I use a pair of Seal Skinz, waterproof and breathable for the winter. They are Merino lined have sticky palm and fingers, cost around £20-25 a couple of years ago. My fingers are the warmest part of my body at the moment, gloves are brill.i use sealskin brand gloves windproof waterproof and very light available from most outdoor stores also got one of there hats had them both for 4yrs now no complaints at all
I think that is basically it. From my old physics lessons I recall that the routes for heat loss are conduction, radiation and convection. As you say, it is the trapped air as a poor conductor that is the main insulator but I guess the insulation material itself will have some conductive properties. Radiation could be minimised by reflective coatings (do any of them have this?). I doubt if convection is significant.I use two layers of gloves in the winter too, nothing expensive. A bit bulky but better than frozen fingers. There is no magic insulation material. The best material is air, and the more of it you have the lower the heat loss, everything else is just to stop that air from moving around.
It's totally swamped by wind chill, anything that stops the wind getting through wil be more than enough to stop the weak convection currents from taking any heat away.I doubt if convection is significant.
Nice ! I purchased other discounted products from there. Thanks for the tipYes, I've gone with a pair of Sealskinz MTB gloves, a good deal here that I couldn't pass up!
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They look ideal to use as inner gloves to the bigger ones I just got.It's totally swamped by wind chill, anything that stops the wind getting through wil be more than enough to stop the weak convection currents from taking any heat away.
By the way, if anyone's interested this Thursday Aldi will be selling "Angler's Neoprene Gloves" for £4.99 a pair:
ALDI - Thursday Special Buys 10th December 2009
which 1s did you go for?Yes, I've gone with a pair of Sealskinz MTB gloves, a good deal here that I couldn't pass up!
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Nice find ! Shame I didn't see that myself.are these the same on e-bay? i am just trying to see if i can save on postage
07 SealSkinz MTB Waterproof Winter Cycling Gloves - MED on eBay (end time 19-Dec-09 15:45:38 GMT)
Nice find ! Shame I didn't see that myself.