STOP Wasting Money on EXPENSIVE WINTER Cycling Gloves...Do This Instead
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Don't waste money on expensive cycling gloves that always fail.
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Being from IA, many of us use these. Pogie lites were designed here in IA and is owned by a sole proprietor who is a huge supporter of cycling. They are awesome, get some!
What? I didn't realize Bike Iowa sold merchandise, period! 😬
I have Barr Mitts instead and am currently scratching my head why I haven't put them on my bike yet this November.
What the hell is IA?
Great review, man! You almost sold them to me - the only thing stopping me is that I’m in Australia, heading into a super hot and clammy Summer and I have no idea why I was so interested in this video. 🤣 You’re very persuasive.
Perth checking in… exact same feeling… damn it Rus.
Haha same, I was watching because the rides to work earlier this year when it was freeze your nuts off cold in Victoria saw me go through a bunch on gloves to try and stop my hands going numb 😂 this might be overkill for Australia flat out though.
@@skartimusprime4779 I wouldn’t say overkill, I luckily have had these for a little over a year, using them this weekend in the upper 20s and will use them on all outside rides until it hits 60 or so. Not sure on the temps you will be riding in but they are amazingly versatile
oh M8...
I mean yeah 10C is probably the coldest we would expect in aus, except a lil colder some mornings. definitely seems overkill when there's plenty of other solutions that are more flexible year round!
In cold/wet Seattle winters Bar Mitts were a game changer. I don’t wear anything under them down to about freezing. So no bulky gloves on the brakes and shifters. And as a bonus they keep water and crud out of the brake and shift levers. When riding or when parked.
Love the Bike Iowa design- the lack of insulation that lets you use the levers even if your hands are outside of the pogie is genius. Keeping the wind off of your hands is much more important than insulation in most applications. A super budget option for low temps is sewing up your own pogies out of an old synthetic sleeping bag. Nice review Russ and hello from Eastern Iowa !!!
Great video. This and abandoning expensive clipless winter cycling boots for regular boots made winter riding much more pleasant
The most important thing when it comes to gloves isn't insulation or water protection; it's wind protection.
I live in Norway, and I've ridden all year round in temperatures ranging from -20 to +35 science degrees, and every time I get cold hands it's because of cold, moving air.
I got some cheap wind proof gloves, and they keep me warm enough once it gets colder.
Same, Canada, -20 to -40C winters, I have some all season water/windproof shell mittens that split down the middle, and I just wear a pair of gloves underneath. The all season cycling 3 finger mitts were cheaper for the pair, than a single pogie, and more practical.
Perfect solution to staying on the path through the winter. Thanks Russ! Less for me to concern myself with when planning Nachez Trace ride this coming February.
As far as thin full finger gloves go, I use neoprene paddling gloves. Pretty warm and they have a rubberized palms for extra grip.
Do you have the 3mm ones? And what temp do you ride?
@@bgymr9722 i think 3mm, they are on the thicker side of what I found available. Good to around 0°c, maybe a bit colder. My hands don't deal well with cold so others may be better in even cooler temps.
Plus, neoprene, aka wetsuit material, is designed to trap a layer of water which is heated by the bod to keep ya warm.
I have 3mm neoprene cycling gloves and and I find below 5 C unberably cold so ended up putting insulated gloves over the top. I used to use a pogi but I found the a nuisance.
Ordered me a pair of these Pogie Lites last Friday following your previous video and can't wait to give them a try!
Considered them many times but haven't sat down and worked through the issues. This was really helpful.
I've been rockin' the Bike Iowa pogie lite's for over a year. They look different than the ones in the video so that may be a newer version. They get 5 stars from me. They were so good that I actually bought two noodles and rewired my Rohloff shifter so that the pogies would work with the grip-shift on my Jones Loop Bar. Great product.
Whoa. I know pogies from kayaking, have seen them on flat bar bikes, but couldn’t imagine them working on drop bars. This could be life-altering for my cycling pals with Reynaud’s Syndrome. Thanks much.
