Driving Gloves

[chris333]

I always imagined driving gloves to be a thing of the past, only used nowadays by lucky owners of blower Bentleys and the like to wrestle their old monsters down a leafy country lane.

Clearly I was mistaken, as prove by the gentleman I saw this morning on the M25. He was fully be-gloved doing battle with the almost untameable power of his Toyota IQ!

[Benbay001]

chris333 said:

I always imagined driving gloves to be a thing of the past, only used nowadays by lucky owners of blower Bentleys and the like to wrestle their old monsters down a leafy country lane.

Clearly I was mistaken, as prove by the gentleman I saw this morning on the M25. He was fully be-gloved doing battle with the almost untameable power of his Toyota IQ!

Cold hands?

[Arun_D]

Good for him

[Pints]

I keep a pair in the car for cold mornings, and I'm on the lookout for a new pair.

[Mastodon2]

Ideal for any Type R owner not wishing to have their hands frozen by an ice cold titanium gearknob on a winters morning!

[NiceCupOfTea]

The old stringbacks are a bit "Partridge", but I have a subtle pair I bought a couple of years ago and they are fantastic for early morning winter hood down blasts.

Also, although I personally dislike those thin wood rimmed wheels, driving gloves are the only way to go with these IMHO.

[J4CKO]

Maybe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud%27s_phenomeno...

[redgriff500]

I use them for hood down winter hoons in my MX5.

My Dad has a vintage Bentley and despite buying the requisite gloves, flying helmet and goggles he never wears them.

[Major Fallout]

I have driving gloves and lots of them, one for every jacket.

But I do have cold hands.

And I also like to pretend I'm in the persuaders.

[parapaul]

Not driving gloves per se, but I wear gloves for driving for most of the winter. Hate having cold hands.

[KingNothing]

Got some black leather gloves, haven't worn them in a while though. As with most black leather gloves though, they make you look like you're an assassin out for a leisurely drive looking for someone to strangle or garrotte.

[northandy]

NiceCupOfTea said:

The old stringbacks are a bit "Partridge", but I have a subtle pair I bought a couple of years ago and they are fantastic for early morning winter hood down blasts.

Also, although I personally dislike those thin wood rimmed wheels, driving gloves are the only way to go with these IMHO.

Hmmm stringbacks for extra purchase.... Aha...

[Pints]

Come on, people.



This thread needs pics and links. I need a new pair for the winter.

[Major Fallout]

http://www.greycar.com/ are the best I have found. Much better than my Dunhill.

[chris182]

I have black leather gloves that I drive in all winter. Don't know why, I just like them (and I've never garroted anyone).

[badlands1]

Gloves are Handy things.

[Pints]

Major Fallout said:

http://www.greycar.com/ are the best I have found. Much better than my Dunhill.

Nice site. Definitely bookmarked.
Thanks

[Cunning Punt]

badlands1 said:

Gloves are Handy things.

.. and you don't mind admitten it?

(gauntlet thrown)

'punt

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

I recently got a pair from the Dents factory shop in Warminster. They're very good for stopping things getting too sweaty when working hard on a hot day, and I expect they'll see a lot of use keeping me warm this winter.

[marcosgt]

I've a pair of fleece leather gloves with a wooly lining (no string though ) which I wear if it gets cold.

Being leather they're nice and grippy on the steering wheel and gear knob compared to fleece gloves. They're also that bit smarter when I wear a suit for visiting clients.

Not REALLY cold enough today - Perhaps the IQ driver has horribly scarred hands (or a skin complaint) and likes to keep them covered?

I find wearing gloves is better for my attention than warming the car up to the point that I'm almost soporific.. (why do people do that?).

M