So living in Western WA and riding in the morning here is (30 degrees and raining usually) is a bit chilly. I have been debating on getting some heated gloves or heated grips but dont know what to go with. Anyone have any of these and if so what are the pros and cons for each and what brand to go with? Thanks for the help everyone.

 

I don't have any experience with heated gloves, but I do with heated grips because they came standard on my bike.

Based on that limited experience I would never spend my money on heated grips. They are better than nothing, but do little to keep your fingers warm. You have to keep a death grip on the grip to feel any warmth at all other than on the palm of your hand. And if your in town, using the brake and clutch levers, they are still bone-chilling cold.

My vote would be heated gloves, not so much because I know they work, but rather because I know the heated grips really don't.

 

Gerbing gloves ...grip controller has short life,,,

 

Gerbing heated gloves are 100% the way to go.

 

Gloves are the ticket. Heated grips will keep your palms warm.

 

I would agree 100% if you only had heated grips what about the rest of your hand getting cold...I have always scratched my head over this one..

 

I have both. Heated gloves are far superior. If you don't have a fairing to protect your hands, grips will do little for the back of your fingers or hand below about 34 degrees. Make sure you buy the temp controller also 'cause the heated gloves will burn your skin without it.

 

Gerbing heated gloves are 100% the way to go! - Get the heated jacket liner also. Everything is pre wired, plug and play, ready to go. Add the dual controler and you'll wonder why you waited so long!!!

 

Heated grips do work above about 38 degrees and the down side of heated gloves is you have to spend a few minutes wiring yourself up and don't forget to unplug the cable when you get off the bike! I use one or the other depending on the temperature.

 

I am in Renton and have been through the same process. I have bikes with and without heated grips. For short commutes the heated grips are OK. My commute is usually less than 15 minutes. Riding longer then that heated gloves work better in my experience.

With heated grips you pretty much have to be gripping hard all of the time to get good heat transfer. That gets tiring after a while. If your hands are in any kind of airflow the heat never gets to the back of the fingers or hands.

Heated grips allow me to wear lighter (less bulky) gloves than I could otherwise for a given riding temperature so that is beneficial. If I only wanted to invest in one solution it would be heated gloves.