Can someone out there who rides with gloves tell me if there is a glove out there that doesn't feel like you're wearing an oven mitt while you're riding? I've tried to ride with some leather driving gloves and found them to be slippery and cumbersome when it comes to throttle control. I'm looking for a comfortable riding glove that won't hinder my throttle dexterity, but will keep my hand warm and flexable for my nightly ride home from work. I've tried a few on, but they are so damn expensive I don't want to commit to the purchase without a true consumer's review. I wanna' hear from all you gauntlet wielding riders out there!!

 

I have a pair of H-D gauntlet leather gloves and when the temperatures drop into the low 50's they're great. When it gets colder, I wear a pair of glove liners with them. When it is in the 30's and below I have a pair of insulated winter gloves I picked up at a Honda dealer's and they work great in those temperatures. For early and late-summer night riding I wear a pair of perforated leather gloves I picked up from a vendor at a rally, and they work great as well. Think I have enough gloves?

 

Right now I am using some cheapo fingerless leather gloves...work great but it ain't cold yet so we'll see

 

I wear a pair of Mechanix gloves. Fit my hand perfectly, they breath for warm weather riding, padded palm made of grippy synthetic leather. Have not had a single issue with them. I got the construction type, extra palm padding, and a little armor on the outside of the fingers. They will not be ideal for colder weather riding, but I'll cross that bridge when it gets here.

 

Ha! I have more than you! That means I spent too much money on gloves! I also don't care how expensive they are, as long as they work! But that's what evilscotsman is asking, isn't it?

For warm weather where I wouldn't need a glove at all to keep warm, I have an Olympia mesh type glove, with leather gel palm. Wind goes through it pretty well, and the knuckles have polymer reinforcements that doesn't hinder air circulation.

For temps where I wish I had on a pair of gloves to keep the cool air out, I have a couple...one is a leather driving glove with I think 40 grams of Thinsulate.Fairlywarm in cool weather, all leather so it blocks the wind, nowrist strap to keep it on in case of an unscheduled pavement surfing event (are these EVER scheduled?). No gauntlet. Just regular insulated driving gloves. Soft deerskin.

Best all-round riding glove I have is Joe Rocket "waterproof" glove with Hipora insert integral to the glove (that means it's sewn to the cuff of the shell, so if you pull the liner out, you'll play hell trying to get it back into the glove). It also has a rubber "squeegy" strip on the left thumb for wiping water or condensation off a face shield or goggles. Not meant to be warm, but this pair of gloves combined with a polypropelene or silk glove liner is good down to the low to mid forties. I've worn theminthe low 70's even. My handssweat during thewhole temperature range,but it didn't feelthat bad. They are comfortable, and thin enough that I have a good amount of dexterity and feel in the fingers. Textile outer, leather palm, velcro adjustable wrist strap, and velcro adjustable gauntlet, but it's a short, narrow gaunlet, better for tucking inside the jacket.

Next is another Joe Rocket pair...similar to above but for colder weather. Larger gauntlet. Probably the most glove needed for the vast majority of riders who think 39 is "too cold" to ride. Great for anything above freezing, including road trips. Something like 60 grams of Thinsulate, but I'm not sure.

Favorite and ALMOST my warmest cold-weather glove...It's from Olympia.Pretty darn warm, especially with glove liner. If the temps are near freezing to below, I'll grab these. Downside is they don't have a gauntlet, so the short cuff MUST be stuffed under the cuff of the jacket, being careful not to have any skin exposed to the wind. Frostbite ain't nothing to play with. They have a wrist strap, though. VERY soft leather, and not bulky considering the warmth they provide. padded leather palm. Very comfortable. Thermolite insulation; great stuff.

Warmest glove: Orina cold weather gloves. I've had opportunity to try these out in the upper teens for a couple of hours, mostly just tooling around deserted city streets during the witching hours. The main point of the ride was to test the gloves. I've never been riding in temps colder than 19 degrees, and this was it. Last part of the ride was a 40 mile round trip run to nowhereat 70 mph. No additional glove liner used. Gloves did fine. 80 grams of Thermolite insulation. Zippered gauntlet. A little bulky, and the glove fingers are a little too long for my short fingers. Very warm though.

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I have two pair. Thin plain leather for summer and thick, thermal, goretex winter gloves with gauntlett.

I think it's just a matter of what you make yourself get used to. I know the few times I rode my bike up my driveway without gloves really felt strange.

 

I have a pair of Chilhowee hand made deerskin gloves for warm temps (very thin and very comfortable) - www.chilhowee.net And I have First Gear insulated gloves for the colder days.

 

I wear Mechanix gloves($20 at Auto Zone) in the spring, summer and fall. I'll soon be picking up some Goretex guantlet gloves for the winter.

 

I have a plain old pair of HD leather gloves ($39.95) that work just great. They fit my hands well, no slipping on the throttle, I really like them.

 

I am going to try the Orina 118 gloves.

Tom