Best Gloves : The Cyclocross Edition
December 31, 2007
Our discussion of the best gloves for cold riding continues... this time with a special cyclocross edition. Back in 2005, we put out the call for riders to write in with their recommendations for the very best gloves for riding in rain AND cold.
In my opinion, this is one of the greatest gear challenges, and it's what we here in the Pacific Northwest face for many months (in a row) of the year. The responses (31 of them) were overwhelming, informative and road-tested by real riders. So good was the info, in fact, that I bought the gloves that had the most favorable review - and I have never looked back (Pearl Izumi Amfibs).
So on to the cyclocross glove recommendations:
A rider recently wrote in to the OBRA e-mail list with this query:
I'm wondering-- any of you have a pair of Ironclad's cold conditions gloves? Which version do you have? How do you like them? I'm looking for something that'll work for the cold and wet 'cross races next season. I've got a pair of the Wrenchworks Impact gloves and really like them-- I'd like to get some of their cold conditions gloves but would like some opinions on what works best in cold, wet, muddy cyclocross conditions.
And here's what some people said:
I have a pair of the Gore Tex Tundra. I have not ridden with them but I have been skiing with them and they work very well.
I've got a pair of the Wrenchworks Impact I have a pair of sixsixone Storm Plus gloves that are excellent in cold wet weather. You have to be careful on the sizing though - the seem to run small. I have small hands and the Large fits me perfectly.
So what is your recommendation?
Posted by orbike at December 31, 2007 6:15 PM
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I think you just can't win. I got some of the AmphiBs too but then I lost one. I wish they could make the clips to hold them to my jacket like kids get. My kids loose their gloves all the time too.
Posted by: Eyore at December 31, 2007 6:28 PM
Good info, thanks. I did the "back up" glove method but really, that's just a crutch not a solution. This year I'm investing my kicker check into some real gloves. The information presented here, thanks everyone, has been essential.
Posted by: Jeremy at December 31, 2007 8:55 PM
i have Ironclad Tundra gloves and they're simply awesome in the real bad cold and wet.
waterproof and windproof and kevlar knuckles. made for heavy duty work type stuff, but really cut the mustard on the bike when our northwest weather brings its worst
Posted by: slubber de goulion at January 1, 2008 12:06 AM
Handlebar Muffs
One of the
writers on the linked article said that he had been unable to find 'Cli-Mitts', which he liked to use.
http://www.sidetrak.com/Catalog/cooldays.html
will take you to the CliMitts web page, in case anyone is interested.
As for myself, for several years I have used something similar called 'Handlebar Warmers', (but much cheaper at $ 2.00 a pair) in Daiso, a sort of Japanese 'Dollar' Store (in this case a 2 dollar store -- everything is $ 2) here in Vancouver, BC. Quick drying, insulated muffs that I put on in the fall and leave on all winter. And at the price, I have a set on each of several bikes.
Not bikey-fashionable, unless maybe you ride a 'Hello-Kitty' cruiser, but very practical and they have made excellent gifts for several of my
unfashionable cycling friends.
Ron Richings
Vancouver, BC
Canada
Posted by: Ron Richings at January 2, 2008 8:14 PM