Cold hands and fingers can spoil the most beautiful winter ride - and if they cling rigidly to the handlebars, it can quickly become really dangerous. Because then you can no longer steer precisely and pull hard on the brake levers. In order to provide an effective barrier against frost and moisture, the so-called layer principle has also proved its worth for winter gloves: A robust, abrasion-resistant and partially water-repellent synthetic fibre outer material serves as the outer skin. Underneath this is a water- and wind-repellent, partially waterproof barrier in the form of a membrane that allows perspiration to pass through to the outside as water vapour so that the glove remains dry on the inside. Underneath is an airy insulating material to protect against the cold. As a fourth layer, which lies directly on the skin, manufacturers usually use a soft, slightly roughened fibre. The art of the glove maker is to tailor this layer package perfectly around the complex shape of the hand: The glove must provide optimum protection without pinching and without restricting the hand's freedom of movement, so that you retain full control when changing gear and braking.
We asked the manufacturers to provide us with their gloves for winter training conditions. They should be lined and at least wind and water resistant. We have waived the waterproof requirement.
The test results of these gloves can be found below as a PDF download:
- BBB BWG-25 Weatherproof
- Bontrager RXL Softshell Glove
- Castelli Estremo Glove
- Chiba City Liner
- Endura Exo Waterproof Glove
- Etxeondo Guante WS Gore
- Gore Bike Wear Road Gloves GTX
- Mavic Inferno Thermo Glvoe RD
- Northwave Arctic Evo
- Pearl Izumi P.R.O. Barrier WXB Glove
- Rapha Deep Winter Glove
- Roeckl Rosello
- Rose Road Hytex Warm
- Scott Glove Scott Minus LF
- Specialised Radiant
- Sugoi RS Zero Glove
- Vaude Kuro Gloves
- Ziener Dracos GTX
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