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Winter riding.. gloves mainly

Fire Joe

Fire Joe

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Now that it's starting to get cooler, what do you all use for keeping your hands warm when riding? I am not a big fan of anything wired so I was mainly looking at battery powered heated gloves. Found these that seem to be good but are pricey, heck you even have to buy the batteries seperate :roflblack:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/...4307790291&bmUID=1286228646297&bmLocale=en_US

I bought a pair of Fieldsheer cold weather gloves and basically wasted $60 because they do zilch for keeping my hands warm. Any suggestions would be apreciated :D
 
Yazz said:
I use rubber surgical gloves under my gauntlets. Keeps my fingers toasty warm.
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Down to what temps do they work if you don't mind me asking? Right now we are getting down to around 35F in the early mornings and that is when I ride home from work.
 
I tried snowmobile gloves this weekend, temps were in the mid fifties, they weren't great. I also tried the really thin gloves for runners under my regular gloves, also not great. I was riding the GS so no heated grips. I hope that on my RT the snowmobile gloves and heated grips will be enough.

I did by some kind of neoprene hunting gloves that my husband suggested but I can hardly bend my fingers in them. He said they work best when it is wet and cold.
 
I'm in Texas and use them in the wintertime. 40's to 50's. Also used them in TN when the air was 'bite your nose' cold. Don't know how cold that is but it froze the inside of my nose. Had the thick purple rubber gloves on. Kept my fingers comfortable till the day warmed up.
 
I wear silk liners under my selection of gloves. There is no real good non-wired solution, unless you get muffs or guards to protect your hands. Even the heaviest gloves will eventually fail you due to the lack of circulation in your fingers when they are wrapped around the grips. I'd go with a heated vest/jacket and heated gloves. Gerbing makes some battery powered gloves, as do others, but it depends on how far you want to ride. Wired gloves will stay warm no matter hjow long you ride. Even with battery gloves, you may be wired. Most I have seen have a separate battery pack, so you are wired to that.
 
jaanpla said:
Down to what temps do they work if you don't mind me asking? Right now we are getting down to around 35F in the early mornings and that is when I ride home from work.
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I bought a pair at interstate cycle there by Rolla last year, not sure of the brand but I ride down to 20 degrees 12 miles to work and they keep the temps bearable. They also have a piece of windshield wiper glued to the index finger for the rain and snow.
 
NancysToy said:
I wear silk liners under my selection of gloves. There is no real good non-wired solution, unless you get muffs or guards to protect your hands. Even the heaviest gloves will eventually fail you due to the lack of circulation in your fingers when they are wrapped around the grips. I'd go with a heated vest/jacket and heated gloves. Gerbing makes some battery powered gloves, as do others, but it depends on how far you want to ride. Wired gloves will stay warm no matter hjow long you ride. Even with battery gloves, you may be wired. Most I have seen have a separate battery pack, so you are wired to that.
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I think the ones I posted a link for a sort of like that. The batteries sit in a pouch on the back (top side of wrist) of the glove and there is a wire in the glove that plugs in to it. Supposedly you can run those gloves at either 25%, 50% or 100% power and depending on what setting you use will depend on how much heat it puts out and battery life.

Mo Lee, you know me not being familiar with Rolla. Where is that place exactly and what brand gloves are they? I am going to be at Cowtown tomorrow and wouldn't mind stopping by there to check them out.
 
jaanpla said:
I think the ones I posted a link for a sort of like that. The batteries sit in a pouch on the back (top side of wrist) of the glove and there is a wire in the glove that plugs in to it. Supposedly you can run those gloves at either 25%, 50% or 100% power and depending on what setting you use will depend on how much heat it puts out and battery life.

Mo Lee, you know me not being familiar with Rolla. Where is that place exactly and what brand gloves are they? I am going to be at Cowtown tomorrow and wouldn't mind stopping by there to check them out.
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Right off the interstate between Rolla and St James. It is on the outer road just east of the Loves truck stop, Might be Hwy V not sure on that. They sell Mopeds and Moto Guzzi. Turn off same exit as truck stop and take the outer road beside the truck stop.
 
I bought a pair of the ones you are talking about with a battery pack etc. I had to return them because they were not doing the job at all. Loose heat in 10- 15 minutes. Like Scotty said there is no substitute to a pair of wired gloves to get energy from the battery of the spyder. Love my Gerbings leather G2 pair. Warm even not connected in 40 degree and above.
 
I've got and use the Gerbings battery powered gloves. The battery sits in a pouch in the gauntlet and there are 3 or 4 power levels. At a lower level the batteries will last for several hours. They're also great for taking walks on really cold days, or for blowing the snow off the driveway. For non-electric gloves the best ones I've ever used are the BMW winter pro 2 gloves. They are gore-tex lined. I wore them this weekend coming home from Petoskey when the temps were in the lower 30's, and didn't need the heated grips.
 
