I agree that the current generation of PI lobsters isn't very good.
It's too bad, because the first-generation AmFib lobsters that I
bought in 2004 is the best pair of extreme-cold gloves I own. The
worst thing I can say about them is that my hands start to sweat when
temps get up into the teens. They're warmer and at least as durable
than the older elastic-cuff ones Steve mentioned.
More recently, I bought a pair of Akimbo Viking mittens at Marshall's
for about $20. Besides being warm and pretty durable, the back of the
left thumb has a soft plastic squeegee for wiping goggles. Best used
with liner gloves.
Michael Lemberger
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On Dec 22, 2008, Steve Drake wrote:
I would suggest hunting down an old pair of Pearl Izumi lobster
gloves, but don't make the mistake of getting a new pair. The
company had a great design around 15 years ago when I bought mine.
I used them all winter for the past 10-years. A couple of years ago
the gloves were showing their age, so I bought a new pair of Pearl
Izumi's- now called amphib's. Comparatively speaking, those gloves
were garbage. They were much too thin to keep my hands warm below
25 deg. F Besides that they had defective stitching and no longer
had adequate wrist gauntlets. I cut my losses by selling the new
gloves on EBay and stitched up the worn spots on the old gloves.
On Dec 22, 2008, Martin Lund wrote:
My gripe with more recent iterations of the PI lobster gloves ( and
PI products in general) is that I feel the quality of the
construction of the products has gone down hill over the years. I
say this both as a customer and as a bike shop employee. A pair of
lobster gloves simple doesn't last as long as they used to - and I
don't put them through nearly as much abuse as I have in previous
years.
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