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100% Waterproof Gloves Fail

I just told you that Aerostich Rain Covers are totally waterproof, did you not read my post?

Aerostich Triple Digit Raincovers

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Daytona winter gloves have a double cuff, with a drain in the outer one so water dripping down will drain out.

Also, the lower end Rev-it gloves I wear last the whole commute home from SF to pleasant hill in the rain. And, I hear the Celcius, there top level gloves is even better (it definitely has a longer gauntlet, which would rock).
 
Got a couple cans of Scotchgard at Wallgreens on Market and some Nikwax Aqueous Wax at Copeland Sports today.

Washed my raingear and gloves (first time in a year and a half, they were pretty nasty), dried everything and then waterproofed it all.

Tomorrow's rainy commute should be interesting.
 
ahhh yes I did read your post about aerostich, but they are not gloves.............they're liners..........and I can only imagine the added bulkiness or inconvenice of two layers on my hands........just looking for a glove that is actually waterproof, but it seems like there's not a brand that can live up to this........
 
Those Frank Thomas gloves suck. I bought a pair and had the same thing happen. Hopefully you bought them at CycleGear as they will take them back if you're not happy with them. I've been wearing some Olympia Winter Goretex gloves and I've been real happy with them. The leather will get wet but my hands stay dry if the gauntlet is tucked into my jacket.
 
I have the Jetroads, they are my 3rd set of "waterproof" gloves.
I tried some hyphora membrane gloves, some Frank Thomas gloves, finally I presumed Goretex would do the trick. The gloves absorbed water like a sponge after half an hour. To be fair, this was under all day downpour and I did not spray them with any scotchguard.

Anyways, I've given up on a totally waterproof glove that can provide sufficient protection. You will find some Olympia or Tourmaster puffy gloves that might do the trick but might not be the greatest protection wise. For extreme rain conditions I just carry extra large dish washing gloves.
 
Ive had the Alpinestar rain gloves that I raved about 2 years ago...

okay for light raing but different in heavy down pour...

worked good but water did find its way going down my sleeve and into the gauntlet soaking my wrist and eventually into my hands even though it had a cinch tab to tighten it up....

sometimes last year it fell apart on me.....both sides even...

found an nylon glove cover at REI for only $5 ....not a state of the art technology....not labeled with fancy logos....not available in fancy color patterns or carbon fiber....

but they fookin work....lightweight so putting it inside a pocket is easy...and comes in either neon yellow or orange so it might help with visibility and deter theft for being so ugly....
 
Scotchguard with GoreTex seems to be the best way to be rainproof - but very few gloves are actually waterproof. FWIW, I found Nikwax to be a pain in the ass to apply and it didn't do a great job on my 'Stitch... Plus it smelled like ass :laughing
 
OK ordered a set of roadgear boss gloves.........do a google search and there's a webbiker reveiw that mentioned holding the glove in a bucket of water for 30 minutes with no water seeping into the glove, then an hour later the glove is still dry inside, despite the outside still being soaked............sounds like this would be near 100% water proof, as if you did this with my current crappy Frank Thomas, it would probably get wet within the first few minutes.......let alone 30minutes.......$90 shipped.....I will post a write up when I get them.........after I perform my own submerged bucket test..............if not they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee......................
 
I have the Rev'it Celsius gloves and I love them! After riding in the rain for 5 or 6 hours, the outsides of the gloves finally got soaked, but the linings were still dry. Amazingly enough, they remained warm even though they were wet, while I rode 70 miles up Hwy. 1 on a cold windy night. It wasn't until the next day that the insides of the gloves felt damp. And they have actual armor, and aren't particularly bulky. I think they were worth every penny of the $150.
 
Triple Digit and Pacific H20

So yea this thread is really old, but I didn't want the posting nazis to get their panties in a bunch by starting a new thread since it's such a big deal and all...:rolleyes.

Anyway, just wanted to pass on another big :thumbup for the Aerostich Triple Digit glove covers. I've been struggling with the whole water proof issue and also with my hands freezing on the frosty mornings. I've been through a couple pairs of so-called winter gloves without complete satisfaction and instead of trying a top-of-the-line $200 pair of "winter" gloves, I tried these. There awesome. They work. I'm happy with my purchase.

They work to block the cold well enough that now I notice other cold spots other than my hands. These glove covers, combined with my new Rev-it Pacific H20 cover-all rain suit, that fits well over my regular riding gear, did the trick for me.

Just submitting this info if anyone is considering either product. I am very happy with both. Saddly, it took some time and trials in the wet and cold before I came up with the correct combo for myself.
 
2 pairs of held gloves. currently warm and dry. if I don't tuck my sleeve into the gaunlet I stay dry.
 
5150ninja said:
So yea this thread is really old, but I didn't want the posting nazis to get their panties in a bunch by starting a new thread since it's such a big deal and all.
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:laughing

Hey this thread is only 8 years old, wonder how much waterproof glove technology has improved since 2005?
 
ICON patrol gloves

are easily the best waterproof and warm glove I have ever worn. I was given them or else I would have never tried them due to the ICON brand stigma.

I do plan on beeswaxing them at the end of the season / beginning of next season.
 
5150ninja said:
So yea this thread is really old, but I didn't want the posting nazis to get their panties in a bunch by starting a new thread since it's such a big deal and all...:rolleyes.
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Yeah, but now you have the Grave Diggers Union knocking...:laughing

I think it's quite safe to start a new thread on this 7 years after... and get about as many responses as it did 7 years later... unless it's the pic of the chick wearing her helmet backward.
 
I have the Tourmaster Cold Tex, and although I like them, same thing, NOT "100% waterproof."

On a ride in serious rain, my hands were soaked, and I had to throw the gloves in the dryer.
 
My Warm and Dry gloves are keeping my hands dry after 2 seasons of abuse. First set of gloves I've owned that last that long.
 
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