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tiger85 · 02-14-2005, 12:07 AM

Does anyone know of some goretex glove liners I can put in my leather gloves to make them windproof????

djr · 02-14-2005, 03:13 AM

nope but have heard that rubber washing up gloves over the top does the same.

When it gets colder I use silk inner gloves and it helps a bit but full winter gloves are better.

[ This message was edited by: djr on 2005-02-14 01:14 ]

tango · 02-14-2005, 06:15 AM

There are several manufacturers, over here anyway, that do those kind of gloves. I wear a thin pair of windproof? gloves under my heavy winter ones.

They are called Anti Freeze, windproof protection, and they are part of Frank Thomas, sorry don't have a web add'.

I've been wearing them all winter. They make my XXL gloves a wee bit tighter but they are not uncomfortable.

Mine are not goretex but you can get them.

Hope this helps.

jackn · 02-14-2005, 03:43 PM

Try some of the 'lobster claw' type winter gloves. Hein Gericke Pathan spring to mind.

blacktiger · 02-15-2005, 05:32 PM

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On 2005-02-13 22:07, tiger85 wrote:
Does anyone know of some goretex glove liners I can put in my leather gloves to make them windproof????

If the leather your gloves are made from is not windproof then you need some new gloves! Leather IS windproof unless it's been punched full of holes, like in summer gloves.
If your problem is cold getting through, Goretex is not going to help because it does not insulate. You'll be better off getting an "over" glove of some kind or simply buying some thicker winter gloves with Goretex built in.
Or turn your heated grips on. :wink:

tango · 02-15-2005, 07:51 PM

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On 2005-02-15 15:32, blacktiger wrote:
[If your problem is cold getting through, Goretex is not going to help because it does not insulate.

I used to be a professional deer stalker, you know tweed suit and all that.
I discovered goretex about 15 years ago, and it gives, by far, the best wind protection I have found and it is waterproof and I never went out onto the hill again without it.

I was out on the trophy today and the temperature was below freezing, no heated grips or clothing and I never at any time felt uncomfortably cold, I wear a thin goretex lined sweatshirt type thingy under my textile jacket and the wind just does not penetrate onto my skin.

OK I wasn't sweating but i didn't need to get off the bike to defrost, unlike last January when I almost lost all feeling in my right hand.

Yep, Goretex does ot for me.

djr · 02-16-2005, 10:06 AM

gore does a wind proof liner however other than preventing some windchill they do not heat as such. Good winter gloves are likely to have the goretex liner for weatherproofing and an aluminium or similar liner for heat retention.

So who can recommend good winter gloves that are not Hein Gericke models? (My current HG gloves are a total pain in the rear as the lining is not fixed and your hand slides inside and the fingers turn inside out and well they are just not good enough!)

[ This message was edited by: djr on 2005-02-16 08:08 ]

djr · 02-16-2005, 10:06 AM

gore does a wind proof liner however other than preventing some windchill they do not heat as such. Good winter gloves are likely to have the goretex liner for weatherproofing and an aluminium or similar liner for heat retention.

So who can recommend good winter gloves that are not Hein Gericke models? (My current HG gloves are a total pain in the rear as the lining is not fixed and your hand slides inside and the fingers turn inside out and well they are just not good enough!)

[ This message was edited by: djr on 2005-02-16 08:08 ]

rbw0471 · 02-16-2005, 03:41 PM

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On 2005-02-16 08:06, djr wrote:
gore does a wind proof liner however other than preventing some windchill they do not heat as such. Good winter gloves are likely to have the goretex liner for weatherproofing and an aluminium or similar liner for heat retention.

So who can recommend good winter gloves that are not Hein Gericke models? (My current HG gloves are a total pain in the rear as the lining is not fixed and your hand slides inside and the fingers turn inside out and well they are just not good enough!)

Alpinestar Jet Road gloves are the only ones i've found that are truly waterproof/thermal/and thin enough that you can still feel the grips. They go for about £60 ...

rbw0471 · 02-16-2005, 03:41 PM

Quote:

On 2005-02-16 08:06, djr wrote:
gore does a wind proof liner however other than preventing some windchill they do not heat as such. Good winter gloves are likely to have the goretex liner for weatherproofing and an aluminium or similar liner for heat retention.

So who can recommend good winter gloves that are not Hein Gericke models? (My current HG gloves are a total pain in the rear as the lining is not fixed and your hand slides inside and the fingers turn inside out and well they are just not good enough!)

Alpinestar Jet Road gloves are the only ones i've found that are truly waterproof/thermal/and thin enough that you can still feel the grips. They go for about £60 ...