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Gloves for Winter?

post #1 of 34
12/10/09 at 12:38am
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Any good suggestions for a pair of everyday gloves? My hands are finally experiencing the cold (I live in Los Angeles..), and are asking to be covered up. I'm 6', and play piano/violin. I own a pair of cycling gloves, but those are fingerless, as well as being far too outdoorsy.

I'm looking for a pair of comfortable, easily maneuverable, and generally stylish men's gloves for under $50. (people usually don't wear gloves here)
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post #2 of 34
12/10/09 at 1:09am
I am also looking for a good pair of gloves. I am leaning towards Marmot Evolution.
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post #3 of 34
12/10/09 at 1:17am
just get a pair of thermasilk liners ($10-15) and then a pair that you like. that should be plenty warm.
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post #4 of 34
12/10/09 at 1:25am
I like the north face power tretch gloves, or something similar from marmot or mountain hard wear. They are basically skin tight, relatively warm gloves which are thin enough to allow almost normal dexterity-- I can type on my blackberry without many problems with the gloves on.
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post #5 of 34
12/10/09 at 3:45am
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Is leather a good option?
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post #6 of 34
12/10/09 at 3:49am
Depends on what you need. I am not a big fan, and I find the artificial gloves to be superior for all of my need.
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post #7 of 34
12/10/09 at 4:02am
I live in Los Angeles and what has worked best for me, and i do wear gloves, is a pair of semi thin leather gloves with cashmere lining. Perfect for those LA winters. I have had many others including a pair of thick leather with fleece lining that sit in the drawer, too bulky, the thinner end up conforming to you hand better. Believe it or not originally bought at Brookstone. I'll check and see if they still have them. I am a member of REI and have looked there periodically but I always end up with these.

Edit-Here is a pair on ebay new for $25. originally they were a gift to me but i think they were around $50. at that time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_263622
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post #8 of 34
12/10/09 at 9:11am
I was also looking for gloves.
Lots of leather gloves either look square or have those lines down the back of your hand from between your fingers, and warm ones have big hands but small fingers and/or padding between your fingers, either way your hands become useless.

Can anyone suggest gloves, or even a type of glove (not fingerless) that don't make my hands useless while they're on? I'd like a sort of technical appearance to them.
They don't actually have to be warm, just comfy to wear, and maybe provide extra grip.
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post #9 of 34
12/10/09 at 11:23am
^Check out the ones I recommended a few posts back.
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post #10 of 34
12/10/09 at 11:35am
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Originally Posted by P4Z View Post
I was also looking for gloves.
Lots of leather gloves either look square or have those lines down the back of your hand from between your fingers, and warm ones have big hands but small fingers and/or padding between your fingers, either way your hands become useless.

Can anyone suggest gloves, or even a type of glove (not fingerless) that don't make my hands useless while they're on? I'd like a sort of technical appearance to them.
They don't actually have to be warm, just comfy to wear, and maybe provide extra grip.
Check out some winter bicycling gloves. I have a pair that I use with a thin liner (the shell itself is thin too) and I can still use my hand pretty well. They look very technical too. They provide good grip with a specialized silicone type thumb pad/tip and grippy things on the pointer and middle fingertips.They are not very warm.
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post #11 of 34
12/10/09 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by intoflatlines View Post
Check out some winter bicycling gloves. I have a pair that I use with a thin liner (the shell itself is thin too) and I can still use my hand pretty well. They look very technical too. They provide good grip with a specialized silicone type thumb pad/tip and grippy things on the pointer and middle fingertips.They are not very warm.
What gloves are they?
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post #12 of 34
12/10/09 at 1:04pm
I don't remember off the top of my head. They are Pearl Izumi. I got them like 3 years ago.
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post #13 of 34
12/10/09 at 3:07pm
What size did you get, and do you consider your hands small, medium or large?
It'd help to know, as Pearl Izumi may have a diff idea of medium than the last brand I tried.

I really like the look of these:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Pe...es/5360046222/
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post #14 of 34
12/10/09 at 6:44pm
I have a pair of cheap Thinsulate gloves for everyday use and a couple of thicker Columbia ones I use when biking or if it gets really cold. Aren't gloves a little over kill for SoCal though? The coldest I've ever seen it get there is high 40s at night.
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post #15 of 34
12/11/09 at 1:16am
When I visit LA about 10 years ago, I had to take my jacket off.
Going from -15F to 50F was like a temp shock and I lived at western pennsylvania back then.

Anyway, you may want to check dept stores if you don't mind wearing lady's leather gloves. They are lean, thin, nice and cozy, and people won't know the difference unless the gloves look definitely girly. I got man's leather gloves, and I can't see any difference with my wife's except mine being little bulkier.
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