Thinking about trying these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271078874561? ... 1423.l2649

bornagainbiker wrote:Thinking about trying these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271078874561? ... 1423.l2649

Why? I always find that silk liner gloves and a good water/windproof glove works in all temperatures. I have even stopped and found ice had built up on the outside of the glove but no problems with my hands feeling cold.

I've tried all different combinations of gloves and liners for my 12 mile commute in temps as low as -10 C. Nothing beats the Tucano Urbano muffs that I just fitted.

bornagainbiker wrote:Thinking about trying these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271078874561? ... 1423.l2649

I tried similar ones briefly before returning to maplin. They were not good enough for biking. Might be ok for walking or so but the wind chill will get into them and their heating elements don't run around the glove properly. If you do try them though, share your thoughts with us.

I had a similar thought about thes type of gloves. However a google suggested they were not very effective for motorcycle use.
So I got the Keis 12v ones. They are warm and effective BUT a fanny on with plugging in the leads. Muffs/heated grips are easy maintenance.

Ferrit wrote:

bornagainbiker wrote:Thinking about trying these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271078874561? ... 1423.l2649

Why? I always find that silk liner gloves and a good water/windproof glove works in all temperatures. I have even stopped and found ice had built up on the outside of the glove but no problems with my hands feeling cold.

You must have some strong hands, do you have handlebar muffs or hand guards?

The first year I had the Xevo I was on the motorway in 0c, I lasted about 40 minutes and I had to stop at a service station. The pain in the hands was huge and even worse when they warmed up. This was with winter gloves and under-gloves.

mightbesane wrote:I've tried all different combinations of gloves and liners for my 12 mile commute in temps as low as -10 C. Nothing beats the Tucano Urbano muffs that I just fitted.

Handle bar muffs are the sensible solution (as used by virtually all couriers) but they look terrible.

Mr Angry wrote:http://www.maxi-muppets.co.uk/forum/vie ... 20&t=12576

That's a good deal. I find my heated gloves are better than any of the heated grips I've tried.

Up until this year I have used all weather gloves, the ones that have holes up the sides of the fingers, with hand guards and occasional use of Oxford Hot Hands. The tips of my fingers froze after about 8 minutes.

My solution was to stop half way on my journey pull over with the scoot still running and put my hands into the exhaust fumes for 1 minute to warm them up and continue on my way.

This year I have the much better heated grips on the TMax and proper winter gloves and my fingers still freeze... adding hand guards somehow will be the next step... but I have doubts whether or not it will work.

rtfm wrote:

Ferrit wrote: Why? I always find that silk liner gloves and a good water/windproof glove works in all temperatures. I have even stopped and found ice had built up on the outside of the glove but no problems with my hands feeling cold.

You must have some strong hands, do you have handlebar muffs or hand guards?

No, I just make sure my winter gloves are lined with thinsulate.

A problem people often overlook is that their hands are too warm at the start of the journey and sweat a little in the gloves, this is really bad later on when the cold is biting on a long journey. A really good quality silk liner glove will wick away the moisture from your skin adding to the insulating properties.

I tried thinsulate liners but never got on with them as well as the silk.

Currently I am still using my general all year weather and waterproof leather glove which has no insulation, just the liner glove at present. Once it seriously gets sub zero I will put on the winter glove.

Another good point is always to have spare gloves so you are always putting on dry gloves.

Is this the kind of thing Ferret? You've got me interested now: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Silk-Inne ... 3ccce0f0a3

The Oxford Hot Hands are great but I still find my thumbs are cold as I don't really grip much with them.