Had these and the showers pass crosspoint gloves since shortly after this video. Love both items and even in January….in Iowa they work great for my 8 mile commute. It was 23 today and while I wouldn’t have wanted to go long distance with this setup without a better glove option, the pogies are so slick.
As a road cyclist I was hesitant but your review sold me on these. I just got back from my first ride with these - a 4hr z2 road ride in sub freezing NY weather - and my hands didnt get cold once. With drop bars, you have limited options with the grip positions, but I had full access to the brakes and shifters. I no longer dread longer winter rides thanks to these. No glove has ever been able to keep the chill out for longer than an hour for me. Thanks!
You have incredible solutions radar, Russ. Thanks for the review. I hesitated on buying the Bar Mitts but could get with these. In the meanwhile I’ve been having really good success with my People’s Poncho which hooks right over the lever blades and keeps my hands really toasty in addition to letting me wear normal, breathable non waterproof stuff underneath.
I used the lobster claw gloves with hand warmers when temps got below freezing, but that was my limit. Now I live in Phoenix so that's a distant memory 🙂
Lobster claws rock! But they do not make shifting easy.
Just ordered a pair. Thanks for the heads up.
Great review Russ! I am into my 4th pair of so called waterproof gloves in 3 years so I am jumping on these right now :) Canadian winters can be just as terrible as they get so I'm willing to try anything to keep me dry and warm year round.
I'll gladly give my money to a fellow cyclist
thanks and hello from up north
Wow. Never heard of such a thing before! Good to know about this. Will definitely consider getting them...
Thanks! I might buy these!
Valuable info. Many thanks for this more-than-helpful video.
Thanks for bringing these up! I just put myself on the waiting list, since they’re sold out.
I've used bar mitts on motorbikes before because they work so well and I'm pleased to see them working on drop bars as I have just converted my old mountain bike to gravel bars. I'm a cheap skate though, so I may go get myself some ripstop fabric and get out the sewing machine. Thank you for the review.
Use 3mm neoprene instead of the rip stop, repels water better and it has a better insulation effect
Great video as always. Many thanks 🙏
You product reviews are amazing!
Winter is coming. I just ordered one. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the great review about using these on drop bars. I just found out they existed today, but was concerned about drop bar use. This review helped sell me!
Interesting product - I used pogies for years when sea kayaking. I never knew you could get them for cycling! They are available for motorcycles but I found them dangerous but these look much better.
Hello Montana cyclist! Thanks for the tip. I'm still cycling here in Helena. It's been so warm my ski gloves still work. Last weekend I went trail riding one day and ski'd the next day.
For 20-30F rides I've used basic marmot mid-weight gloves with a merino liner. Works down to mid-30s then I tape hand warmers to my palms. Worked great in mid-20s.
These Pogie's seem a lot easier! Plus, I stop and take pix a lot, so taking off layers is a pita.
Ive also used Klim winter dual-sport gloves. They are warm but bulky.
Looking at Hestra gloves + merino liners bc I can also use them for snowboarding/snowshoeing. Knowing me I will probably get he Pogies too!
I live in MN, I've been using two gloves with some overbuilt poagies. My light gloves have been holding up just fine so far. I have an insulated leather pair for below freezing temps. I don't break out the poagies until it's in the single digits tho. Got me through last winter, and I'm committed for this winter as well.
These would be perfect for all year riding. Unfortunately the shipping fees to Canada are $38! That's quite steep with an $80 price tag. And then conversion, and then (potential) duty fees. Another great product that's a bit too much on a spendy side for those outside of the US (unless, of course, money is not a consideration).
I hear you. Duty can be a bitch. Looks like a simple design. Maybe find someone with some sewing skills?
Function is often more important than design. I like the Pogies.
Wow! Great video. I have a pair for bike without drops. I hadn’t thought to install them backwards.
It gets down to -40 F where I live so I opted for the neoprene bar mitts.
The only issue I had with them is I had to cut a hole for the bar-end mirror.
You can buy them with a hole but it would cost you $30 more!
Thanks for the Tip. Just Bought Some.
