I've gone through my own mitten/glove shenanigans on all the fancy brands I've turned to Kinco leather insulated gloves and mitts sold all sort of places locally and online. (Rural King for me !) They're anywhere from $15-$25. I don't wear anything though in the cold without nitrile gloves against the skin, 5 mil is good thickness. This retains the warm moisture in the hands and keeps the insulation dry. Their gloves and mitts use some sort of Kinco brand Heatkeep insulation, yeah whatever. as long as it's good enough. The mitts are their Axeman/1930 model. I have some Refridgewear mitts too but those are too warm for cycling, in fact they're the warmest mitt I've ever worn, including Rab Down mitts for mountaineering. The gloves I wear in milder temps are the Hydrofelctor Lined water-resistant premium grain cowhide driver/39HKP. When it's not too cold just a basic Kinco leather glove is fine, the Buffalo ones are nice and form fitting. They make many variations ! At least Kinco gloves have properly long finger lengths, something most fancy brands of gloves do not.
I put off buying Kinco mitts for a long time as the lining inside is like a fleece glove and thought I wouldn't be able to make a fist or rub my fingers together. Silly me, the lining is sewn only around the cuff and your hand is free to move around in the mitten shell. Leather gloves of some sort are by far my preferred material as they offer adequate grip. block the wind, are never too hot, and they're durable. Kinco's are inexpensive but good quality. Later we can have the annual winter jacket post ! I bought some fancy form fitting Sportful road cycling jackets and so far they beat the pants off of anything I've ever worn. The favorite so far being the Fiandre Pro short sleeve jacket made with Polartec Neoshell fabric. On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:15:59 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: The fall style thread raises a question about keeping your hands warm in very cold temperatures (for me, very cold means in the teens F). My fingers are very sensitive to the cold. I've bought 2 or 3 pairs of PI Lobster gloves but I've been disappointed in the fit and the warmth. I've used Outdoor Research heavy nylon mitten sheaths with thick boiled wool mittens underneath, and those were very warm indeed, but very awkward to ride in, even on a fixed gear where you have to handle only the brake levers. Varusteleka currently has a number of mil surplus mittens with separate thumb, separate thumb and trigger finger, and separate thumb and first 2 fingers. The whole point of mittens is to bundle the fingers together in one compartment for mutual warmth, so each added finger compartment sacrifices warmth. Does anyone have thoughts on a glove or a mitten or a system that gives the best mix of warmth and dexterity? And perhaps some particular gloves or mittens that fit the bill? Right now, I've got hugely oversized 5-finger gloves under which I can wear wool knit gloves, under which in turn I can wear silk liners, but this sort of layer system is cumbersome to put on and take off. Thanks. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage,* *Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like* *A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes* *With words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ef7ab617-c95a-4664-919b-84895d0c99f0n%40googlegroups.com.
