Winter Gloves

 My hands are cold.

It's in the 50's and 40's F on my commute to work, and that lovely fairing
on my Valk doesn't quite give the protection to my hands that I hoped it
would.  My leather gloves are good until it gets below 60F, then they aren't
so good, and get progressively horrible as the temp drops.  I can use ski
gloves, but they feel a little funky on the bike, and offer no protection
against abrasion should the worst happen.  My commute is usually about 30 to
45 minutes, but there are times when I'm on the road for two or more hours.

I don't have heated grips.  They would be nice, but I don't want to spend
the money, and I don't want to lose my ISO grips.

So, a good pair of winter gloves is called for.

I've shopped around some, and some gloves look very warm, and cost $100 or
so, but I see reviews of them that aren't encouraging.

I'm trying to avoid heated gloves, because I don't want to mess around with
wires and such.

I'd appreciate some opinions from folks who ride in the cold.  The weather
here is pretty mild, but it can get down to the mid 30's at times.

What gloves would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!

CS

 CS wrote:

  Buy the heated gloves . The warmth is worth the wires . Get the temp
controller too . I didn't when I could afford one and regret it . Or if
you're handy with a soldering iron , build a PWM controller that'll handle
the amperage . That's what I'm planning on doing .
  --
Snag
Got Guns ?

 
I've found that glove liners below leather riding gloves help.  Glove liners
are a Walmart item, or you can get more exotic ones such as these:

http://www.wintersilks.com/search.aspx?searchterm=glove+liner&sc=HF0SEMGN

However, I've never gone into the 30's.  You might want the heated ones.

You know, there could be a patent here.  There is so much waste heat from an
engine, it would be interesting to have channels for a second fluid loop so
that you could hook up a suit or gloves and get them warmed by fluid flow.
There are a few constraints on the solution, such as you couldn't use
ethylene glycol or anything else toxic.

DF

 CS wrote:

     I have a pair of Tourmasters.   They seem ok.   The gauntlets are
plenty long enough to fit over my jacket.
    Look for gloves with Thinsulate and/or Goretex.

 On 11/10/2010 9:19 PM, CS wrote:


I love Icearmor gloves.   They are designed for ice fishing, but
dexterous enough to be able to operate all moto controls.