Rukka gloves & heated grips, advice required

[paganman]

I'm after some decent autumn / winter gloves, my current ones make my hands sweat which then gets cold due to wind chill n my hands get cold.
I don't want big numb gloves and have drawn a short list of 3 rukka gloves, the Pluto, Atlas or Mars. They seem similar specs, n similar prices.
Can anyone advice on suitability and how good they are?
I ride all year and am on the road at 0500 some days.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[johnnyboy]

Have you considered using muffs? They don't look great (if that matters to you) but they are probably the best answer for year round riding. I use them with heated grips and just wear light weight gloves. No need to worry about waterproof gloves either.

 

[JayC]

Just refitted my muffs as the temps have suddenly dropped, which means i can wear much thinner gloves and actually feel the heated grips without sweaty paws.

 

[Mucky Helmet]

Muffs!

I have Rukka gloves (GTX Xtrafit), predecessors to the Apollo, and heated grips. They're a good three season glove and in winter I fit muffs. Not the greatest looking accessory for your bike but one of the best winter mods you could do. They allow you to wear a thinner and, maybe, more comfortable glove and still have toasty hands.

Val of this parish sells them HERE.

HTH
Helmet

 

[WindyChuffer]

Summer gloves, muffs and heated grips. Period.

Muffs give a 10 degree Celsius advantage.

Winter gloves are like wearing condoms - takes all the feeling away. Muffs do take a bit of getting used to though but all is good.

 

[morty]

+1 windychuffer,have rukka gloves but you can't beat the muff (no pun intended) well she'll hate you for it

 

[Dainese Brave]

Consider the Apollo glove....an excellent glove summer and winter, especially with heated grips.

 

[IssacHunt]

I know gloves are a very personal choice due to size variances etc, but I've just worn these during a two week trip to Norway.

Got as cold as 2 degrees and had some persistent rain....warm and dry throughout

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[Skipssong]

Rukka Argosaurus + muffs in winter. Can't go wrong once you get used to playing with the controls 'blind'.

 

[Tommac]

I have just bought some Rukka Pluto gloves for the winter and they are bedding in well. Bit of a loss of feel but they are softening up with use.

Got a great price from BikerLand and they were here in two days. Went for a size larger than normal to allow for Rukka's tight sizing and to give my fingers a bit of room. Work great with heated grips so far.

I might consider muffs if these don't do the job but my commute is only 15 miles so hope to get away with just the Rukkas and heated grips.

Tom

 

[morty]

tommac,
trust me,when its pissing from the heavens and freezing cold,your hands are toasty warm & bone dry with the muffs.

 

[Mrtwisty76]

Sorry, first post but had to butt in! Heated gloves are the way forward. I have some knackered nerves in my left arm and need to see my clutch hand. Muffs won't cut it! Exo heated gloves save me every winter, along with the V-Strom handguards...

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[morty]

if you have muffs and heated grips why bother with heated gloves??unless you haven't got heated grips i can see your point.If i had problems with my arm i would fit a quick shifter and save myself the hassle.

 

[JayC]

Sorry, first post but had to butt in! Heated gloves are the way forward. I have some knackered nerves in my left arm and need to see my clutch hand. Muffs won't cut it! Exo heated gloves save me every winter, along with the V-Strom handguards...

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On the flipside, I too have knackered nerves in my fingers ,to accompany my Raynauds Disease, and I have found that heated gloves don't cut it, but muffs are the way to go.

 

[Oldrat]

A lot of sense on this thread, let me just a point to consider when thinking of what set up you'll adopt..

Heated grips and GoreTex/Dryway etc don't mix.

Nicely explained here

and elsewhere on this f'rum an all

 

[solidstate100]

and just my £0.02 if I may....

Sizing of gloves is key - must have ample room, (particularly in the finger boxes) as if they are to snug/tight (even a little bit) circulation is compromised leading to numbness/coldness /hand fatigue etc. I suffer from Reynaulds and the biggest difference to me was to buy bigger gloves.

Of course, Muffs solve this issue completely....

 

[Bobbin-Man]

and just my £0.02 if I may....

Sizing of gloves is key - must have ample room, (particularly in the finger boxes) as if they are to snug/tight (even a little bit) circulation is compromised leading to numbness/coldness /hand fatigue etc. I suffer from Reynaulds and the biggest difference to me was to buy bigger gloves.

Of course, Muffs solve this issue completely....

I started a thread some time ago here related to my numb finger problems - concluded eventually that my problem was my Raynaud's Syndrome not being triggered by cold fingers but by my body being cold. Although I can sense my fingers are cold, if I keep my body quite warm the blood continues to circulate fine through my fingers. The difficulty is that the sense of cold hands is usually stronger than the sense of a cold body and piling on thicker gloves seems the obvious thing to do - but if I put plenty of extra layers on I can ride fine in much thinner gloves! Now planning to invest in a good heated jacket for this winter

 

[Deleted account 230818001]

I use the warm'nsafe heated gloves and jacket.

Using the separate dual remote controller means that they can both run at different temperature settings.

Not cheap but very comfortable.

 

[solidstate100]

I started a thread some time ago here related to my numb finger problems - concluded eventually that my problem was my Raynaud's Syndrome not being triggered by cold fingers but by my body being cold. Although I can sense my fingers are cold, if I keep my body quite warm the blood continues to circulate fine through my fingers. The difficulty is that the sense of cold hands is usually stronger than the sense of a cold body and piling on thicker gloves seems the obvious thing to do - but if I put plenty of extra layers on I can ride fine in much thinner gloves! Now planning to invest in a good heated jacket for this winter

Hi Bobbin-man

Like you the cold body thing also can trigger off the Raynaud's for me - so I did buy a Gebring heated jacket about 4 yeares ago, without doubt the single best piece of equipment I have ever bought. It can genuinely turn you from a fair weather biker to a year round biker no problem. In fact sometimes its too hot (even in minus temperatures) and I have to turn it down/off for a bit!

I wish I had bought one years earlier, get really annoyed with myself when I think of all the times I didn't go out for a ride cos it was to cold

Get one you wont regret ti!

 

[morty]

glad you brought that up solidstate100,I've been looking into getting heated clothing & haven't come across many folk/reviews on it.Was looking at gerbing & a few others.so you rate it pretty high then?