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flanderflop
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Posted: 11/11/07 2:23pm |
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Ok, it is getting that time of year again...
What is everyones favorite winter riding glove? I have had great luck with the Lizard Blizzards (Lizard skins) off road, but and looking for the perfect road glove.
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abenson
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Posted: 11/12/07 4:20pm |
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I sit in the house all winter.
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Wade
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wkumtrider
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Posted: 11/14/07 9:36am |
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I heard the lobster type gloves work well. They are like a mitten except there are two "claws" that your finges fit in to. Two fingers go in one claw and two in the other. People that wear them say they work very well. Not sure of any specific name brands but there are several companies out there that make them. Check your local bike shop  or look online at places like Performance and Nashbar.
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flanderflop
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Posted: 11/15/07 9:59pm |
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I haven't ever tried the "lobster" gloves, but I have never really bought into the idea, they seem a little much for me. When I was in Maine and riding snowmobile trails at night in sub zero weather I used my alpine ski gloves, and found that my hands were typically sweaty. The other issue with the bulky glove was difficulty getting to shifters. I know a lot of people ride the "lobsters" so if I am wrong let me know, but they seem like they are probably overkill.
Somewhere out there there is the perfect comprimise, and I am just trying to avoid riding 58 gloves to find it.
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Trekke
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Posted: 01/20/08 10:45pm |
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I love fingerless gloves also, however below 40 I wear a pair of thin Craft thermal (like the Under Armor stuff) liners and pull my regular cycling gloves over them. This has worked great for 10 years and cost < $20. If you can't find the thin thermal liners a pair of cheap wool gloves (at any Wal Mart for about $6) works about as well.
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gonzobeer
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Posted: 01/20/08 11:41pm |
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I sit in the house all winter.
Seriously...he does.
I love the Mountain Hardwear gloves...all of them, the layering gloves they have make great riding or just walking gloves.
* This message was edited 01/21/08 11:11am *
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laclimbchick
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Posted: 01/21/08 8:06am |
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I would have to agree with the Mountain Hardwear gloves for sure.
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Goose
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Posted: 01/21/08 6:54pm |
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Both Altura and Specialized do some fleecy lined "neoprenesque" winter gloves, both of which work really well. Neither are waterproof, both focusing on being windproof, and are therefore both flexible enough for plenty of "feel", and don't get clammy like attempts at "waterproof" gloves. Once you're wearing them you don't really notice whether they're wet or dry.
When UK adventure racers go to REALLY cold places for bike events, they rely on handmade or customised "pogies". These are purposemade gaitors more commonly used by sea-kayakers that wrap around your paddleshaft (or in this case handlebars) with velcro, forming a roomy, windproof bag inside which your hands can comfortably operate without gloves. In past times this may have been tricky to adapt to road-bike use, but with the advent of rapidfire systems, perhaps the age of the Pogie is upon us?
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wkumtrider
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Posted: 01/21/08 8:52pm |
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The Pogie sounds interesting. I wouldn't mind trying a set if they ever become available.
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