Waterproof gloves that don't cost the earth?
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With a limited budget of say, £30-£40...Can anyone recommend me some gloves that are warm for winter, have reasonable protection, a built-in visor wiper (something that I can wipe over the visor to clean it. Some gloves have this, some don't; which is annoying) and crucially, are WATERPROOF.
I'm fed up with buying gloves which say 'waterproof' when they simply aren't!
I know you can go mad and spend £000's on the very best, but I haven't got that sort of money.
I'm fed up with buying gloves which say 'waterproof' when they simply aren't!
I know you can go mad and spend £000's on the very best, but I haven't got that sort of money.
Not tried them but I know a few people who wear over gloves and reckon they work very well.
I've got an £80 pair of Eska gloves which are very waterproof. Main problem I usually have with waterproof gloves is the water runs down my arms and in through the cuffs, the Eskas have a neoprene cuff that goes inside your sleeve, and then an out layer as well, this does a very good job of keeping the water out. I've also have some success with textile gloves that had an extra elasticated cuff that seals the gap between the gauntlet and your sleeve. The elastic went in them in no time but a couple of elastic bands stops most of the water running down my arm.
Of course if you wear a waterproof with elasticated cuffs over the top of your cgloves all this is irrelevant.
I've got an £80 pair of Eska gloves which are very waterproof. Main problem I usually have with waterproof gloves is the water runs down my arms and in through the cuffs, the Eskas have a neoprene cuff that goes inside your sleeve, and then an out layer as well, this does a very good job of keeping the water out. I've also have some success with textile gloves that had an extra elasticated cuff that seals the gap between the gauntlet and your sleeve. The elastic went in them in no time but a couple of elastic bands stops most of the water running down my arm.
Of course if you wear a waterproof with elasticated cuffs over the top of your cgloves all this is irrelevant.
No such thing in my experience. Even if you keep the water out of them for a while the instant you take your hands out of the gloves water runs off your jack in to the gloves and then they becomes majorly difficult to take off and on without the lining coming out with your hand. Complete pain in the arse and don't bother any more. I have two sets of summer gloves and I don't mind my old ones getting wet. If my hands start to get cold while wet I stick the heated bars on. As it gets colder I stick on the muffs and my hands stay completely dry and warm with the hot bars. 50 quid for the grips. 10 quid for the muffs. Happy days.
Or for a tighter budget... http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=901...
Or for a tighter budget... http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=901...
Edited by dern on Thursday 21st August 18:09
Sorry for slight deviation here but does anyone know an online source for overboots? I'm thinking last resort rubber cover thingies? I've got some Sidi Vertebrae and ten days in France coming up, and I think I'd best be prepared incase it rains for ten days 
I use summer gloves in rain and simply put those freebie plastic gloves at petrol stations over the top if I'm desperate...and as the previous poster mentions, its better to have a spare pair to wear, than spending tons on a fancy pair that won't be 100% proof anyway...
I use summer gloves in rain and simply put those freebie plastic gloves at petrol stations over the top if I'm desperate...and as the previous poster mentions, its better to have a spare pair to wear, than spending tons on a fancy pair that won't be 100% proof anyway...EvoBarry said:
Sorry for slight deviation here but does anyone know an online source for overboots?
Hein Gericke sell ones that are a bit like hiking gaitors but go right over the boot. I dug out my old pair for a trip to Ireland earlier in the year and despite being 10 years old and falling apart they made up for the fact that my Sidi Black Rains aren't waterproof anymore and kep my feet nice and dry in some pretty big downpours. Think I'm gonna get another pair before heading to Scotland next month.http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Just noticed they also do the equivilent for the hands
http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 21st August 18:44
RemaL said:
I got the HG 3 finger gloves I did use for winter. until I rained hard and my hands got very wet. So would not recommened them. and they where waterproof. or so they said
I've got them and have been the best glove I ever bought. They keep my hands really warm and have never leaked a drop of water. I put the cuffs inside my jacket though which will make a big difference. Can't stand wearing gloves that are meant to be waterproof when it rains. Summer gloves are not too bad if they get wet but winter/waterproof ones are terrible.RizzoTheRat said:
EvoBarry said:
Sorry for slight deviation here but does anyone know an online source for overboots?
Hein Gericke sell ones that are a bit like hiking gaitors but go right over the boot. I dug out my old pair for a trip to Ireland earlier in the year and despite being 10 years old and falling apart they made up for the fact that my Sidi Black Rains aren't waterproof anymore and kep my feet nice and dry in some pretty big downpours. Think I'm gonna get another pair before heading to Scotland next month.http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Just noticed they also do the equivilent for the hands
http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 21st August 18:44
The over-gloves would no doubt work well...but the problem I regularly have is road spray on the Mway...it's not so bad if it's raining as the rain clears the crud off...but if it isn't raining and you're getting plastered in spray you need to regularly wipe your visor with something. Those over-gloves would smear badly.
Thanks for all the other suggestions - I'll check them out.
Now I've sobered up my brain is working again. After getting drenched going to Knockhill a few people suggested things:
Wearing rubber or non latex gloves inside my gloves
Wearing bigger marigolds on the outside
Bought some AGV gloves there, they're made of stretchy stuff like a wetsuit so if they get wet they're meant to keep you warm using your body heat
Wearing rubber or non latex gloves inside my gloves
Wearing bigger marigolds on the outside
Bought some AGV gloves there, they're made of stretchy stuff like a wetsuit so if they get wet they're meant to keep you warm using your body heat
Hyperion said:
With a limited budget of say, £30-£40...Can anyone recommend me some gloves that are warm for winter, have reasonable protection, a built-in visor wiper (something that I can wipe over the visor to clean it. Some gloves have this, some don't; which is annoying) and crucially, are WATERPROOF.
I'm fed up with buying gloves which say 'waterproof' when they simply aren't!
I know you can go mad and spend £000's on the very best, but I haven't got that sort of money.
No such thing as waterproof leather gloves. I tried several types over the years, coated them with dubbing, waterproofer, the lot, and eventually ended up with a pair of cheap plastic over mitts. They did the trick totally waterproof, even after hundreds of miles at a time in pouring rain. They even had a seam along the fore finger that I could wipe my visor with.I'm fed up with buying gloves which say 'waterproof' when they simply aren't!
I know you can go mad and spend £000's on the very best, but I haven't got that sort of money.
Of course, if you have a head-down/arse-up race bike water will run down your sleeves into them, but all my bikes were normal sitting position.
Rach* said:
Now I've sobered up my brain is working again. After getting drenched going to Knockhill a few people suggested things:
Wearing rubber or non latex gloves inside my gloves.....
I noticed Rossi and a few other riders with 'surgical' gloves on when preparing for qualifying in the Brno downpour.Wearing rubber or non latex gloves inside my gloves.....
Hell, if it's good enough for multiple world champions.........
RizzoTheRat said:
EvoBarry said:
Sorry for slight deviation here but does anyone know an online source for overboots?
Hein Gericke sell ones that are a bit like hiking gaitors but go right over the boot. I dug out my old pair for a trip to Ireland earlier in the year and despite being 10 years old and falling apart they made up for the fact that my Sidi Black Rains aren't waterproof anymore and kep my feet nice and dry in some pretty big downpours. Think I'm gonna get another pair before heading to Scotland next month.http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Just noticed they also do the equivilent for the hands
http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 21st August 18:44
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