Product Description

Winter Full-finger Cycling Gloves. Ultra-soft Fleece thumb and index finger. HIPORA� Windproof/Waterproof Breathable Liner. Reflective piping for night visibility. Fingertip silicon prints for increased grip. 4 way stretch woven spandex for a durable snug fit. Weather resistant supple Amara palm. Neoprene cuff/pull tab with Velcro closure

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4843 in Apparel & Accessories
• Brand: Planet Bike

Features

• Ultra-soft Fleece thumb and index finger
• HIPORA® Windproof/Waterproof Breathable Liner
• Fingertip silicon prints for increased grip
• 4 way stretch woven spandex for a durable snug fit
• Reflective piping for night visibility

Customer Reviews

Good dexterity while wearing them. Too hot for autumn.
Pros:

At a bit over $20 and free shipping with my Amazon Prime membership (or even with shipping) this is the best deal in winter cycling gloves. Finally, Amazon sells something for cycling that's got the quality we avid cyclists are looking for--and at a great price to boot.

Excellent dexterity--no problem working all those little shift levers, buttons on electronics, tools, keys, or even ripping open a Clif Bar. I have no doubt I can do road/trail side repairs without taking my gloves off as I had with gloves I previously owned.

FINALLY someone thought to put reflective piping on winter cycling gloves. It's bad enough nearly all winter cycling gear is black in color (like we want to be stealthy?) without forgetting to include those essential reflective materials on every item when they know we'll be riding in the dusk and dark with the shorter Winter days. Flashers on your bike just aren't enough to make you recognizable as a cyclist in the dark--you need to make the rider visible as well. I've noticed that when I signal with my hands while wearing these gloves, the response from drivers is far better than with my other--non-reflective--gloves. They even thought to put a reflective stripe on the forefinger (but not the middle-finger, hmmmm).

While I would go with 'lobster' gloves for warmth, these 'half lobster' hands allow for greater use of those two essential digits without sacrificing the necessary amount of insulation. Plenty warm (actually hot in a New York autumn).

The cuffs on these are the best I've seen. You can close them down right to the skin or over the cuffs of your jersey so they really lock out the cold. Most winter sports gloves come with knit cuffs that just don't cut it like these do.

Terry thumb and forefinger--something that's missing on most winter sports gloves--is great for wiping your lenses or nose.

Con (not really): Too hot if you're on the move in autumn. You generate so much heat riding a bike that it becomes a matter of cooling yourself down. I'll still need a lighter pair of full finger gloves for all but late autumn. On the other hand, I much rather be too hot than too cold. You can do something about being too hot, or just sweat it out, but once you're cold it's time to get indoors. In comparison to Pearl Izumi lobster gloves though, these are much better in this respect for cycling.

If you stop a lot--which I don't recommend in the cold--then these are fine for autumn, but if you're constantly on the move you might want to keep these in your jersey pocket until December and wear a lighter glove in the meantime.

BOTTOM LINE: Great deal on performance and function. Cheap, warm, functional, and not overinsulated such as--for comparison--the Pearl Izumi Cyclone Lobster or half-Lobster gloves. Having used both now, I'd say that even if Pearl Izumi could match the price, I would still choose these Bike Planet gloves.

Very warm, but don't turn them inside out
These gloves are awesome once you get them on. They're cozy and warm. The four finger thing makes perfect sense -- it keeps your two smallest fingers warm together without sacrificing any utility. I feel like a crazy crab-clawed guy when I'm wearing them too.

But BE CAREFUL WHEN TAKING THEM OFF. There is a warm inner liner that is not attached to the outer shell. It's very easy to pull the fingers of the inner liner inside out. Once you've done this you can't put the gloves on until you straighten them out, which can be _extremely_ difficult. "How hard can it be to turn a glove the right way round? Trust me -- when there's a shell in the way, it gets tricky. I recommend chopsticks if you do find yourself in this bind. Last winter I left these on the shelf for about 6 weeks even though they would have been the perfect warm glove because I couldn't get them on!

Numerous problems
I paid more than $25 for these gloves, so I am unfortunately going to have to make due with them. For those who are considering them, heed the follow SERIOUS drawbacks:

1. They will not keep your index fingers or thumbs warm in the low 20's, if you are traveling with any amount of speed.

2. Even while your fingers are cold, your palms will be sweaty, which will make the liner of the gloves extremely moist.

3. The liner is not completely removable, so the only way to dry it is to pull it out, reversing the fingers. If you do this, you will face 10-20 minutes of wrangling when you try to put the gloves back on, while you curse and end up using a twig, a pen or a chopstick to try and get the fingers of the liner back into their places. Even after doing this, it will probably feel like the liner material is "bunched up" and not completely arranged properly inside the outer shell of the glove.

I commute on my bike. These gloves have literally made me late on cold days when I simply could not get them on properly. They might be the most frustrating article of clothing I have ever owned.

They are, however, warmer than a regular set of non-cycling gloves. So there is that.