Winter Riding Gloves

[newts]

One problem with commuting and traveling in the winter is I can't see my watch easily. So a few years ago I got a cheap B-Uhr inspired quartz watch and strapped it to my winter gloves. The gloves are nothing special, just ski gloves with a high viz accent. One of my routes takes me though the park at night and I like some extra light with a flashlight to look off to the sides for bears (not likely) or skunks (more likely). So I was experimenting with different flashlights on the right hand. Anyone do something similar?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

You see Newts, I have no need to look at my wristwatch during the cold season as the time of day is displayed on my Wahoo ACE, and it is also available on the primary display of my Vado 6.0.

I own a nice collection of the cold season gloves. I think these brands are only popular in Europe:

• Warm CHIBA cycling gloves
• SHIMA motorcycle gloves
• Very warm CHIBA cycling gloves
• "Arctic" turtle CHIBA cycling gloves
• Skiing gloves for serious frost.

The issue with some of these gloves is the conductive strips on most of them have already worn out, making the touchscreen operation almost infeasible. Fortunately enough, all the devices I use are button operated (that was the principal reason to go Wahoo several years ago even if the latest Wahoo computers have optional touchscreens - except Bolt 3).

CHIBA Light Winter

CHIBA Warm Winter

CHIBA Alaska Pro

 

[fooferdoggie]

I hate that I have found no gloves that work below 40, but electric gloves for me.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

I still have some cold weather riding gloves from my motorcycling days. Anything that’ll keep you warm at 5C on an unfair end motorcycle doing 85kph will keep you more than toasty on the bicycle at a few degrees below zero.

beyond that the car gets some use.

 

[sc00ter]

For gloves, electric heated from Milwaukee. Use batteries.

For light, I have a helmet that has light mounts on the top. The lights are crazy bright but are fully adjustable for brightness. Lumos Firefly lights for a WaveCel helmet.

I like the glove innovation with the watch and the flashlight. I strap a old Casio on my handlebars. Etsy sells a nice little adapter to make watches fit the bars of a bicycle or motorcycle.

 

[fooferdoggie]

For gloves, electric heated from Milwaukee. Use batteries.

That's interesting, but how are they in the rain? I have 34 degrees and rain rides.