Hirzl Grippp Tour FF winter gloves Review

Reviewer: Neil Webb

5-Dec-2011 | 1 Review

Rating:

£49.99 (at time of review)

Pros

Good in the wet
Warm in high single-digit temperatures

Cons

Not so good for super-cold days

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As the nights draw in, and the mercury drops we need to think about how to protect our digits from Jack Frost. As we did in last week’s winter clothing supplement, we have chosen three gloves based on the three climates the winter rider is likely to encounter: wet and warm, British winter, and Baltic. Three weeks ago, we got together 15 gloves, five from each ‘zone’ and we put the most promising through our testing process. These three are an example of a great glove for each condition.

With minimal weight gain through water retention these super-thin gloves are far more usable in colder conditions than you might believe - with less water soaked into the fabric, less heat is leached, giving them far better heat retaining characteristics from the breathable stretch back.

On top of the lack of water absorption, the multi-stage tanning process of the kangaroo leather also improves grip in wet and damp conditions.

Verdict

These are not cold-weather gloves like others here, but for high single and double-digit wet-weather rides, they insulate plenty well enough and the payoff is the extra use you'll get once the spring or unseasonably warm days arrive.

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Mike Rutter

January 10 20:02

Purcahsed a pair of the Santini Xtreme gloves- warm but definately Not Rainproof recent ride out for around 4.5 hours of northwest rain hands soaked through after about 1.5 hours not happy maybe I bought a faulty pair-will be sending them back .