Love those! The winter ones are great as I can wear a light glove and not get arm pump from smashing a heavily padded glove.
I've been using rowing gloves instead of bike specific gloves for the past 3 years. Bike gloves would last around a month or 2 before they start to deteriorate but the rowing gloves, specifically NRS fingerless, have hit 7 or 8 months on my current pair, with similar performance with the previous 3-4 pairs. Just something I've noticed and I'm very happy about. I like good gloves
EDIT:
No glove can withstand a sustained attack from a 4 month old puppy, as I just relearned 🐕
Neoprene does not evaporate moisture and therefore your hands freeze inside through their own water production
I learned it by freezing my feet with socks of the same material, thinking it would be great for biking but it wasn't. Ok fingerless means it's not closed, but having fingers exposed is only good for Florida.
I got the special ones for my road bike with it’s old style cable out the side of the hoods. I will need another set for my Brompton if I am to ride through the winter.
Ive tried several kinds of pogies and bar mitts. The neoprene ones are easiest to get my hands in and out of on the drops. Pogies of all kinds on MTB bars tend to flop around more. I wear fleece lined leather mitts when it's below 20 degrees F or windstopper fleece from 20-30 F, above that it's Endura windstopper gloves with bar mitts. All of my winter bikes are singlespeed for ease of maintenance and consistent reliable operation with road salt and crud.
Gosh, this review made me pull out my old motorcycle Hippo Hands. Looks like I can get them to fit drop bars easy with full use of drops and hoods. Wonder how effective they'll be with the larger opening though.
I use snowmobile ones on my e-mtb to close up the bar side opening I use a strip of dual sided velcro and I don't get air infiltration until about 40 mph air speed
Rode all winter through Detroit. Thankfully it’s very dry & liners work awesome. Might invest in one of them for New Orleans, though.
I used pogies on my straight bar Cannondale mountain bike that I used for my winter bike for several years. Last two years I have used pogies on my straight bar electric assist Gazelle. In both cases they made a world of difference. Love your review of the pogie lights for drop bars. Looks like an awesome option.
Really interesting! Might try out these on my gravel bike. I have very nice warm gloves, but if the ride exceeds a few hours, even these get cold. A nice side effect of the pogies for me would be, that I don’t need to take off layers of gloves to be able to use my hands.
This is great, I ride in Midwest as long as I can and this solves a real problem
When it's wet and cold I use Showa insulated work gloves from Japan. Totally waterproof, excellent grip, and insulated. Get them large and you can even fit a thin wool liner inside, if needed for really cold days. I found them online for about $12 bucks a pair and I'm on my second season in them. Nothing else I've tried is as totally waterproof.
These things are amazing.
As many times before a very usefull tip, thank you!!
I put latex gloves (any disposable glove will do) under some cheap neoprene "cycling" gloves, seems like the wrong thing to do but its not sweat that actually cools you down its the sweat evaporating away, the latex prevents it by creating a vapor barrier. Same principle as the old sandwich/bread/potato chip bag trick some hikers and cyclists use for their feet (two pairs of socks with a bag in between). I do like the idea of these though.
I've tried that. Doesn't work in freezing and sub freezing temps for me. The wind just just wraps around individual fingers with no room for warm insulated air.
@@PathLessPedaledTV Works for me but to be fair I don't really suffer that bad with the cold even when its sub freezing. I should have added that I sprayed the "cycling" gloves with that tent waterproofing stuff maybe that keeps the wind out, or maybe I just don't go fast enough to generate any LOL.
Bike Iowa pogies! Yes!!! These are awesome and worth every single dime! I wear mine with a pair of military surplus wool gloves, and they're awesome. Fits my Jones H bars perfectly too.
I been looking for light weight pogies for Vancouver rain, how do they hold up in rainy conditions? Also glad to hear they fit Jones Bars
From my experience, they do decent. Light rain they do awesome. Haven't had them on it a huge downpour or anything.
Kelly, do you run the Jones Loop H bar?
@@NigelsJourneys yes, sure do!
