Heated gloves, powered by a battery internal to the gloves - RiDE magazine review of six gloves
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I’ve a pair I picked up online a few years ago. Have to use a controller as nothing on the glove which is ideal.
went for the Merlin Curborough D30. I wanted them to be 100% waterproof. No luck with testing or trying on but FC Moto had a deal at EURO 229 which is the same as the GBP price so was pretty good deal. If they are too big / small I´ll have to suffer the inconvenience of exchanging them.....
Depending on where you are in the country, we've got quite a few options.
We stock the Richa Inferno, Keis G901 Extreme, Revit Liberty, Revit Freedom, Alpinestars HT-3, Alpinestars HT-5, Macna Era RTX, Macna Azra RTX, Macna Foton 2.0 RTX, Macna Unite 2.0 RTX, Macna Progress 2.0 RTX DL. We're sold out of the RST Paragon gloves except size XXL due to their incredible pricing. We've also got a range of Keis & Macna heated clothing in stock too.. we're quite the advocates of heated gear this time of year!
Looked at that review and their comment on the RST's charging connection is a non issue. They mention the older versions (exact same gloves but) use a minijack socket in place of USBC for each battery pack. Not a concern as I got an Aliexpress charger for them with a splitter and two mini jack sockets for £15, cheaper than the £80 odd for the only ones available in the UK and the same charger as the branded ones. Battery packs are also replaceable. Other than that, their review is spot on.
Just purchased the Keis 601 gloves after looking at a few reviews.
Tried them out tonight and they seem quite toasty but I'll reserve full judgement until I use them early Friday morning run to get to Thetford. I've been struggling a little with my hands even with heated grips on 1hr+ journeys at dual carriageway speed when the temperature is near freezing or below which then dampens my enthusiasm for going trail riding when I get there until I can get my hands warm.
They seem a very nice quality so far, and packaging was excellent.
This also saves me fitting heated grips to the CT125 scoot as I can just put an additional purchased harness on that bike for £16.
Tried them out tonight and they seem quite toasty but I'll reserve full judgement until I use them early Friday morning run to get to Thetford. I've been struggling a little with my hands even with heated grips on 1hr+ journeys at dual carriageway speed when the temperature is near freezing or below which then dampens my enthusiasm for going trail riding when I get there until I can get my hands warm.
They seem a very nice quality so far, and packaging was excellent.
This also saves me fitting heated grips to the CT125 scoot as I can just put an additional purchased harness on that bike for £16.
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Indeed. My local BMW dealer wouldn’t let me sully the premises if I wore such cheap gloves.
These are the gloves du jour for the contemporary rider. €500 is reassuringly expensive—why be seen in anything less?
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Just be careful, the first weekend I wore mine, I burnt my fingers!!! Didn't need them on the hottest setting all the time.
Thinking of getting some Keis G901. Would something like this charge them up whilst on the move ?
Cheers Doc
Cheers Doc
Depending on the drain the gloves make on the power block, maybe yes. But, you’d be faced with where to but the bloody big and heavy power block. Me? I’d not want to put it in the pocket of my trousers or jacket. The block is great great for charging phones and / or running a lap top. Probably less so, for heating gloves when on a motorcycle. Battery packs for gloves and jackets are physically much smaller and weigh less.
Motorbikes come with a surplus of electrical power; wherever possible, use that. This saves buggering around with separate batteries.
I should have worded differently.
I meant when I stopped and topping the gloves up if I had been using them.
Do I read this correctly?
You want to use the gloves’ battery, to power the gloves on the move. Then, when stoped, you want to recharge the glove’s battery, using the power block? Is that right?
You want to use the gloves’ battery, to power the gloves on the move. Then, when stoped, you want to recharge the glove’s battery, using the power block? Is that right?
Yes.
Me? I’d use the charger that (probably) comes with the gloves’ battery.
Actually, that’s not entirely true. I’d use the bike to power the gloves (and any other electrical gubbins) and control the heat via a remote controller.
Actually, that’s not entirely true. I’d use the bike to power the gloves (and any other electrical gubbins) and control the heat via a remote controller.
Cheers I'll have a think. I'll only use them on one bike as I don't have heated grips on it. Plus our lass can use them.
I'm going tomorrow to take a look at them.
Do they do long fingered version? Asking for a friend.
I own the Keis gloves which I think are very good, but I have only ever used them wired to the bike.
I also have the socks, pants and jacket to match and they are good for long journeys but a real faff to get on and off, so not suitable for short journeys or commuting IMO
I also have the socks, pants and jacket to match and they are good for long journeys but a real faff to get on and off, so not suitable for short journeys or commuting IMO
Doc wants to know about the possibility of recharging the glove’s own batteries, from a battery brick thing, whilst he sits sipping rosé. If it is possible, it’ll all hinge the power demands made by the battery when recharging versus the output of brick thing. Quite how he plans on connecting them together, is not revealed.
It is possible, they charge from a UBS type-C so providing the powerbank is powerful enough it should be ok.
Could also charge them from the bike, although your hand would be cold for a while
I own the same powerbank you just sold Wapping, the big 737 Anker one, that charges my laptop so glove batteries would be easy.
