[OrRando] Waterproof gloves - still looking, plus bonus shoe review

[Lynne Fitzsimmons]

Hi All,

I was hanging out in Bike Gallery today waiting for Jason to get his bike r=
epaired (nothing like a Portland Velo ride, heading east into Verboort, uns=
afe pass by a big truck and watching all the riders in front of you go off =
the road into a ditch...  Everyone is ok.), and was looking at gloves.

Has anyone tried the Specialized Sub Zero or Radiant gloves?  I'm looking f=
or warm AND waterproof.  Or exceptionally water resistant.  I've got the Mo=
untain Hardwear Conduit over-gloves, and they give it up after a couple of =
hours of heavy rain.  The Serius gloves aren't all that wonderful either, f=
or all that they claim to be weather proof.  Cecil has watched me wring the=
m out a few times.

I know a lot of you out there just wear heaps of wool.  This is not the inf=
ormation I'm looking for.  If I wanted warm, wool, and waterproof, I'd get =
some Dachsteins from REI.  If they still make them.  I may still.

Bonus Shoe Review:
I have gotten real tired of pulling on shoes and booties, riding into to wo=
rk, taking off shoes and booties, and doing the reverse in the evening.  Es=
pecially since my Shimano shoes are so very water-welcoming.  (Yes, I've go=
t Shimano sandals.  Even with wool socks AND Sugoi Resistor booties, my fee=
t were profoundly wet and cold on the Livestrong Ride.)  So I sprung for th=
e Pearl Izumi X-Alp Mid GTX shoes.  The GTX stands for Gore-Tex.  Not the w=
armest shoes out there, but I have the means to cope with that (three cheer=
s for the chemical toe warmer).  If it is going to be really cold and I'm g=
oing to be out there all day, I could pull booties over them.  BUT, I have =
ridden them in some major deluge conditions (across Portland the day the sk=
y opened and everything flooded and it was raining sideways), and the feet =
came out of it pretty well.  So I've retired the booties from commuting.

Cheers,
Lynne "Imelda of Gloves" F
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