Yeah did the same thing, but wanted them to get warmer faster, thus I touched the pipes at the front, near the engine... burning leather doesn't smell that good after all...
When I was a poor highschooler riding to my school 20km one way in like 2 degree weather, i had plastic bags over my 30euro Chinese no brand leather gloves. I would shift into the right gear and then tuck my left hand in my crotch, and every stop I would hug my tank and put my hands on the engine. I still remember the feeling of warmth when you enter the city.
I have ridden 12 months a year for more than 50 years, some in the coldest accessible parts of the world, and have always used silk inner gloves with gauntlet style heavy leather gloves when really cold or good quality lightweight gloves when over 12 degrees. I carry reusable gel pacs for when bitterly cold and bike hasn't got handguards and have always completed a journey without anything falling off:-)
I'm curious now: What did you use to keep your legs warm? I want to go riding sometimes in the winter, with around 5 degrees Celsius outside, but my legs get really cold even at 10 degrees and I don't want to risk hurting my knees.
@@benimatyus there are touring pants that blocks the wind and inside there is the thermolite inner most of the times. It really helps. Been riding with -7 C° with no issues at all. Back in time didn't have heated grips, in fact ended up with hypothermia on the hands. But the rest of the body was warm.
@@benimatyus Thermal long johns when sub zero, and also all year round knee protectors which are washable, woven and warm too from PhysioRoom.com in Burnley, Lancashire, called 'Elite Elastic Knee Support'. Better than bike body armour too as padded in exactly the right place.
That was an excellent vid. Thanks. It's a shame you had to spend about £1k on gloves to confirm what I thought - that no glove is up to long trips in cold weather. I use my bikes all year. Fortunately, my commute is about 7 miles each way. On occasions, due to numbness, even that has been borderline dangerous.
They dont work at 7am in the morning when its below 6° , plus with the wind it still freezes the external part of your hands facing the wind especially for the index finger say goodbye 😭
Me, I have Oxford heated grips and wear the same leather gloves for summer and winter but in winter I put on a pair of stretchy magic gloves first (cost a pound on the market) and that suffices. Just make sure there is air between your fingers and glove tips. Yes they still get cold on icy days but not unbearable. My daily commute is 12 miles each way a mixture of 60 & 30mph limits
My 3 year old £10 winter gloves are ok, with no extra protection my thumb on my right hand was numb after a 70 mile ride (mostly dual carriageways), otherwise I was fine.
Standard winter gloves are actually fine for most people...as they're not going to be riding a naked through winter. If you really want to be a glutton for punishment, ie looking good through winter on a naked then err good luck to you. Most others I suspect will simply use some combination of muffs, heated grips/clothes, hand guards, winter gloves and are happy. Taking away the windchill prior to it hitting your hands is the biggest factor and that's actually easily achieved.
I didn’t have you down for product reviews! But I really appreciate this one, and as we all know you actually ride it counts for so much! Thanks RJ love your videos.
Bought a pair of Dainese Winter but used them a couple of times, been using my summer Handroid with heated grips, might consider the heated gloves as the tip of my fingers does hurt a lot at times
Did you get any heated gloves? If so, did they keep your fingertips warm? I've heard that with most of these gloves, the heated elements don't go all the way to the tips :/
You can have much more viewers and income if you just changes the title in the brands and add some amazone links! Great review! This is how a review should be, experience with the items and no "let me read a random text from a screen from stuff I have no idea about and no emotions about"
So actually i bought Held Tonale 3 weeks ago and I am super happy with them, they do their job as proper winter glove extraordinary well! The Gore-Tex membrane works insanely well and they also have space for warming pads on the inside! Really recommended for the cold weather in Germany around this time of the year! Greetings from Frankfurt!
@royaljordanian have you ever tried putting handguards on to block the wind? Seems like it would make any glove a lot warmer. That is part of my plan for this winter.
I've tried loads of gloves and can agree. Reminds me of wellies on your feet, thermal socks or not that shit still gets freezing cold. Wonder if they do heated socks for that?
Thanks for sharing. Only just back biking after 22 year absence and 200£ already spent on so called winter gloves, I realised they're rubbish. I bought the RST Paragons in the Black Friday sales and they too just get warm enough rather than toast your hands. Here in the UK, anything requiring such heat to keep your hands warm like the Gerbins, then it's probably not really suitable to ride anyway.
Gloves have come a long way. I remember back in the 80s riding my 350LC in all weathers and placing my gloved hands on the engine whilst stopped at traffic lights!!
All I want from a winter glove is a good fit, armour, cos I've had the plate on the back of my good gloves flattened and dented in by a crash saving my hand, and no perforations, and a short cuff.
Well, since I am cursed with heated hands, meaning they are always kind of hot, I do okay with standard gloves. I've got the Held 2in1 gloves (pls don't ask for the precise name) and without heated grips I ride up to 2 hours at 5°C!
