Dry Hands

[roger l]

What gloves do people use to keep your hands dry when riding in the rain? I have my rain suit and my First Gear over boots that keep my body and feet warm dry but my hands are always cold and wet. I bought some large rubber gloves to put over my thin pair of riding gloves but they are too tight. Does anyone have a good solution to keep their hands dry? Riding home in the rain in 45 degree weather with wet hands is not what I call fun.

Thanks
Roger L

[dewi sant]

I carry a small bag of "surgeons" disposable rubber gloves with me and if the rain starts heavy enough to get through my gloves, I slip a pair on under my riding gloves. It's ok for colder weather but if it's warm and humid they can get a bit sweaty and uncomfortable. I originally carried them to pop on if I broke down or got a puncture but I've used them once or twice for keeping my hands dry as well. Not a perfect solution due to the sweaty thing but it kinda works - they do tear easily as well by the way

Dewi

[TAG-Caver]

I use Polaris snowmobile gloves for rainy weather. Decent performance in rain and temps down to about 40 or so.

[dbrick]

I wear BMW Summer Rain Gloves, with the Darien's sleeves closed *over* the gauntlet. My hands stay dry. Below about 45°they're not warm enough, and I add a pair of silk glove liners, which with the heated grips are OK down to about 38°. My bike doesn't have handguards.

[SF_Hooligan]

I keep a pair of Aerostich Triple Digits rolled up tiny in my luggage when there's a chance of rain. They're a little crazy-looking, but they work well.

Been meaning to get some of those silk liners, too.

[pistonbroke]

hi roger 1
winter riding here in the uk is in the last few years is normally a wet one , quite often i have put a spare pair of gloves under the seat or in a backpack .i have winter gloves also which are bulky , try not to use , they have a liner membrane in them and you can feel them moving around, horrible . so now put up with wet gloves for part of the trip . quite often when filling up leave the gloves on the cylinder heads to warm up .
piston

[Woland]

Rukka Atlantis. Really good glove. Superb grip "feel" and seriously waterproof, cant say I've used them for extended rides below 8 C but they are fine down to that combined with the heated grips on "grill" . Not cheap though, think I paid some 150€ for them.

[Dr. Strangelove]

nothing works well, but what I've found best are the disposeable plastic mittens that are sometimes at the diesel pumps at gas stations, Slip those over your regular gloves. I've tried rain gloves and those three finger jobs and hospital gloves and none work as well as the free plastic, protect-the-lady's-hands-from-diesel-fuel gloves/mittens. Over a pair of comfortable garden gloves works also, just stash them somewhere and put them on when you imagine it's going to rain, ie before you get your good gloves wet.

John

[bmwk100]

I keep a pair of Aerostich Triple Digits rolled up tiny in my luggage when there's a chance of rain. They're a little crazy-looking, but they work well.
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+1- After getting used to the "claw" configuration, these gloves work real well. They keep your hands dry, work in all types of weather and are easy to store.