Cold Killers vs Full Winter Gloves?

[tunnie]

When I first started biking back in 2009 it was winter, so I bought big thick heavy winter gloves. I ended up using them all year around, it was not until I was commuting to work in the summer I wanted something cooler.

I called in to the now dead gear4gears near Twickenham, after seeing pair after pair at £100+, £150+ and £200+ I bought a pair of Spada Gloves at £30, it was these...

I have to say, at the time, what a revelation! For the price, excellent quality, far better air flow and I could feel so much more due to them being much lighter. I really started to enjoy riding through traffic more, I "feel" like I had much better control.

With winter back, putting the winters back on, feels numb, can hardly feel the clutch. So unsure what to do, the Spada ones, being thin, mean the heated grips work far better, quickly get heat in. Underneath hand = warm, top of the hand = cold. Unlike winters, where whole hand is about the same, but heated grips do not make a massive difference.

I'm thinking of cold killers underneath these Spada's - Any thoughts?

Any other under glove suggestions?

 

[brut33]

Get some muffs. Just fitted mine today and they will come off in spring. Warm dry hands wearing thinner gloves all winter.

 

[tunnie]

Humm, not considered muffs. Good suggestion. Any issues with fitting around the guards? Any recommendations?

I'll do a search too for some muff(s)

 

[tunnie]

Some searching suggests these 'TUCANO URBANO BAR MUFFS R319' should do the job:

http://www.urbanrider.co.uk/bar-muffs-r319-no-bar-end-weights.html

Steptoe gave these high praise. Good enough for me.

 

[columbus]

Some searching suggests these 'TUCANO URBANO BAR MUFFS R319' should do the job:

http://www.urbanrider.co.uk/bar-muffs-r319-no-bar-end-weights.html

Steptoe gave these high praise. Good enough for me.

I use summer gloves all year round. Muffs and heated grips through the winter. Muffs keep your gloves dry too.

 

[redout]

I have used cold killers gloves and wouldn't rate them to be honest. Made no noticeable difference. Better off investing in a proper winter glove. That said, if you have hand guards and heated grips then perhaps the cold killers are a cheap solution.

 

[notadrop]

Muffs for winter commuting

 

[chrisjk]

I first bought Tucano muffs and they were OK but a tight fit on my GSA and on several occasions, I found they pressed on the switchgear changing a setting. As they wouldn't fit at all on another bike, I got these http://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/handlebar-muffs.html which fit all my bikes easily, have a transparent window so you can see your switches and although not lined, seem to be warmer than the Tucanos.

Either way, muffs and lighter gloves are a great improvement over thick winter gloves.

 

[Wapping]

For everyday regular use (say commuting) or decent length (200 mile) days out in winter, it's hard to beat muffs if you want to keep wearing lighter gloves on your hands.

Don't worry that you can't see the switch gear, you don't look at it when you ride along normally. Just make sure you can operate the switches reasonably easily. It might take a little while to get used to but so did BMW's indicator gear (old and new style)
for some bods.

Decent muffs will fit over the handguards. The advantage of having the guard inside the muff is that it will prevent the muff being blown back against the clutch or brake lever as you hoon your awesome steed.

Failing that, electric heated gloves and / or kit is the way to go. It is really hard to beat it.

 

[Posh Pete]

For everyday regular use (say commuting) or decent length (200 mile) days out in winter, it's hard to beat muffs if you want to keep wearing lighter gloves on your hands.

Don't worry that you can't see the switch gear, you don't look at it when you ride along normally. Just make sure you can operate the switches reasonably easily. It might take a little while to get used to but so did BMW's indicator gear (old and new style)
for some bods.

Decent muffs will fit over the handguards. The advantage of having the guard inside the muff is that it will prevent the muff being blown back against the clutch or brake lever as you hoon your svelte bolide..

Failing that, electric heated gloves and / or kit is the way to go. It is really hard to beat it.

Fixed that for you Wapps. Are you hoping to start a new career with "Bike" by the way?

Oh and muffs / heated grips are the way to go re the OP.

 

[Toddmeister]

I have barkbuster blizzards and these: http://www.keisapparel.co.uk/product/keis-heated-x800-outer-gloves-2/
which connect directly to my heated body warmer (but they can be used without).

They seem to work very well

 

[tunnie]

Thanks to the everyone for the replies.

I'm thinking muffs, my commute is 25 miles each way and think they would be best for warm hands. Mostm the route is M3.

I've dropped steptoe a PM to see if he still sells them, as I can't see them on his website.

The Tucano r319s look good value at £50.