I picked up a set of the Roadgear winter gloves for $80 with kevlar, Thinsulate and Hypora liners while I was at the IMC show.
Tried them agains a set of Huntworth non-motorcycle waterproof gloves with 40g Thinsulate I picked up in a hardware store after my powertrip winter gloves gave up during our Big Bend trip.
The Roadgear seem very well made, has reflective inserts on the knuckles and adjustable gauntlet and wrist bands to keep them on your hands in a get-off. 38 F. tonight so I rode for about 15 minutes with the roadgear and then the cheapo hunting gloves. Both with the grip heat on low.
No contest, the $8 hunting gloves beat the tar out of the roadgear gloves for warmth and comfort. Unfortunately, they do not have any abrasion resistance and no way of retaining them in a crash.
The Powertrip are ok dry and worthless if it rains. They just became the cold weather passenger gloves. I am going to go with the Roadgear for this season and look at the new Held with the phase change stuff for next year.
With the bar risers, my fingers seem to get the most air and I do not think any useable weight of Thinsulate is going to make a difference in all day exposure to the breeze, Has anyone ever fitted a set of motocross style deflectors on the ST?
I will edit and post more after i get the Roadgear stuff wet, the Hunting gloves are dry as a bone in a pretty good downpour.
Chris
Tried them agains a set of Huntworth non-motorcycle waterproof gloves with 40g Thinsulate I picked up in a hardware store after my powertrip winter gloves gave up during our Big Bend trip.
The Roadgear seem very well made, has reflective inserts on the knuckles and adjustable gauntlet and wrist bands to keep them on your hands in a get-off. 38 F. tonight so I rode for about 15 minutes with the roadgear and then the cheapo hunting gloves. Both with the grip heat on low.
No contest, the $8 hunting gloves beat the tar out of the roadgear gloves for warmth and comfort. Unfortunately, they do not have any abrasion resistance and no way of retaining them in a crash.
The Powertrip are ok dry and worthless if it rains. They just became the cold weather passenger gloves. I am going to go with the Roadgear for this season and look at the new Held with the phase change stuff for next year.
With the bar risers, my fingers seem to get the most air and I do not think any useable weight of Thinsulate is going to make a difference in all day exposure to the breeze, Has anyone ever fitted a set of motocross style deflectors on the ST?
I will edit and post more after i get the Roadgear stuff wet, the Hunting gloves are dry as a bone in a pretty good downpour.
Chris
