Winter gloves

[OscarIndia]

Always been a hassle for me in that I've never really found the perfect solution, particularly as I won't wear a glove without proper armour.
Last Autumn I bought a pair of black Rukka Atlas. Definately the best I've had thus far - very warm unless it's silly cold (but heated grips make this a non-issue), properly waterproof, excellent armour all round including sliders and a visor wipe on the left thumb which is a God-send. Also good "feel" for a thick glove and they breathe really well.
Downsides:
Over bulky textiles they're mighty hard to get right over the jacket cuff (just an inch or two too short and the cuff closers are not wide enough) and, as a consequence, in heavy rain you get lots of water in them from the flow down your arms.
The thinsulate liner works well in thermal terms but if you get any water on your hands at all (i.e. fuelling or smoking or whatever) it becomes near impossible to get into them without 15 mins of pushing and pulling.
So, here's the Q. Is this about as good as it gets or is there something else out there which I'm missing?
Requirements are:
Proper armour across the piece
Properly weatherproof/warm but also breathable
Visor wipe (the add on rubber ones always seem to break when I've tried them)
Ease of getting on and off.

Any thoughts much appreciated - birthday coming up so Mrs offering to buy whatever, within reason, I want bike-kit wise.

 

[david a hall]

You can always look like a Russian CZ rider and go down the Muff route, I have some, they are excellent but your mates will take the piss.

 

[OscarIndia]

You can always look like a Russian CZ rider and go down the Muff route, I have some, they are excellent but your mates will take the piss.

Heh. Mate suggested that to me this morning, but I just can't do it. I know, I know...

 

[(RIP) DitchWater]

I use these Rukka gloves and/or muffs.

Also, and I suspect you know this already, you should tuck your gloves into the cuffs of your jacket to stop the water running into them and dry your hands as best you can: I know that problem and as far as I'm concerned it's a sin to put your gloves on with wet hands.

I know you don't like the idea or concept, or whichever, of using muffs but they really are good.

 

[Steptoe]

and, as a consequence, in heavy rain you get lots of water in them from the flow down your arms.
The thinsulate liner works well in thermal terms but if you get any water on your hands at all (i.e. fuelling or smoking or whatever) it becomes near impossible to get into them without 15 mins of pushing and pulling.
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Using muffs avoids all this palaver, and you'll wonder why you never used them before.

Thin gloves in the coldest of weathers with the heated grips on their lowest setting and your hands warm in their own micro climate.
Even the best waterproof gloves get wet and hold water. With muffs they don't get wet, full stop. And the thicker the glove the less heat you feel from the heated grips.


Any fool can be cold and wet.

 

[autogs]

its got to be muffs,look shit work brilliantly,if you ride through the winter once youve tried them you wonder how you coped before.

 

[GrinningGSer]

+1 for muffs , tried winter gloves, tried heated gloves, but nothing beats your hands in a warm muff.
Continue to wear your summer gloves so that you can feel the benefit of he heated grips
p.s. the Tucano Urbano's are the dogs bollocks. Do a search on here

 

[GreatScott]

Just brought a pair of BMW pro winter 2 gloves - just in time for a forecast of late Autumn heat wave!

Seem like the business though

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Muffs. works on the bike as well.

 

[JPB]

And if you just can't bring yourself to stoop to muffs (and who could blame you), Hein Gericke Pathans.

 

[OscarIndia]

And if you just can't bring yourself to stoop to muffs (and who could blame you), Hein Gericke Pathans.

I can't. Looks like you're fucking Minnie Mouse from behind rather than riding a bike.

 

[autogs]

minnie mouse with warm dry hands

 

[DavidHale]

minnie mouse with warm dry hands

Exactly. Do you want warm dry hands when you get to where your going so you can still flick the V's at those that take the piss? Or hands that are frozen solid? Come over to the dark side my friend, get some muffs.

 

[JPB]

Exactly. Do you want warm dry hands when you get to where your going so you can still flick the V's at those that take the piss? Or hands that are frozen solid? Come over to the dark side my friend, get some muffs.

I'm sure they are nice and warm, but using that logic we'd all wear gauchos to keep our legs warm (please say you don't!). Maybe I'm just lucklily warm-blooded, but HG Pathans and grips on the first setting keep me toasty-warm throughout winter .

 

[Steptoe]

I'm sure they are nice and warm, but using that logic we'd all wear gauchos to keep our legs warm (please say you don't!). Maybe I'm just lucklily warm-blooded, but HG Pathans and grips on the first setting keep me toasty-warm throughout winter .

The full works - minus 6 degrees after a day riding and warm and dry.



Notice the ice on the ground at the bottom of this picture at 4.30am in the morning ....

 

[julio100]

Ok what type of muffs are the best and where to purchase them?

 

[Steptoe]

Ok what type of muffs are the best and where to purchase them?

That's the crux of the matter - the best, the very best are tucano 319 muffs. Every other type will put you off using muffs.

I started selling them originally on ukgser back in 2005 along with the gaucho at almost cost price, then snoopy thought he'd try the same and pissed off the tucano importer by telling them what i was selling them for and i was asked not too ( but still did anyway). I got fed up doing the post and i didn't have an online website that takes orders at the time So Val took over supplying them.

I might start supplying them again now i've got the online GS shop .

 

[original_concept]

Muffs. To be honest they hardly ever come off the bike.

The main benefit is taking off DRY gloves.

Also you'll be protecting your switchgear from that nasty wet stuff.

 

[Bury_Dave]

Also, and I suspect you know this already, you should tuck your gloves into the cuffs of your jacket to stop the water running into them .......

Really ? I thought (and do ) the other way around.

 

[(RIP) DitchWater]

Also, and I suspect you know this already, you should tuck your gloves into the cuffs of your jacket to stop the water running into them....

Really ? I thought (and do ) the other way around.

Well I reckon you should be able to work out what's best for you. I don't know what kit you have but mine works well the way I do it and rain water doesn't run into my gloves.