[OrRando] Waterproof gloves - still looking

[Cary Williams]

Merry Christmas...I enjoy reading all your blogs....hope you get your  =

new toy soon


On Dec 24, 2007, at 1:23 PM, cecilanne at comcast.net wrote:

> I did two very wet rides this weekend and wore my Descente Wombats  =

> (which are great in dry weather but not so great in the wet) and, over  =

> them, my new pair of S'mittens (  =

> http://www.sweetpeabicycles.com/blog/2007/12/01/smittens-now- =

> available-for-cold-fingies/ ).  My hands get cold very easily, and  =

> this combo kept me toasty warm both days - not exactly dry, but  =

> definitely warm.  The only draw back is that I can't put glo gloves  =

> over the S'mittens, but I think I might be able to sew some  =

> refelective tape on them . . .
>
> Cecil
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>
>
> From: "Andrew P. Black" <apblack at ownmail.net>
> Date: December 21, 2007 10:38:38 PM PST
> To: Oregon area Randonneurs <orrando at tire.patch.com>
> Subject: Re: [OrRando] Waterproof gloves - still looking
>
>
>  Thanks, Jack.=A0
>
> On 21 Dec 2007, at 13:26, Jack Fortune wrote:
>
>> Andrew,
>>
>> I've had pretty good results with these:
>>
>>  http://www.rei.com/product/757067
>>
>
> I'm glad that you like them, but the reviews on these gloves on the  =

> REI web page don't seem very=A0encouraging:
>
> Work great as long as it is not raining
>
> Bottom Line:=A0No, I would not recommend this to a friend
> These gloves are great as long as it is not raining. Once it starts to  =

> rain they soak up water like a sponge and once your hands are wet if  =

> you need to remove the gloves and put them back on it is very, very  =

> difficult to get them back on. The liners seem to not want to go back  =

> into the finger holes. I ride all winter in the wet and nasty Pacific  =

> Northwest so I need a glove that will work when it rains and this one  =

> does not.
> Was this review helpful to you?=A0Yes/No- You may also flag this review.
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> =A0
> "Not sure they were field tested"
>
> Bottom Line:=A0No, I would not recommend this to a friend
>
> I do mountain biking in the summer at high altitudes and pack cold  =

> weather gloves for that rare, cold rain storm. The gloves fit and feel  =

> great when your hands are dry but should your hands become damp and  =

> cold like mine did in the rain, you may be in trouble. I made every  =

> attempt at trying to put them on but no matter how hard I tried, the  =

> material on the inside of the glove would not allow my hands, once  =

> they were damp, to slip them on. Before buying this glove you may want  =

> to get your hand wet under the sink, shake off the water and try to  =

> put them on. Hopefully, you'll have better success than I did.  =

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