When it gets cold- in the 40 degree range and lower, I just wear insulated deerskin gloves, coupled with the heated handlebars on the limited, they are all I need. And they're not terribly expensive- under $20.
My hands "chill" very easily (due to meds I suppose) so I use a combination on my bike of hand wind deflectors, heated grips and heated gloves.
Heated grips are okay in cool weather but they do not keep the backs of the hands (or fingers) very warm.
If I had to choose from one of the three, I'd go with the heated gloves (I have two pairs) as they provide more warmth. but once the temp drops below 50 degrees, the toys stay in the garage and I opt for something with a heated and an enclosed cab!
Thanks for the feedback. Will look into heated. Man coming over the sierras yesterday morning at 8 was cold as heck.
'Tis the season.
I've had deerskin, etc. At the end of the day, save your time and trouble and invest in good heated gloves. If you don't use them a ton, you could roll with battery powered ones, but best are wired.
For warmth you need the extra features of waterproof & windproof in your gloves.. I've been using a pair of Olympia winter riding gloves for about 15 years and they are the warmest, non battery powered gloves I've ever had. . . check these out:
Defiinetly will check into battery type. Don’t want the wires. I’ve gone through about 8-10 pairs of gloves that are now filling up my cabinet. Appreciate all the input
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