I use to get my winter gear at Snowmobile shops up in NY , I have no need to anymore cause I’m in FL. But ‘ snow shops are a good place to check for gear ! Great vid man ....
Over the years iv tried all the gloves, i did 5 years as a London courier out in the all weathers as you say winter gloves are pants and a waste of time because once your digits do go cold they will never get warm again in those gloves, i found the handle bar muffs worked a dream kept the cold wind off and kept your hands dry but they dont really look that good ! these days i have found heated grips and o my they are a dream and i can now wear my summer gloves all year round i also dont like those naff winter gloves because i like to be able to feel what iv got hold of ! and winter gloves just loose all feel of the bike controls, i still put my muffs on but only if its proper tanking down with rain, i still commute on the big v twin ktm every day so i need something that keeps me warm and dry, Excellent vid RJ..
Are the Racer gloves wide enough to be worn outside of the jacket as well? Also, when you wear your gloves inside the jacket and it rains, doesn’t water get in?
i was working in a salmon factory in Alaska, we used to wear 3 layers of gloves. First you put latex gloves, on top of them wool gloves and on top you put the alaskan fisherman gloves. Even if the top layer leaks, latex gloves will keep you dry and warm for a bit, at least till your next break.
Got heated grips as well as Heidenau K73 SiO2 M+S tires on my 701 SM. Have some really great merino wool thin gloves to have inside my Revit Taurus GTX gloves when it goes down to 0 degrees and below. Only time i stop riding is when the rear of the bike starts sliding (ice on the highway).
I recently picked up a pair of old Leather Reusch Ski gloves, they even have some armor and I've ridden is 15 Degrees and they actually seem to work pretty good.
I also had multiple pairs of winter gloves and tried liners and had heated grips on one scooter. Finally shelled out the money for heated gloves a couple of years ago and immediately wished that I had done it long before. I've used them down to -20F and my hands still get cold at that temp after a while, but 32F/0C is no problem for long rides. Grip heaters and bar muffs also work very well without having to wear a glove with more bulk, but I don't like the feeling of being tied to the bars to any degree.
Best one is (for some bikes) just putt your hands on the engine casing. But if you have leather gloves make sure to use leather moisturiser or it will crack and ruin them over time
Are these gloves quite thick?, I find it hard to have a good feel of my bike using overly thick winter gloves on and sometimes it feels unsafe, I find it hard to use my levers and throttle with winter gloves
I had a hunch that buying an extra large pair of gloves would be smart and it worked brilliantly. My gloves have a little room for air to accumulate around my fingers. I learned this trick from buying extra large socks.
I use Highway 21 heated gloves. Battery operated (no cables) and warms both under and over your hands. 3 heat levels, full leather gauntlet protection, and several hours of battery life (just get more batteries if you want more time). My friends freeze all winter (or don't ride) and i'm nice and warm down to freezing (32 F/0 C). I'm sure they would go below freezing well enough but I try not to ride in temperatures that low because of ice on the roads (or salt).
What's your favourite bike, how do you chose which to ride? Do you use for different purposes (city vs rural) or find you tend to lean towards one more?
I'm a Year round motorway commuter around 80 mile a day, for me for Oxford Grips with hand guards and a heated vest is about as good as it gets in Winter! i like the idea of the gloves but i will definitely forget to charge them!
I've just given up riding in winter altogether. I find that I lose more time faffing around with all the layers, locks, covers and warming up the bike than I make up by filtering. Especially with the constant rain that we have this autumn it's really not enjoyable taking a bike anyway.
I simply gave up, myself, outside advertising when it rains roll without gloves and cream Nivea on hands. If it doesn't rain, I wear some warm gloves and it's a wonder.
I've found heated grips with hand guards are a great combo and have never had cold hands. The handguards really keep the wind off your knuckles, but I guess they have to suit the style of your bike.
What you say in this video is so 100% true. The hands had been my only real problem in cold weather over the years, until I got some battery heated gloves. 👍
I Just ordered new gloves, been riding nearly 2 years with just summer gloves, right through the winter. Unless there's snow or ice on the ground I prefer the bike. But yeah, many a times I got off the motorway with no feelings left in my fingers. To the point that I'd actually hope for a red light so I could stick my hands over the engine. Funnily enough my local shop actually advised against heated gloves, better get cheaper gloves and/or fit heated grips in, they said. Guess I'll find out soon enough /shrug.
Thought the car was going to bust your groove. Your winters look a little warmer then where I'm at. Also they salt the roads. Bike gets put a way for the winter. Great glove review!
RJ you really are the man!! Great informative video sir. I just use my summer gloves as I'm used to cold hands with being a window cleaner and having numb hands constantly during the winter.
I need to get me these gloves. On a handful of occasions I've come home and had to run my hands under lukewarm water, and even a couple of hours later my fingertips were still numb. Thank you RJ!
Did you get any heated gloves? If so, did they keep your fingertips warm? I've heard that with most of these gloves, the heated elements don't go all the way to the tips :/
