Touch screen gloves

[Mike Alexander]

I'm looking for some good winter gloves that are touch screen compatible so that I can use my iPhone (which I use with the Cyclemeter app as my bike computer) without having to take the gloves off. I recently purchased some Craft Siberian gloves, but found that they don't work very well at all with my iPhone 4.

Does anyone have any experience of other similar gloves?

 

[Oldspice]

They just need a conductor so stroke a sausage roll then use your ipnone and it will work... Brought to you by Greggs

 

[Andy_R]

Take yer fekkin gloves off.....stroke the c*ck replacement communication device...put the gloves back on.....

 

[Zakalwe]

I just poke the phone into my nose if it rings. Unlocking it is a bit of a drag sometimes though. Perhaps hang a stylus from the bars and jab that in when necessary.

 

[Zakalwe]

Take yer fekkin gloves off.....stroke the c*ck replacement communication device...put the gloves back on.....

Bit tricky mid ride though eh.

 

[Andy_R]

Bit tricky mid ride though eh.

Nope. If it's so bloody important, pull over and stop. If it's a minor inconvenience, wait 'til you've got there. Strava is not vital (unless you need to grow a set).

 

[Zakalwe]

That wasn't the question. Are you saying tapping a Garmin or CatEye requires stopping?

 

[Oldspice]

This thread is getting a little harsh.

PS the gloves thing also works with crisps and 99p gloves off the market......brought to you by Walkers Crisp (salt and vinegar)

 

[Andy_R]

That wasn't the question. Are you saying tapping a Garmin or CatEye requires stopping?

No, what I'm saying is if it doesn't work while I'm riding, I'll wait til I get there.....got more important things to think about when riding...like numpties in tin boxes paying more atttention to gadgets than the road....oops, sound familiar?

 

[Zakalwe]

I agree with you in regards to texting or whatever, but if your phone has an application that turns it into a GPS cycle computer then I can see the need for a glove that lets you use the touchscreen in winter.

 

[HovR]

You could stitch a decent helping of this conductive thread in to the finger(s) of the gloves you already own. This will be cheaper and the gloves will most likely be of a higher quality, although waterproofness may be compromised.

 

[Mike Alexander]

I agree with you in regards to texting or whatever, but if your phone has an application that turns it into a GPS cycle computer then I can see the need for a glove that lets you use the touchscreen in winter.

That's the exact reason I'm looking for touch screen cycling gloves; my iPhone is my GPS cycling computer and mounted in a case on my handlebars. With mitts in warmer weather I can easily switch between ride stats (cadence, speed, heart rate, etc.) and a map (for when I get lost!). I'd like to be able to do the same on rides like this morning when it was just above 0°C.

 

[Mike Alexander]

You could stitch a decent helping of this conductive thread in to the finger(s) of the gloves you already own. This will be cheaper and the gloves will most likely be of a higher quality, although waterproofness may be compromised.

I like this idea so may just give it a go. I'd only need it on one forefinger, so any water resistance wouldn't be compromised too much.

 

[The Brewer]

Spit on your finger

 

[Andy_R]

I agree with you in regards to texting or whatever, but if your phone has an application that turns it into a GPS cycle computer then I can see the need for a glove that lets you use the touchscreen in winter.

Still the same answer....pull over, stop and have a good look at the map, instead of letting it distract you (after all, you are one of the most vulnerable road users out there.) Even when hiking, if I want of find out where I am, I stop, get the map out, work out where I am, work out where I want to be, then continue. GPS on a bike, on the move, is a recipe for disaster. Too many people are relying on gadgets and losing basic skills. Do you just blindly follow the machine when it directs you to Gibraltar?