13-12-14, 10:55 PM
The best combination to protect your hands from winter cold is a pair of heated grips plus handlebar muffs. Most folks say you can then get away with just using summer gloves. A lot of people (self included) don't like muffs cos they look awful, but if I did have to do a regular winter commute, I'd fit them.
For the amount of winter riding that I do, I find the Spada Enforcer gloves quite good. They're a bit on the thick side, but I find I get used to that the first time I pull them on for the winter. I have heated grips as well, which make quite a difference in combination.
It will also make a difference to keep your body core nice and warm, this will translate somewhat to your hands. Use thin, warm layers, with a windproof layer, all under your bike jacket, making sure of course that you have a good waterproof layer in there somewhere for wet conditions.
Ok, positron beat me to it, but I'll post this anyway cos it pretty much underlines what he said.
For the amount of winter riding that I do, I find the Spada Enforcer gloves quite good. They're a bit on the thick side, but I find I get used to that the first time I pull them on for the winter. I have heated grips as well, which make quite a difference in combination.
It will also make a difference to keep your body core nice and warm, this will translate somewhat to your hands. Use thin, warm layers, with a windproof layer, all under your bike jacket, making sure of course that you have a good waterproof layer in there somewhere for wet conditions.
Ok, positron beat me to it, but I'll post this anyway cos it pretty much underlines what he said.