despite the wind, I was fine.