winter riding - how to keep your fingers warm

[Tjokkits]

so worked my way through almost all winter cloves, again Sat at Breedsnek fingers frosted and huge agony. even mates using skeing cloves had the same. so whats the answer? somebody mentioned sealskinz gloves, anybody with any experience with these?

[Unknown MTBR]

the only thing that works for me is that my fingers must get so cold that i don't feel them anymore, then i have nothing left to worry about! the sun will warm it up sometime...

[Capcha]

so worked my way through almost all winter cloves, again Sat at Breedsnek fingers frosted and huge agony. even mates using skeing cloves had the same. so whats the answer? somebody mentioned sealskinz gloves, anybody with any experience with these?

Go to ur nearest flyfishing shop and ask them for gloves. Its a thinner version of long fingered wetsuit material.

[geecee]

you can get 'winter gloves' fox thermal paw.

 

i havent used them but im assuming it would be better to keep you warm

 

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Edited May 21, 2012 by geecee

[Lou Zealand]

Minor hijack alert...

 

While cold fingers are an issue the real problem I have (and others based on the discussions around our group on a weekend ride) is cold/numb toes. It's only May and to date the winter has been fairly mild, but on early morning rides the toes are already feeling the bite...

 

Toe-warmers have been spectacularly ineffectual as have two pairs of socks. Are booties the answer? Thermal socks? Anyone found a solution they would like to share?

[MSR]

I have used the BBB booties before and they have made a huge difference for me.

[Lou Zealand]

I have used the BBB booties before and they have made a huge difference for me.

 

Stockists in JHB?

[CAAD4]

For fingers buy a box of surgical gloves from Dischem. Wear them inside your winter gloves. Pierce a small hole for a bit of ventilation.

 

For toes, place a Jiffy bag over your toes, in between the pairs of socks, not directly on your skin as you will perspire. Tjeep, tjeep.

['Dale]

Jiffy bag layer for each foot after your winter sock layer works...

[Fracture]

I used surgical/latex gloves under my long fingered gloves and a plastic bag between two layers of socks on a recent ride and it worked like a bomb.

[Wayne Potgieter]

I keep my hands under my blankets at home (this works for my feet as well) and then go riding when it is warmer in the middle of the day.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Seriously, the plastic trick works.

 

Its the wind that is making you cold, not the ambient temp.

 

elliminate the wind, you solve the problem.

 

And the only way to do that is to use a material that is solid and non breathable,

 

Ie plastic, metal wood etc.

Edited May 21, 2012 by Wayne Potgieter

[MtbBarbie]

I got myself some glove liners, made by first ascent! It's like a thermal glove that goes into your normal glove! Works a charm for me! As for feet, I'm still trying to find the answer to that one!!!

[Pieterg]

Surgical glooves work 100%

[ThePubSA]

For fingers buy a box of surgical gloves from Dischem. Wear them inside your winter gloves. Pierce a small hole for a bit of ventilation. For toes, place a Jiffy bag over your toes, in between the pairs of socks, not directly on your skin as you will perspire. Tjeep, tjeep.

 

+1 on the latex gloves underneath . If hands are still cold and not sweating after that, you have a blood circulation problem

[L.T.G]

+1 on the latex gloves underneath . If hands are still cold and not sweating after that, you have a blood circulation problem

 

I tried this latex glove business for the first time on Saturday, did nothing for me

Then tried one hand with and one without..and although marginal, the hand with, was colder then the one without the latex glove on.

I've used those First Ascent inners and although not a huge difference, they still worked better imo.

 

Re the feet issue, toecaps worked a treat for me,just by helping to keep out the wind as Wayne mentioned.

 

Think I'm going to try these fly fishing gloves