Heated Grips Vs Heated Gloves
Novice
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 15
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From: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Heated gloves because if it is that cold you are likely already plugged in with a heated jacket and with the gloves you can take them with you if you get a different bike. My wife has a pair of the Gerbing heated liners and loves them, I just wear the Tour Master insulated riding glove and our hands never get cold. The coldest we have rode in is 4 Celsius.
Road Master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,121
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From: Mass.
I like and won't have another bike without heated grips. The thing with grips is, you always have them. Riding back late on a cool summer night? Turn on the grips. Caught in the rain? Turn on the grips. I have gloves too (G3) and they work well but when it's really cold. 20 or so, the grips AND the gloves work well together, you're not holding on to a 20 degree piece of metal.
Honestly, the grips and mittens work as well as heated gloves.
Honestly, the grips and mittens work as well as heated gloves.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,832
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From: Coastal Carolina
I think the back of the hand is the big issue, assuming both gloves and grips work. That is more important for bikes (like mine) without a fairing, where your hands are out in the wind. My wife and I both have Gerbings T-5's and they are great. I've never had heated grips, but read alot on these forums about them failing. On the other hand, search Gerbings on the forums and you'll read of people that have had the same pair of gloves for decades.
Last edited by TKDKurt; Jan 27, 2013 at 08:20 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 307
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From: Mission BC
got both .......HD grips installed last fall and no problems, its gotta be real cold before I put on my heated gloves with the heated grips now.....so handy that all ya gotta do is turn on the grip heat !
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