Gloves
Cycling gloves for the mid-season, cold rain and deep cold, from 18 °C down to -5 °C. Choose them by temperature range, then by the grip they leave you on the bar and levers.
Cycling gloves for the mid-season, cold rain and deep cold, from 18 °C down to -5 °C. Choose them by temperature range, then by the grip they leave you on the bar and levers.
Your hands sit out front, still on the bar, and take the wind head-on: they are often what cuts a winter ride short. From 10 to 18 °C, the Hybrid gloves cover mid-season mornings and end up in the pocket, along with the arm warmers. The Pluie Hiver, from 0 to 18 °C, are made for wet winters. In dry cold, from 5 to -5 °C, the Super Termico take over.
At 10 °C, descending at 40 km/h feels like 6 °C on bare skin; at 5 °C, it drops below 0 °C. In the cold, the body also cuts the blood sent to the hands to protect the torso. The coach's tip: in the mid-season, keep your gloves on for the descent and stow them when the road climbs again; in winter, put them on before you get cold, because fingers that are already frozen won't warm up again while you ride.
Neoprene keeps water out, but makes sweat condense against the skin. The Pluie Hiver put a waterproof membrane between two knitted layers: water stays out, the knit breathes and keeps your dexterity. In a downpour, pull the sleeve of your rain jacket over the glove cuff: water running down the arm drips outside instead of getting in.
Don't size down: a tight glove compresses the insulation, and it is the air it traps that keeps you warm. With thick gloves, bring the brake levers closer if their reach is adjustable: the gloved finger catches the lever without stretching the fabric.
For dry cold, an insulated glove with a windproof membrane like the Super Termico, rated from -5 to 5 °C. For wet winters, a glove with a waterproof membrane like the Pluie Hiver, from 0 to 18 °C.
In dry weather, deep-winter gloves like the Super Termico. In cold rain, the Pluie Hiver hold up down to 0 °C.
With the brand's size guide. Do not size down: a tight glove compresses the insulation and chills your fingers.