Best Gloves/Mittens

[OakLeaf]

My hands are very sensitive to cold also and I just love my Ibex Kilometer 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.

[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/fo...ss-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/

[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.