However, if I wasn’t using electronic shifting, I don’t think the smalls would have enough space for a full shift lever movement. And, as I encountered, the smaller opening does restrict my movement a little bit. I tried the larger mitts and they do indeed offer more freedom of movement but also take up more space, let in a bit more air and are all around bulkier.

My thin neoprene Fox Legion gloves from last year just aren’t cutting it anymore when it drops below freezing point, especially once soaked in sweat. Been hearing a lot of a good things about lobster-style split finger gloves and the Gorewear ones seems to be my best option for one-finger braking/shifting (the two-finger oriented ones don’t appeal to my riding). I could also use these for both road biking and mountain biking which is valuable to me.

Dogwood Designs Original Bike Poagie

You need these insulated, rubberized pogies. They wrap on with Velcro, giving you access to the brake and shift levers, and their generous size leaves room inside for gloves or mitts in really grim conditions. Longer cuts on the tops make it easier to slip your hands in. Bar Mitts Cold Weather Road Bicycle Handlebar Mittens fits Campy/SRAM/Shimano Shifters with Internally Routed Cables It unfortunately seems the DIY market is not well catered for in today's environment, and you would need to change so many parts of your bike that the conversion is not going to be cheap. In a nutshell, pogies are the ideal way to keep your hands warm in cold and wet weather. Winter Cycling Gloves and Bike Pogies List I also think being able to unzip the sides of the old-Shimano-shifter model as temperatures warm is very useful, and I’d buy that model even if I had newer Shimano shifters (or Campy or SRAM) that don’t need a zipper for the cable.

I first tried the Bar Mitts on a 200-km brevet wearing wool liner gloves under the Bar Mitts. At the start, my hands were comfortable in the 35F (2C) temperature. As the temperature rose above 40F (4.5C), my hands started to feel too warm, so I partially opened the side zippers of the Mitts. But that’s not always easy, right? That's why we've taken time to compile a list of the best Drop Bar Hybrid Bikes in today's market, on your behalf, so that there will be no more worries for you. I first heard about 180s when they came out with neat ear muffs, so I was excited to see them doing a nice glove. I’d call this a winter glove for running, hiking, XC skiing, and even cycling. Multi-purpose, if you will. Overall it’s a very cool and innovative glove.

45NRTH Cobrafist

Lobster gloves, first made popular by Pearl Izumi, are designed to keep your hands warm in cold temperatures without limiting your dexterity like mittens do. Lobster gloves can be thought of as a cross between regular gloves and mittens. For ventilation & temperature changes, a zipper is located along the front of the mitts with an extended zipper pull Revelate includes a set of foam plugs that further insulate your hands from intruding breezes by way of the cable exit, and bar-ends that secure the inside of the pogie to reduce sagging. The Expedition Pogies offer some highly desirable features in a clean and simple overall design, which I believe to be important for longer trips where I don’t want to be dealing with more than what I need. For flat bars, riser bars, Jones bars, and other similar bars, get the standard Winter bicycle pogies. Pittards leather palm enhances your grip while the Ripstop fabric shell provides overall protection.