I use Mechanix impact 2 gloves most of the winter. When it gets down below 15/20 Degrees i change over to heavy insulated leather gloves[Wilson].
Also for the winter months i put the wings back on my F1 evo 111 Windshield, almost zero wind hits my hands with them on.
I also use an electric jacket. [Tourmaster Synergy]
 
dancogan said:
I've got and use the Gerbings battery powered gloves. The battery sits in a pouch in the gauntlet and there are 3 or 4 power levels. At a lower level the batteries will last for several hours. They're also great for taking walks on really cold days, or for blowing the snow off the driveway. For non-electric gloves the best ones I've ever used are the BMW winter pro 2 gloves. They are gore-tex lined. I wore them this weekend coming home from Petoskey when the temps were in the lower 30's, and didn't need the heated grips.
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Are those the S2 gloves or the 12V Hybrid ones? It says the S2s are not recommended for motorcylce riding but I have never known myself to listen to instructions anyway :roflblack:

Seriously though they do sound like they'll get the job done. I read up on them on Gerbing's website and they sound like a winner. If anything I know they are cheaper than the HD ones I saw since with the HD gloves you have to buy the batteries seperate.
 
mvengineer said:
I bought a pair of the ones you are talking about with a battery pack etc. I had to return them because they were not doing the job at all. Loose heat in 10- 15 minutes. Like Scotty said there is no substitute to a pair of wired gloves to get energy from the battery of the spyder. Love my Gerbings leather G2 pair. Warm even not connected in 40 degree and above.
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I do love the fact that I could get unlimited heat with a wired pair of gloves since they will run off the Spyder's battery but two things though. First and foremost I have no clue as to how to install an outlet for them. I have zero knowledge when it comes to that stuff and second is I am just not too keen on having wires, at least longer wires anyway. I won't be wearing any heated gear other than gloves since the gear I have now does more than enough to keep me warm, it's just my hands that are suffering.
 
Now that it's starting to get cooler, what do you all use for keeping your hands warm when riding?
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I ride year round and it's not cold around here yet... 20F is cold and that is a ways off yet.

When it starts to get cold I'll reattached (has a quick connect feature) my Hot Hands (from Oxford), install my BRP windshield with built-in hand protectors/wind deflectors and start adding additional wind protection and warm layers.

Cheers.
 
jaanpla said:
I do love the fact that I could get unlimited heat with a wired pair of gloves since they will run off the Spyder's battery but two things though. First and foremost I have no clue as to how to install an outlet for them. I have zero knowledge when it comes to that stuff and second is I am just not too keen on having wires, at least longer wires anyway. I won't be wearing any heated gear other than gloves since the gear I have now does more than enough to keep me warm, it's just my hands that are suffering.
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I have to agree with you about being wired. I've dismounted a few times over the years and forgetting to UN plug.:gaah: That's why i didn't get gloves for my Jacket. More wires more to unplug [The Synergy is pre wired for gloves]
That said, you can't beat the heat that you get from the Spyders battery.
 
While it does not get very cold in the Central Coast of Calif (it has gotten down to 25 F) While up visiting family in Canada, I went to Canadian Tire (love that place) and bought some snowmobile gloves cross between a mitten and a glove and that has done good enough in this area.

jaanpla said:
Now that it's starting to get cooler, what do you all use for keeping your hands warm when riding? I am not a big fan of anything wired so I was mainly looking at battery powered heated gloves. Found these that seem to be good but are pricey, heck you even have to buy the batteries seperate :roflblack:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?WebLogicSession=MqKlumCVwNwG1KW1tLm1kokFL6mDqbGNDhBEdS6n2n4ge3JcOcyF!-2125404623!hiwpbmsp02.ihd.hd!7005!8005&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448772418&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374307790291&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374307790291&bmUID=1286228646297&bmLocale=en_US

I bought a pair of Fieldsheer cold weather gloves and basically wasted $60 because they do zilch for keeping my hands warm. Any suggestions would be apreciated :D
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I have a pair of hunting gloves that go halfway up to my elbow.They have 100grams of thinsulate,I dont use them till it gets under 30f.I ride the spyder and atvs all year and NEVER get cold 8hr rides some times rode to 2F.Dont need the wired stuff
 
hondaman said:
I have a pair of hunting gloves that go halfway up to my elbow.They have 100grams of thinsulate,I dont use them till it gets under 30f.I ride the spyder and atvs all year and NEVER get cold 8hr rides some times rode to 2F.Dont need the wired stuff
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:agree:
 
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