Glove selection is important.....

[PJ79LIZARD]

..... Put my fingerless mits on as I left the house this morning, mistake on my part, should have gone fingered. My digits were numb by the time I got to work. The rain felt strangely Icey this morning. Caught me out!

 

[fossyant]

Was chilly, but was fine after a couple of miles (down hill first two miles)

 

[400bhp]

get a cheap pair of inner lining gloves - stick em in your back pocket and place underneath the mitts if you fingers get cold.

 

[Beebo]

Yeah, a thin pair of inners is the way to go.

It was freezing this morning. I had to stop after about a mile and put on gloves and also my buff, I havent had to do that for months! I agree the rain felt icy, a bit like tiny hail stones and it was burning my face and ears.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

I agree the rain felt icy, a bit like tiny hail stones and it was burning my face and ears.

+1 was freezing!

 

[potsy]

Went with the winter gloves today, was only 4c when I set off
Mitts for the way home hopefully.

 

[BSRU]

I think my calender is broken, it keeps telling me it is May, my winter stuff should be packed away by now.

 

[BrumJim]

Same here too. Although suvived as I had an extra layer on top this morning. Glad I did, as spots turned to drizzle, and then to steady rain by the time I had reached work.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

We should be in shorts and ss jerseys with our shades on. The warmer weather can't be to far off surely. It's the wettest drought I've ever heard of lol

 

[Jdratcliffe]

We should be in shorts and ss jerseys with our shades on. The warmer weather can't be to far off surely. It's the wettest drought I've ever heard of lol

+1

i wanna break out the shorts too its ridiculous! want to get the shades out

 

[thefollen]

For dry, coldish days (3-7°C) I have a pair of gloves I bought for £3 from GoApe. They're not waterproof, but quite thin with a brilliant grip (for swinging from those trees). Love 'em.

When it wees down have to hit the full-fingered waterproof badboys, but do experience problems with overheating sometimes.

Thin and waterproof would be a brilliant third pair.

 

[Melonfish]

if you get stuck like that again when you stop at the lights wheel your arms. forces blood into the fingertips and heats them up a little.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Thin and waterproof would be a brilliant third pair.

+1 why i picked up a pair of sealskinz http://www.sealskinz.com/gloves/ultra-grip-gloves awesome for the days when massive gloves are an over kill picked them up on ebay for about £25/£30

 

[GrasB]

Today on the way to work:
compression top
'cold' base layer
Lightweight 'Thermal' tights, jacket & long fingered gloves - all are rated 0-8C dry/5-15C wet... that forecasted rain better be there on the way home!
Sunglasses... at 5:00am!

 

[Beebo]

if you get stuck like that again when you stop at the lights wheel your arms. forces blood into the fingertips and heats them up a little.

It also has the added benefit of giving drivers the impression that you are about to give them a haymaker if they get too close.