Meet the heated gloves designed for winter riding

Winter riding can be a nightmare, battling with cooler road temperatures, potential ice on the roads, slippery white lines and of course the cold. Anyone who has commuted in the colder months of winter can agree that it’s not fun, if you are lacking the proper equipment to keep you warm like heated grips/gloves, a face warmer and insulated trousers, boots and jacket then your journey will be significantly more difficult.

The frozen fingers whilst riding a motorbike can not only be uncomfortable but also extremely dangerous if you lack the mobility to be able to grip the clutch and most important the front brake properly, that’s why we have compiled a list of some of the best heated gloves on the market to make sure your hands are kept toasty warm in the winter months, anyone else looking forward to spring?

The gloves boast a battery length of 4 hours on the lowest setting (40°C) and an impressive 2.5 hours on the highest setting available (60°C) with a medium setting also available, the charging time for these gloves are three hours meaning you may need to prepare in advance if you plan on going on longer journeys.

They have double stitched seams, a visor wiper on each glove, hard knuckles and a waterproof strap to ensure your hands are kept perfectly dry in the cooler months of the year. Not only that but they include digital touch screen index fingers ensuring you won’t freeze up by removing the gloves to operate a mobile phone.

These gloves pack a punch thanks to bonded textile construction which helps to minimise slippage between the multiple layers on the glove from the 3M thinsulate insulation to the outer boned layers.

They are easy to use with a button situated at the back of the glove to turn on and off and cycle through the different heat settings available to the user.

If you opt for the button you can expect to be waiting 5 to 6 hours for the batteries can charge and I would recommend purchasing a spare set for this reason, on the road you can expect to get 4 hours of constant use from these batteries at the highest level and up to 8 hours running at the lowest setting meaning a commuter can get away with charging the batteries once or twice a week.

On the glove finger you will find a smart phone friendly touchpad enabling you to use your phone without removing the gloves and a visor wiper.

CLIM8 is an adaptive technology which automatically regulates the temperature of the gloves to how warm or cool they are depending on the temperature outside, for example, if you are riding in a 30mph zone your hands may be warmer than if you were blasting down the motorway at 70mph. The gloves will automatically adjust the temperature to ensure you remain comfortable.

When you get the gloves out of the box you will need to calibrate them via Bluetooth on an app on your mobile phone, this will take a few minutes to set up as it needs to measure your skin temperature.

Then when you go to ride your motorcycle and put on the gloves, they will automatically activate without needing to turn them on/off, saving power when the gloves are not in use. If you find them to be too hot or cold when riding you can manually adjust the base temperature on the previously installed application, once you are happy with these gloves you do not need to use the app and the gloves will work independently.

There is a trade-off to this that is a 3-hour battery life, this is significantly less than other pairs of gloves on this list but if you are happy to splash out on some spare batteries then these are a solid investment. The gloves do not absorb water and contain insulation throughout to retain heat as much as possible.