Great review as always. Man I love your videos. I'm new to gravel. I have a Cotend4 with gravel tires and I'm in love. I'm broke now and I really need these Pogies. Please send me a pair!! Lol. Great work man, keep it up!!
You can get all kinds of winter cycling gloves at your local hardware store for less than half the price of buying cycling gloves. I paid about $20 for the insulated leather gloves I bought at Home Depot. I ride in 15-30*F temps all the time with these gloves and I have been using them for a few years. I don't use pogies.
I was going to say that too, or even better, wholesale construction equipment sites online, there definitely is a "bicycle tax" where can pay 2-4 times as much.
There is a point when a glove (as defined as a thing with multiple things for your fingers) will not be warm enough. If you live in a place where you can get away with gloves, then awesome. If you live in a place with real winter, good luck.
@@PathLessPedaledTV True, I believe the Eskimos have used mittens since the dawn of history, there's something to be said for ancient traditions (like rim brakes)
Ordered thanks to this video
Awesome! I hope they’ll also make a bootie version that go over clip-less bike shoes! I find that all the Neoprene stretchy full foot booties out there are nearly impossible to pull on and off.
I wear mittens but thanks for the suggestion 🍻 maybe one day I’ll put this on my list.
This seems to be more suitable for multi-day trips or places that are too cold. Though, I think dutch commuters use these as well.
In Germany, we rarely we go subzero and if it rains during a ride, a train station is close enough to get back home asap.
Great idea.
As someone who sews their own bikepacking bags, I'm really curious if I could make these. I have a bunch of light and waterproof drybags lying around that I could modify.
Did you self learn how to make stuff? Or how'd you find out to get the materials shapes to cut and sewing etc.
I’d pay for a set
Teach me your bagweaving ways, master.
@@shhhhlemon4936 My father is a supply tech in the Canadian Military and he showed me his ways.
@@NoobieToob UA-cam is an amazing teacher.
I use skiing gloves, I think made of kevlar or similar materials. Very thin & light weight, breathable, waterproof and protect against cold. You can also wear summer gloves underneath. No need for linnet. But you can also get skiing silk liner. All cheap 2nd hand from people who went on skiing holiday once.
I'm sure those Pogies work better that gloves and even better in combination with gloves. But seing them I can't avoid the imagination to have my hands stuck at them while falling down and that imagination is really scary. Probably the hands will not be completly stuck in them, but when falling even half a second for getting the hands out of the Pogies can make a big difference.
Maybe it doesnt scare most other people that much, because they dont fall with their bikes. But after finding myself laying beside my bike 5 times during the last 2 years, it would be a bit bold to call it unlikely to happen.
Very nice to know! Thanks!!..
thanks need this
Thanks! Please do another video on lower temps, say 30, 20, 10 and 0, and if it's as easy to carry snacks and other gloves in it as other stiffer pogies, or if its too baggy. Other reviews show it works on mountain bike flat bars in articles with pictures only, but please add this to show it on flat bars in video. Thanks!
I love those Defeet gloves!
Nice to hear your glove choices too...
Bought these last year and my experience [ I have VERY large hands] is similar to yours BUT they are a bit restrictive when cinched tight around wrists to keep the cold out.
Great content. Had pogies in 99 for my MTN bike 💪💯💯🏁
I have found that the sealskins weawed glows work well in both -20c and really hard fall storms.
But they might have changed something as the new black ones dont work att all but the old yellow ones still work really well
Great video review- many thanks. The Pogielites are currently "SOLD OUT" but I signed up for the waitlist.
thank you
I've really found that a Porter bag on a rack in the winter helps a lot especially on relaxed rides where I'm on the tops the bag blocks a lot of cold air getting to my hands, granted I barely ride if it's under 5c
I got Bar Mitts for road bars worth every dime ... OK aero was a surprise, use gauntlet gloves below freezing & on studded tires for icy roads, 8sp Salsa Journeyman 700c wheels, gotta 12-42t/50-34 luv it 🍺
I'll keep them in the back of my mind. Out West, it doesn't usually get so cold. My daughter knitted me a pair of woolen Miller gloves that work too well. I have a drum shifter on the right side so poagies probably would not work for me. Still, it is a fantastic idea.
thanks for advice and maybe a solution too.
