Waterproof gloves

[Mike Alexander]

I'm looking for some waterproof cycling gloves but a fair amount of time researching online suggests such items do not actually exist. There are plenty of gloves advertised as being waterproof, but the user reviews generally say otherwise. At the moment I have some long-fingered summer gloves (Bell, from Asda) and some inexpensive ski gloves (from Sports Direct). Between them, these keep my hands warm in a broad range of temperatures, but neither of them are waterproof (despite the ski gloves claiming to be so) – any more than a few minutes of heavy rain and my hands are soaked.

I usually get very warm when riding anyway, so I don't need much thermal insulation in the gloves, but would really like to keep the water out. Does anyone have any gloves they can recommend as actually being waterproof?

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I've got a pair of bright yellow sealskinz ones that are quite lightweight, I run warm too, that have not let a drop of water in & do wick any palm sweat away very well. For really cold days, well sub zero, a pair of thin microfibre gloves fit inside and keep warm right to the fingertips

The only drawback was the first pair I got were faulty and didn't have the waterproof membrane, Sealskinz were very good and replaced them without quibbling.

I got a couple of pairs of Aldi winter ones in their last bike stuff week and they're very good too, bit more lining and innate warmth.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

& have you thought of using the nikwax type of wash in waterproofing, it seems to work and maintain a level of breathability.

 

[Mike Alexander]

Thanks for the tip on Nikwax; I hadn't thought of something like that as an option. Given the lack of any other suggestions, looks like I'll have to give it a try.