45NRTH

MY20 Sturmfist 4 Finger Winter Cycling Gloves Size 6

I ordered these at noon on 12/28 and had them the next day I am in same state but still great. I did a 3.5 hour dirt road ride on light snow covered roads on my fat bike. Weather was 8-13 degrees Fahrenheit the whole time with 5-15 mph NW wind. I averaged between 10-15 mph speed for the whole ride and by adding a light 150 gram smart wool Glover liner my hands were never cold and actually got a little warm near end of ride. For reference I wear Pearl Izumi lobster gloves and I think the Sturmfist 4s are about 10-12 degrees warmer also with more dexterity and cushion. I bought one size larger and a thin liner was easy to add. For my body temperature and riding a fat bike I think I could get these down to 0 with a liner. Only one long ride so far but they seem well made. Another reference I tried Louis Garneau Big Will gloves in weather 15 degrees warmer than these gloves and I had to turn back. You could also wear these with normal road bike shifters. If u ride colder than 0 or really windy get the Cobrafists they are unstoppable.

I got these gloves and my first reaction was - no way these things can be that warm thjey are SO thin. Then I put them on in the house and I could tell pretty much from hand insertion that they were holding in my hand heat. I will start with the 4 finger design. Why? Well, it is simple - if you are like me and you shift with your middle finger, the lobster glove is like blindfolding me and I struggle big time to shift. Go to freeing up the index and middle finger and voila, you can shift :) My hands will have good and bad circulation during a ride. It may be related to my core temperature - core temp drops and circulation restricts a bit = cold feet and hands. These gloves are the first gloves I have ever used (and I have used TONS of gloves) that were able to allow my hands to warm back up on a ride. My hands went from toasty to cold and then came back to wamr. All other gloves I have used abandon your hands once teh cold sets in - not these gloves. When the temps are really too warm for this glove you will sweat, BUT since you have a mernio lining, there is no issue - other than having wet hands. I look forward to more riding with these gloves. I am in the process of testing some 45NRTH Wolvhammer boots - they look like Frankenstein's shoes BUT they are warm and have a square toebox that actually fits a human's foot WITH a wool sock on :) This a great company.

These gloves are very well made. They are reasonably warm but not quite as warrm as I expected. Riding at temperatures just a few degrees below freezing, my thumbs and finger tips took a while to warm up. I don't blame the gloves; rather, this might be an unavoidable problem with circulation in the hands while gripping the bars.