Fingertips still cold

[marriedman]

I got to test out my new winter gloves today on the way to work. My palm, top of my hand, and thumb were nice and warm. However my finger tips were frozen. Hmmm, kind of defeats the purpose. Does anyone have any tips for helping insulate or break the wind on the figertips? Other than hand guards that is. I already have those picked out (Thanks Loki!), but I need to save up the $120 for those.

[Laminar]

I sometimes wear mittens, which puts me in the position of warm fingers but a cold thumb. Your other option is electric heat - gloves or grips.

[detdrbuzzard]

take a cotton ball and size it to fit in the tip of each finger with your hand in the glove. the cotton cuts down the air gap. i just got tourmaster synergy electric gloves the other day and rode to work this morning with them on. it was 33f this morning and other than my finger tips my hands were warm. tomorrow i am going to plug them in and turn them on to see how they work. there is an old glove discussion and what would happen if your electric gloves stopped working so i tested mine by not turning them on. tomorrow its should be in the low 40's so i don't think i'll need the heat on anything but low

[ariwhiteboy]

I have some of these and they work well for blocking the wind. 

[Hondo]

You could use some Hippo Hands -

http://www.hippohands.com/Hippo%20Hands.htm

[marriedman]

I'll try the cottonballs. Never though of that. The hippo hands look hilarious, but I bet they work well. However I could just use that money to go towards the handguars I am saving up for.

ariwhiteboy - those might no be a bad idea as a temp solution. Then I could move them over to the wife's scooter in case she wanted to ride in cool weather.

What about dipping the finger tips in some sort of latex coating to block wind? Anyone ever tried that?

[ariwhiteboy]

ariwhiteboy - those might no be a bad idea as a temp solution. Then I could move them over to the wife's scooter in case she wanted to ride in cool weather.

What about dipping the finger tips in some sort of latex coating to block wind? Anyone ever tried that?

Heck for $20, just get two sets. 

The latex isn't as far fetched as you would think. Back in my cheapo-gear days I wore disposable latex gloves under my summer gloves to block the wind. The problem with that is they make your hands sweat, so it's only a temporary solution. Fieldsheer and several other companies make glove liners with metallic fiber that reflect your body heat. I have a pair of them and they extend the service window of my summer gloves well into the fall and spring. The best thing about them is if the temps climb you just take them off and stick them in your jacket. 

[Burgi]

I've heard of using nitrile surgical gloves under riding gloves, anyone here tried it?

[cmyers]

yeah, I have tried the nitrile and latex gloves.

they both made my hands sweat which then they got really cold; however I have layered thin cotton or silk gloves under the latex under my riding gloves and stayed functionally, although not really comfortable.

[detdrbuzzard]

i have these but your gloves get bulky        http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/gloves/glove_liners/tour_master/polar_fleece_motorcycle_glove_liners.html

[marriedman]

All good ideas, but I think I may have found the solution!



err... well maybe not.

[marriedman]

In all seriousness - what about this idea?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Coating-Fabric-with-Liquid-Latex/?ALLSTEPS

It's basically painting on a latex coating onto fabric. I could coat the just fingertips so that the "grippy-ness" doesn't affect the rest of the gloves. But it should make the fingertips windproof.

Opinions?

[nhk750]

I use Gerbings heated gloves and they work great! No more cold hands ever. Well worth the investment to have warm comfortable hands.

[NHPep]

I sometimes wear mittens

Yes for really cold distance riding, Army surplus trigger finger mittens.  Think I paid $12 for mine.  Works well for me since for throttle hand I normally have thumb and index finger around grip and other fingers covering the brake.

[Messorius]

Not that you`ll be wearing  them that much but I really recommend using nitrile instead of latex. Latex can give you nasty dry rashes if you`re sweating in them for hours and if you end up becoming sensitive to it it`s a frigging drag.

[jerjohn]

If you are serious about trying latex then finger cots are what you are looking for. They are made of latex and roll on to the fingers. Any drugstore sells them.

[marriedman]

jerjohn, that is a brilliant idea. Do you think they make them big enough to go over a gloved finger?

[mattrowe19]

jerjohn, that is a brilliant idea. Do you think they make them big enough to go over a gloved finger?

The ones I've seen are pretty tight. They're meant to go over a finger with a wound. I doubt they'd fit over a glove.

[jerjohn]

They might not fit over a glove. You could wear them under the gloves. I might go buy some and see if they fit. The weather is starting to get a little cool here and my winter gloves are not as warm as id like.

[ailkel]

I sealed the seams on my gloves to block the air flow which I find provides a significant improvement. Here is a link but I am sure it is available at any sporting goods store http://www.rei.com/product/603034/gear-aid-seam-grip-seam-sealer.  I may try putting cotton in the finger tip of my gloves just because it sounds like a good idea.

[detdrbuzzard]

If you are serious about trying latex then finger cots are what you are looking for. They are made of latex and roll on to the fingers. Any drugstore sells them.

if you wear these under you gloves unless they hold head you'll still have cold hands from the air entering the glove

[LOKi]

If you are serious about trying latex then finger cots are what you are looking for. They are made of latex and roll on to the fingers. Any drugstore sells them.

I just though those where condoms for the very unfortunate.

jerjohn, that is a brilliant idea. Do you think they make them big enough to go over a gloved finger?

Yes those ARE called condoms.

 

[coffee_brake]

If you are serious about trying latex then finger cots are what you are looking for. They are made of latex and roll on to the fingers. Any drugstore sells them.

I just though those where condoms for the very unfortunate.

jerjohn, that is a brilliant idea. Do you think they make them big enough to go over a gloved finger?

Yes those ARE called condoms.

 

I can see you now with a pair of hemostats, trying to pick the cot out of the fingers of the glove, where it stayed when you took off the gloves....lots of funny looks in the parking lot, eh?

[ANZAC]

Don't grab the bars too tight.  Relax your grip and point the fingertips into the wind.  This will increase blood flow and warmth.

[Stitch919]

what about something like this? http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/37/812/ITEM/Tour-Master-Polar-Fleece-Glove-Liner.aspx  its the tour master polar fleece glove liner that goes for $20(19.99) but the thing with liners is you need to go up one size in your gloves. but i have used glove liners a couple times and it helps a little bit. never have used these in particular and it may also depend if a glove liner would work fully for ya depending on how far your commute is.