Whoa! $80? This is definitely not an impulse spend. I'll have to plan for this purchase in advance. My commutes tend to be two hours in the winter and freezing rain is a constant during the winter in Cleveland. I do have bar mitts that I use when the weather gets cold but when there is 20 to 30 degree difference between the morning temperature and the afternoon temperature, the bar mitts can sometimes be too hot. They can be annoying having to put them on in the morning then removing them in the afternoon because it is too warm. Or vice versa. The Pogie Lites could be a nice alternative.
Nice product!
Been motorcycling and biking since the 70's and bar mitts are the only thing guaranteed to keep hands dry. Less of a problem now I'm an old git and don't have to commute!
Totally agreed. ✌🏾
Used these since the 80's - and the idea is much older. These are nice because they are light and seem less stiff than most others.
New to me. I'm interested but I have a flat bar road bike with downtube shifters. I anticipate too much in and out with my right hand. Good video. 👍👍👍👍
I used to live in Japan and these hand protector products are quite common on cheap bikes used around the neighborhood.
This is so timely for me in MI
Pogies work. It's astounding how well they work. Truly.
open palm neoprene windsurfing mitts are the best for cycling imo. they cost little, can be flipped up while cycling in case you need your fingers and, most important, stay warm no matter how wet they get.
I've always had good luck with insulated work gloves from Home Depot or Lowes. $15-20 a pair and if something happens to them, you are not out a ton of $$$.
I’ve got some gloves by Castelli made out of like a wet suit type material..there brilliant 👍
being a cheapskate I got the snowmobiler ones, priced right but better sutied for single digit or below zero temps.
Mike - I went the same route initially, but the I found the extra bulk and insulation unnecessary for most of the fatbiking I do here in Iowa. I've personally used these down into the single digits last year with no issues.
Good solution. Another tip is to have your arms be as warm as possible. I wear an extra layer of arm warmers to keep the blood going into the hands as warm as possible. Warming the hands is really inefficient.
These look great for cold weather commuting. And not crazy expensive either. Nice.
De Feet wool gloves are the best, thin but very warm
Thin is interesting, but I have RockBrothers bar mits, 2 more points they can keep battery packs warmer for bike lights, also for cooler weather -10°c iron oxide heat packs keep your hands toasty!
Ive found insulated gloves good down to 16F, but when/if I ever ride in colder weather I’ll have to get some of these
I have neoprene pogies and use them without gloves most of the time. It's good for all four seasons in Auckland, New Zealand, including without gloves.
Pogies don't have thread breaking friction and insulation cancelling compression like a glove or mitten. I like my winter pogies. The ones featured here remind me of rain gloves.
A pair skiing gloves I got in TJ MAXX have been great for wet and windy cold cycling days... :)
The cheap Rock Bros. neoprene bar mitts are a life saver. I fat bike in MN so I know cold.
Pepper recommended dish-washing gloves as winter waterproof gloves (or inners) in a pinch!
Lol I've been wearing plastic food bags held on with elastic reflective wristbands- looks terrible but keeps my ski gloves bone dry and doesn't stop me accessing my vintage between-your-knees friction shifter in a hurry.
Thanks. I'm ordering 2 pairs.
I use goretex linter mitts with light gloves down to the upper 20’s
I've not seen those thin ones before. Thanks for sharing. Been riding Bar Mitts' extreme cold neoprenes on my drops. I have a medium-sized hand and not huge STI DI2 shifters. They're great with no or thin liners. But I have to say that long days actually leave the tops of my hands over the index fingers quite beat up. Like, actually bruised. As you move around the top of your hand is constantly in contact and under pressure with the neoprene, and its beats you up after a few hours. At first, I couldn't figure out what was going on, but the neoprene is very unforgiving over a long day. But, after 4-5 hours in 0 degrees, my hands are warm. I guess if they were frozen, I'd not feel the pain. Tradeoffs?