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Here's a cool link where the author compared 13 different gloves, their pros and cons, and their prices. Enjoy!

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/access ... loves0203/

storysunfolding wrote:
I tried suck it up, but I could only find the cheap over the counter brand.

That's good.

But I'm not surprised. We keep the good stuff up here for ourselves.
Like the beer.
And bud.

Forgot to mention, My Beemer has got a two position heated grips, this helps a lot.

BuzZz wrote:

storysunfolding wrote:
I tried suck it up, but I could only find the cheap over the counter brand.

That's good.

But I'm not surprised. We keep the good stuff up here for ourselves.
Like the beer.
And bud.

I love that scene in Canadian Bacon where John Candy says that Canadian beer sucks which started a riot.

Or someone, in some movie.

I bought a pair of mittens recently. This morning riding into school, with a pair of wool gloves under them, my hands stayed warm the whole way. The temp was in the low 30's and I was running up to 60 mph. I was impressed for the first test.

My solution to bitter cold is stopping every 30 minutes to do 30-60 seconds worth of jumping jacks . It looks stupid, and it's a pain in the behind, but it gets your fingers warm in a hurry.

I've got deer skin with thinsulate gloves and they work rather well for me .
Regards, Wizzard

Usually down to 30, a mid-weight insulated leather glove from HD. Below 30 is when I switch to the heated Gerbing gloves. Have ridden them down to 6 degrees with hands as warm as toast. That is a 25 mile ride around 60-70mph.

Also found in JC Penney, jeans called Dickies, which are lined with DuPont qualofill (much better than fleece), and teflon coated, so they are wind and water resistant. Yes, they work - I found out in the rain.

I ride everyday here, unless it's snowing or ice, so I go through some cold weather. No matter what kind of gear you have, like Sev said, you're just going to have to suck it up a bit.

I use a pair of Tourmaster winter gloves that are waterproof as well. They will keep me warm at any temp for a good 30 min. Depending on how cold it is, after 30 min, they'll start getting a little cold, but nothing too bad I don't think.

Layers will always help you in the cold. Another thing to remember is your tires will not warm up fully in cold weather. So watch yourself in the turns, and really watch out for those manholes and the yellow lines. They get slick real quick in the cold.

Well, a couple weeks into it and I'm doing fine. This is my first winter on a bike so it was a bit of temp. shock I guess. My gloves broke in a little so they're more flexible. My fingertips get cold but warm up quick once I'm done riding, whereas they used to get cold and stay cold. Even here I get some looks from drivers which is pretty funny.