Cold Hands

[Cloud 9]

Went out for a ride today to try out Gore Alp gloves I got for Christmas............blimey how cold was it, had to stop after 3 miles because my hands were so painfully cold. Any tips for keeping hands warm?

[red355]

Assos 3 glove system ..... not cheap but excellent

I used to suffer with cold hands but not anymore

or try some thin (silk?) glove liners inside your existing gloves

[pete higham]

i have been out today and i put my sparco nomex driving gloves under my 661 riding gloves and after 2 hours i had to stop for 15 mins just to warm them up!! still...it wasnt as cold as what it was on the 2nd, that was just silly

[moles]

Seal Skinz gloves http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/sealskinz-mountain-bik... warmest gloves I have ever tried.

Edited by moles on Sunday 4th January 16:36

[nervous]

moles said:

Seal Skinz gloves http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/sealskinz-mountain-bik... warmest gloves I have ever tried.

Edited by moles on Sunday 4th January 16:36

they have a nose wipe. I LOVE that.

[Chris71]

Hmm. Went out for the first ride in a good few weeks yesterday and the first section (before I'd warmed up) was a long downhill. Within seconds my finger tips were painfully cold and my eyes were streaming.

Actually contemplating wearing ski goggles, but it looks a bit pretensious unless you're Steve Peat.

[mat205125]

Road ride, or mountain bike?

I only suffer with the cold for the first couple of miles on my mountain bike, and find that some hard pedalling out of the saddle gets the blood moving through the upper body and warms the hands. Am perfectly fine after about 10-15 minutes.

I never get cold hands on my road bike during the winter as I keep the central heating on whilst riding on my turbo trainer infront of the tele

[Chris71]

Admittedly, this did wear off (to an extent) when the circulation got going, but my eyes never stopped streaming. Get the same thing skiing, which is why I wear goggles even when thne sun is shining. Looks a bit wrong wheezing along the local briddleways in North London though!

[Cloud 9]

That was another point with my recent ride , I always wear cycling glasses with interchangeable lenses but when its cold the first thing they do is to fog up !! I have decided winter cycling is pants and I`m longing for Spring lol.

[Saddle bum]

Cloud 9 said:

That was another point with my recent ride , I always wear cycling glasses with interchangeable lenses but when its cold the first thing they do is to fog up !! I have decided winter cycling is pants and I`m longing for Spring lol.

There are many factors which should keep you indoors until the temp reaches 4-5degC. Dodgy roads, chances of chest infection and frostbite.

[Parrot of Doom]

Ski gloves. They never fail.

[Nick_F]

Turbo trainer.

Mind you, I have some old 'thermal lined' deerskin gloves which are very good, even when they're wet.

[Chris71]

On the upside, really cold weather does tend to reduce the number of passing dog walkers.

[Webber3]

Parrot of Doom said:

Ski gloves. They never fail.

Took my bike out the other morning when it was still about -7c, just for the hell of it . Big thick pair of Spyder ski gloves kept my fingers warm for all of 15 mins. It's -9c here tonight, don't think I'll be repeating that ride tomorrow morning. Never had cold hands on a sunny ski slope.

[WildCards]

-10.5c at Penmachno last Saturday and my hands were at about the perfect temperature in my Endura Dexters

[lingus75]

I have bad circualtion at the best of time in my fingers so I used to really feel it until about 40 mins into the ride. When I was a poor student I decided not to spend loads (re; beer money) on winter gloves and looked for alternatives.

After using the following system my hands are never cold. First layer, a pair of polythene diesel gloves from the petrol station (added bonus of being waterproof) then a pair of wool horse riding gloves which are around £2.50 (added bonus of little rubber bobbles which give loads of grip) then a pair of normal fingerless cycling gloves which most of us have lying around. From scratch your looking at about a tenner and your hands will be so warm you will need to take the first layer of after around 10 mins.

Edited by lingus75 on Wednesday 7th January 12:06

[Rob13]

was about -4 with a much colder windchill up on the NYM today. I just use a pair of cheapo Trek Mates thin gloves. They have a grippy palm and a fleecy back but are only thin. Never once had cold fingers on the ride but when I took them off to strap the bike onto the car, within minutes my hands were numb. £10 I think they were, local Go Outdoors shop

[BOR]

I've been cycling in to work for the last week, and we currently have about minus 10degC.

I initially had cold hands to the extent that it was taking hours for my little finger to recover.That was with a thickish pair of motorbike gloves. I stole a pair of my wife's thin woolen North Face gloves to wear underneath, and that helped a lot.

But I also added another clothing layer, and I suspect keeping the body core warm is the key thing, so now I'm wearing 3 thin layers+fleece+ski jacket and not having any problems with cold hands.