Best of Test 2024: The best long-fingered gloves for touchscreens

There is now a large selection of touchscreen-compatible long-fingered gloves. The ten test candidates cost between €40 and €80 at the time of testing. Our test winners from Heestra, GripGrab, Chiba and Gore Wear were convincing in all test criteria, with the Ride Windproof S/A Gloves model from GripGrab offering the best value for money.

1st place: The Heestra Ergo Grip Long 5-finger

• Price: 80 Euro >> available here
• Country of production: Vietnam
• Equipment: 6-finger touch, palm padding, cuff strap, towelling thumb, reflective material
• Sizes: 6 to 11
• Weight (XL): 78 grammes

TOUR rating

• Weather protection (40 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.0
• Touch function (30 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.0
• Handling/equipment (30 %): 7 from 8 | Grade: 1.3

Overall score (100%): 1.1 (test winner)

Conclusion

Fits normal to large; robust structure, well-padded palm; adjustable waist; very good touch properties with three fingers on the left and right; top weather protection; most expensive model in the test.

2nd place: The Gripgrab Ride Windproof S/A Gloves

• Price: 44 Euro >> available here
• Country of production: Pakistan
• Equipment: Thumb index finger touch, fleece lining, gel prints, palm pad, towelling thumb, reflective material
• Sizes: XS to XXL
• Weight (XL): 70 grammes

TOUR rating

• Weather protection (40 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.0
• Touch function (30 %): 7 from 8 | Grade: 1.5
• Handling/equipment (30 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.2

Overall score (100%): 1.2 (Tip: Price/performance)

Conclusion

Best price-performance ratio; normal fit, short, slightly tight waistband; very good weather protection; reliable touch function thanks to well-conducting thumb and index fingertips; many features including terrycloth thumb.

3rd place: The Chiba Transalp

• Price: 45 Euro
• Country of production: Indonesia
• Equipment: Thumb index finger touch, palm padding, terrycloth thumb, waistband bar, reflective material, rain cover
• Sizes: XS to XL
• Weight (XL): 89 grammes

TOUR rating

• Weather protection (40 %): 7 from 8 | Grade: 1.7
• Touch function (30 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.0
• Handling/equipment (30 %): 7 from 8 | Grade: 1.3

Overall grade (100%): 1.4

Conclusion

Relatively large for long fingers; low insulation, very airy; flexible weather protection with rain cover; top sensitivity when typing, swiping, scrolling and pulling up.

3rd place: The Gorewear C3 GTX I Stretch Mid Gloves

• Price: 60 Euro >> available here
• Country of production: Vietnam
• Equipment: Thumb index finger touch, fleece lining, gel prints, palm padding, reflective material
• Sizes: XS to XXXL
• Weight (XL): 60 grammes

TOUR rating

• Weather protection (40 %): 8 from 8 | Grade: 1.0
• Touch function (30 %): 7 from 8 | Grade: 1.6
• Handling/equipment (30 %): 6 from 8 | Grade: 1.9

Overall grade (100%): 1.4

Conclusion

Fits normal to narrow, for slim and long fingers, nice long cuff; Roubaix lining warms well, top weather protection; typing and swiping worked very well, scrolling sometimes took two attempts.

How TOUR tests

Weather protection (40 per cent)

For optimum weather protection, the gloves must be windproof and quickly repel raindrops. If the outer skin quickly becomes saturated with water, this increases the cooling effect of the wind and the hands freeze more quickly. In our spray test of the previously washed test candidates, the models from GripGrab or Hestra, for example, were convincing.

Touch function (30 per cent)

We tested the touch function with a Garmin Edge 1050 and various iPhones and Samsung smartphones. We tested the suitability for tapping, swiping, scrolling and swiping (pinching). The gloves from Chiba, Hestra and GripGrab achieved the best results on all devices.

Handling and equipment (30 per cent)

In this category, we assessed how easy the gloves are to put on and take off, how good their grip on the handlebars is in the rain and how extensive their features are. The models from Chiba, GripGrab and Hestra achieved top results.

>> The complete long-finger glove test at a glance