Best winter cycling gloves

[Cindy Huber]

Does anyone have recommendations for full finger winter gloves? 
I went on a 7am ride and my fingers were in a lot of pain from how cold they got. Rookie error I know. 
 

Looking at the options available there seem to be a lot but not many with reviews. 
Any and all feedback is appreciated 🙂

Happy riding 🚴

[KV.SA]

I have the Ciovita Arctico 2.0 which are nice and warm, no complaints.

[HdB]

I got my wife some Arctico 2.0's as well last week, and she got herself some Leatt long-finger gloves. No rides with them yet, due to the extreme weather, hopefully this weekend.

The Arctico's will probably be better for when it is really cold, and the Leatts for when it is just a bit too chilly for short gloves.
I think it helps to have some options - my Ryder gloves are too warm for most days, but I was very very glad to have them in the Bergplaas dropbox at last year's Transbaviaans.

[no calves]

Some wattz from cwcycles seems to work for me. 

https://www.cyclelab.com/product/3007312-glove-lf-wattz-sherpa?utm_campaign=21653011192&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=&utm_term=&adgroupid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21649282922&gclid=CjwKCAjwwpDQBhAuEiwAa-4Wox9d6MycPcN7STA85JMzvXYHFyzGulZ68s2B52cHH4feHdmYQuuKORoCbrsQAvD_BwE

Iff my fingers and toes can be relatively warm the rest can freeze off and i will be comfortable. 

[KingZA]

I like the Pearl Izumi Escape Thermal Gloves for when it's cold but not freezing. They're good while the temps aren't in the single digits.

Once it dips bellow 10 then I like riding with the Ciovita Artico gloves and have used these down to 0 degrees

[NC_lurker]

I've got a pair of Pearl Izumi windproof gloves that I find work really well. They're nice and light so I still have loads of "feel" on the levers. When temperatures get below 10 deg I wear a thin pair of base layer gloves underneath like these First Ascent ones:  https://www.firstascent.co.za/thermal-liner-glove

If it warms up I can then remove the base layer gloves.

I've tried thicker thermal padded gloves but find them less comfy and often overkill.

[JohanDiv]

TEMU INBIKE GLOVES

Very pleased with these gloves! Ordered for my wife as well, she also likes them.

[Mook]

First Ascent sells a Thermal Inner for gloves. I put my regular short finger cycling mitts over these. They work a charm since you can take them off and stuff into your jersey pockets when it gets hot.

Obviously they wont work in wet weather, but I love the versatility to take them off when the cold has eased. Last time I checked they were R350' ish.

 

[Thomo]

1 hour ago, Mook said:

First Ascent sells a Thermal Inner for gloves. I put my regular short finger cycling mitts over these. They work a charm since you can take them off and stuff into your jersey pockets when it gets hot.

Obviously they wont work in wet weather, but I love the versatility to take them off when the cold has eased. Last time I checked they were R350' ish.

 

Thermal liner gloves are my preferred option too ... First Ascent, Cape Storm etc.

That said, it's for Cape Town and not the cold experienced further north.

[ChrisF]

As noted by most posts above - your riding conditions and temperatures are critical to the correct answer.

 

In Bellville it seldom gets to single digits ... BUT, 5km from home the R300 dips at Hazendal and the temperatures dips even faster.  Often down to degrees, seldom below 3 degrees.  The trick being that 5km further it is back at 9 or 10 degrees, then just heating up from there for the rest of the ride.

 

I have started these rides with full finger gloves, just to put it in my pack after 10 or 15km ... then again, these rides typically mean I am going to take of layers of clothing as well.  So I got the Mule hydration pack for the extra storage.  This only applies to 100+km rides in the winter.  (which I should be doing now in preparation for Augrabies)

 

 

At Augrabies it is a whole different ball game !!!!  Starting in 3 to 4 degrees celcius .... add wind chill and those firts 5 km are a slow defrost session .... by the first water point the script has flipped, reaching 10 to 15 degrees  and heating up to low 20's.  Thankfully they have the option where we can take of layers, put it in a bag on the back of a bakkie and pick it up back at the finish point.

 

So For Augrabies I start with latex gloves, then full finger gloves over that ... It stops the freezing ... BUT !!!  After a few km your fingers start sweating, so you stop and remove the latex and use the gloves to the first or second water point, depending on how it heats up.  Then again, with those thorn tree bushes - best to keep those full finger gloves on !!

 

 

I am noting the feedback about the First Accent thermal inners ... will try this for Augrabies.  (can only be better than the latex .... that is only an emergency measure, and only for the worst of the cold)