dhb Long Finger Windproof gloves review

Long finger windproof glove for the cooler seasons.

Cycling Weekly Verdict

They’re not the snuggest gloves we’ve worn, but at a very attractive £19.99 you’re unlikely to better these good looking and generally well thought-out items for your autumn and spring riding.

Reasons to buy
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    Great autumn/spring protection

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    Slim design

Reasons to avoid
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    Cuff could be more generous

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Wiggle’s inhouse clothing brand certainly can’t be accused of being cryptic with the name of these - you guessed it - long finger, windproof gloves. Modern clothing technology means that super-thermal, deep winter gloves are much too warm for anything but the coldest temperatures, and a slim, windproof item like this is more than adequate throughout autumn and even most of December.

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All the obvious boxes are ticked here: windproof back; a bit of palm padding; absorbent thumb

wipe, and the silicon fore/middle finger detailing that is de rigeur these days. Added to this is

some subtle reflective detailing and a thoughtful cuff-pull tab with silicon detail that does actually help when donning them.

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The dhb Long Finger Windproof gloves offered a nice slim fit, but a disappointingly short cuff

For a glove that is clearly designed to keep out the elements, the Velcro-closing cuff is rather short - not helped by the split which creates a hole at the base of the thumb which, without a generous jacket cuff, the elements are free to blow. This issue aside, they kept the wind out predictably well, and even held the rain at bay too - though we wouldn’t fancy a long ride in torrential conditions wearing these.

For more information visit the Wiggle website.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.