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★★★★☆
Much better than I was expecting!
I’m pretty amazed with these gloves. When I opened the plastic packaging they come in it was surprising to see how good the build quality is. There weren’t any stitching flaws or inconsistencies. They are well built.
For how light they are I am amazed at how warm they keep my hands. The -30 degree claim is more of “your hands won’t freeze solid at -30” not “your hands will stay warm at -30”. But I like that because they weren’t so warm that they made my hands sweat.
I used these gloves to bike on a rainy, windy day that was around 40-50 degrees. It was a worry about the wind going through the gloves. While they were not completely windproof, I felt they did a good enough job for keep the cold wind out.
On my ride back form work there was a cold, torrential downpour. I was expecting my hands to get soaked, but theses actually kept all the water out! I wouldn’t believe the claim of them being waterproof, though. After I got home and let the gloves sit the water seeped through. But they are most definitely water resistant and do an amazing job at it.
I bought these for winter gloves. I decided to try them with biking since I had a cold bike ride and needed something to keep my hands warm. I found them so beneficial on my ride that I now use them as my cold weather biking gloves. I am curious to see how they hold up during the frigid Idaho winters.
I love how well my hands worked in them. They fit great for my hands, and I didn’t feel my fingers and hands were being cumbered by the gloves. I use an electric bike and I was able to interact with all the levers, buttons, and switches with the gloves on.
The one thing that I felt it did not perform well in was the touch screen capability. The finger does not work well with touch screens. I was able to get it to work a little on my iPhone XR if I angled my finger right, but most of the times it was a bust. That is ok for me, though, since it is easy enough to take the gloves on and off.
To summarize:
excellent build quality
pretty good wind resistance
amazing weight to warmth ratio
great water resistance
awesome dexterity
poor touch screen capability.
I recommend these gloves, especially for the price. I am very happy to have them and hope they last a long time!
September 2019 · Clothing Shoes and Jewelry · verified purchase