Okay what is the best waterproof glove out there, for less than $150?

[Toogoofy317]

Cool, I may just try it. If it give me a little more time it's worth it.  You said you tried it on your jackets were they Cortech or another material?

Mary

[bikejunkie223]

I have used it on jackets for skiing- North Face and Heli-Hansen to be exact. Don't see why it wouldn't work on a textile jacket tho- if I remember right the instructions are to wash the item and hose it down with reviviex when wet and let it air dry.

[vorBH]

http://www.bikebandit.com/product/2527

What about these? I need gloves for the cold...budget is less than $50 CDN

[Roadstergal]

Racer Multitop.

Get the squeege attachment from Aerostich, unless you have teeny thumbs like I do and it doesn't fit.

[A_Steel_Horse]

I've got to weigh in on the Cortech Scarab gloves. Now, I haven't tried any of the competitors... but I have used some waterproof Olympia gloves that were leather & textile mix with a thumb squeegee and has a pathetic plastic knuckle guard. The Scarabs are warm, fit well and are protective. My summer gloves have scaphoid protectors on the palm (like a rivet patch, that allows your hand to slide instead of "stick" on impact, harming your wrist) but I have never seen this feature on a waterproof winter glove. The scarabs come the closest with a hard textured material on the palms that are stiffer than compressed leather, allowing for more "slide".

I did a 150 mile trip up to Vancouver B.C. two weeks ago (no rain, only mist, thank heavens) and my hands didn't start getting cold until maybe 90 miles in. Even then, it wasn't a painful cold; I've encountered far worse just waiting at a bus stop in similar weather. I went into a McDonalds, drank some coffee and ate 4 nuggets and was good to go for the next 60 miles.

The only downside is that they don't have a thumb squeegee! But just using the side of your finger works pretty well and you can always get those $2 slip on squeezees in the Beef Jerky bin near the counter of your local motorcycle shop.

One piece of advice, though. Any glove with Thinsulate *will compress*. It's not like a leather glove that stretches to break in. The glove gets 'thinner'. If I measure my hand around the thickest part of the palm I'm about 8 3/4 inches around... that puts me right on the line between "medium" and "large" for the Cortech gloves. All my summer gloves are either Large or XL and are quite snug. The "medium" was painful, so I bought the large, but after 150 miles they broke in enough so that they're snug and I can wiggle my fingers around within the gloves. I think medium would have been the better choice. You want to keep as thin of an air layer around your fingers as possible for maximum heat retention. Just so long as the fingers on the glove aren't pressing against your finger tips in the riding position, otherwise they'll start to ache after a while. Then again, we're talking about the absolute extreme end of the glove's capability... in anything above 50 degrees F, they'll work perfectly, slighly too big or not. So use the size chart, go as snug as you can tolerate it, and you've got your very protective, warm winter glove! I've got some DL650 handguards coming to me in the mail and I'll report back on how well the combo works after I've lived with them for a bit.

Scarab Winter gloves are easily amongst the top 3 of all the winter gloves I looked at. Just don't get the Scarab R.R. They're not waterpoof.

[bikejunkie223]

Well, I can give a bit of a review on the Tourmaster Winter extreme now that I have used them for a couple of weeks- they are absolutely waterproof, even without using the lobster covers. They are very soft and flexible, and extremely warm. I rode to work (30 miles) in 30 deg weather with some of the $6 silk liners and the tourmasters and my hands were toasty warm the whole way, without the liners my fingers were just starting to get that feeling where you realize it's cold but your fingers aren't cold yet. At first I thought the gauntlets were on the large side but when you are putting them on over an armored jacket with liner inside a 1 peice rainsuit they are sized perfectly and the cinch gaiter seals off the inside from water running down your sleeve. They are a bit more expensive than the Cortech Scarab but I think they are worth it, though they are not nearly as armored.