Cycle Mitts

[cubey]

Info regarding mitts preferably well padded, cheers ladies and gents.

 

[S-Express]

What kind of info?

 

[vickster]

Specialized BG gel for me
But they may not be for you

 

[cubey]

What kind of info?

Durability, brands, quality and price.

 

[User6179]

They pretty much all do the same job but for varying amount of time , I prefer ones with a Velcro fastener and the loops at the end of the fingers for pulling off plus I prefer ones with a pad in the middle of the palm which are becoming rare .

Stay away from Altura unless you can try them on , their sizing is different from glove to glove .

 

[vickster]

Durability, brands, quality and price.

Specialized as above, not the cheapest tho. Go to some shops, try and buy. How much padding do you like?

 

[cubey]

How much padding do you like?

Really not sure on this one, at the moment I am still getting used to the Cube Attain and the tape on the bars is really quite good. Am using winter gloves which are padded but not with gel inserts, may have to visit the local bike shop and try a few on.

 

[cubey]

Have seen the Specialized one and they seem reasonably priced and padded.

 

[vickster]

Have seen the Specialized one and they seem reasonably priced and padded.

They wear well but like all mitts for me, they do seem to get stinky and need regular washing. Not as bad as Pearl Izumi. Bontrager and Louis garneau (Evans) gel mitts are ok too

 

[cubey]

need regular washing

That's a very good point.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Specialized BG gel for me
But they may not be for you

Another vote for these

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I'm a fan of North Wave mitts, they're nicely designed and comfortable.

 

[GlenBen]

Another vote for these

And another.
(Specialized)

 

[Milkfloat]

I wear expensive clothing for pretty much all my cycling clobber. My summer mitts are from Aldi though, I found them the best I have ever used - I bulk buy at £5 a pair.

 

[400bhp]

I wear expensive clothing for pretty much all my cycling clobber. My summer mitts are from Aldi though, I found them the best I have ever used - I bulk buy at £5 a pair.

Yeah, similar experience here with the aldi gloves for me. They generally last 1 or 2 seasons, then start to fall apart, mainly because they get washed each week.