When it comes to surviving winter on the bike, being appropriately kitted out for the job is your biggest defence against the cold.
Arguably, the most essential item in your armour will be a pair of the very best winter cycling gloves. But keeping hands warm and functioning while maintaining sufficient dexterity is a tricky balancing act.
These are the ideal winter gloves for anyone who finds the bulk of a more padded pair restrictive. There's no padding on the palms, which provides a great tactile feel and excellent grip.
They've been around for a while, receiving design updates along the way, but mostly remain unchanged from their original design — which is why so many of the Cycling Weekly team use them as their go-to gloves for riding in temperatures down to around 5°C / 41°F.
If you ride in colder weather, you'll probably need something more rugged, as Tech Writer Aaron confirmed when he first moved from South Africa to the UK several years ago and had to buy a pair of Castelli Perfetto Ros 2 gloves.
However, even those who feel the cold tend to switch to lighter options when racing, and these make the perfect winter series complement.
The closure of Goreware is going to be a hard hit for many cyclists. Thankfully the Gore-Tex brand isn't going anywhere, but it's already been three years since the brand retired the Shakedry technology, meaning that these sale final sales feel like the loss of a firm cyclists favorite knowing that they are never coming back.
Sizes are already becoming limited, and I'm finding that I have to hunt around, and pay a little more for some of the more popular sizes in plain black, but don't miss the chance of grabbing a pair in the hope your size/ colour choice might come down in price.
With production winding down, and the brand set to close this coming March, this really will be a case of when it's gone, it really is gone.
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