When I wear any type of gloves it's like my kite handles are a pair of these:
Has anyone found either some thin gloves that are warm; or some that the fingers don't bunch up and create a lot of resistance to the handle grip?Feyd - 14-1-2014 at 08:22 AM
Lizard Skin Blizzard. Great light duty glove, keeps me warm on the bike and the kite.
i go polyprop liners w/ fingerless overtop of them...pull the whole thing off for 20$ works great till it's supercold..
walmart has a ezoff fingerless glove thats great for 9$lives2fly - 14-1-2014 at 09:54 AM
any sort or cycling glove will do the trick.
if your forearms are getting pumped you are holding on too tight or using gloves which are too thick. You don't need to grip that hard the whole time.
Also get a harness & strop so you can hook in and relax your grip occaisionally.
Try getting in the North Atlantic in the middle of winter and trying to kitesurf if you want to really experience the cold vs pumped forearms dilemma
to the full extent!
suggesting...not tried myself..but something like this..
skimtwashington - 14-1-2014 at 05:42 PM
* perfect fit and sensitivity(to use fingers)
* waterproof from outside and inside(sweat).
* padded(by properties of material itself)
* insulation can't be crushed much(and thus.. loss of insulating warmth) when gripping handles- not as much as poly fills: primaloft. hollofill, and
the like.
Loft = warmth..... crush it and you lose ability to hold warmth. . (Holding foam of handles helps a bit on loss of heat from inside of hand... as foam
insulates.)
These examples are 5mm. I have a 3mm- diff. pair- I have not tried 'em. My 3mm may not be good for sub freezing? .....but 5mm like these
may..?
Anyone ever try neoprene gloves in cold air(not in water)..sub-freezing air?
Taking the Fat Bike for a moonlight ride. Wearing the Blizzards as we speak.:P
skimtwashington - 15-1-2014 at 09:52 PM
I recently added a vapor barrier in this past cold snap- using nitrite (doctors')gloves on hands under gloves. Worked well.
Chris......What kind of tires are those...?
....they are bulbous!:o
BTW.. how's the ice up your way?
This thread has been hijacked.
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Feyd - 16-1-2014 at 07:32 AM
temporarily continuing the hijack....
The tires are 26x4". Our company does guided mountain bike rides in the summer and we offer guided fat bike riding in the winter. It's a natural fit
and gives us something to offer our clients when the wind doesn't cooperate.
Most non-wind days make for great fat bike ride days. :D
Windy Heap - 16-1-2014 at 09:53 AM
I use Dirtbike / ATV gloves, called FOX Polarpaws.
About 2-3 mil of neoprene on the back side with thin but tough material on the palm and fingers so you can still very easily feel things.
.http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Racing-Polarpaw-Gloves-Medium/dp/B008S7AXBIflyjump - 16-1-2014 at 02:55 PM
Black diamond torque gloves. They are made for ice climbing and are ultra tactile with good stick palms for gripping. Check them outssayre - 17-1-2014 at 11:30 AM
I got a pair of isotoners for Christmas and they have worked well.kitemaker4 - 17-1-2014 at 04:08 PM
I use sailing gloves.
Susan (npw goddess)Windy Heap - 17-1-2014 at 04:51 PM
something else to try, for some of you swell fellows.
I give a little kudos to Windy Heap for ' puttin' the gloves away' w/ a break in the 'digitus insulatis reflectis' and trying.
elpopp - 25-9-2016 at 11:59 PM
Theese are thin, warm, and can be used for kitesurfing or biking. There is also a possibility to have open fingers. ION amara full finger thin gloves Blitzhound - 26-9-2016 at 02:17 PM
There probably not the greatest but I use Mechanix gloves when I buggy. They're cheap, thin, warm, and durable. Just my two cents.WELDNGOD - 26-9-2016 at 02:45 PM
MX gloves and handwarmers in my hoodie pocket. rtz - 26-9-2016 at 03:02 PM
How warm or not warm would these open palm neoprene mitts be for land use?
Gripping a windsurfing boom produces exactly the same problem. I have used then for winter windsurfing for years. My windsurfing/kitesurfing friends
use them to. They work in cold water when nothing else does, so I don't see why they would be a problem on dry land.
