Joe Rocket Wind Chill Mens Cold Weather Motorcycle Riding Gloves

See pros and cons for over all review see below for cold weather related review. Summary: For the price these are a solid choice to extend your riding season. They probably won't be enough for you for winter, and will want to bring summer gloves if the day is going to warm up. Will buy again will recommend would buy better if I could afford but enough quality for the price to be happy with these. Disclaimer: I have a very high tolerance to the cold your experience may vary. Hopefully this will help you to know what to expect. My use: Kawasaki versus 300 no handguards no heated grips. I used these for my 30min commute comprised of 30/70 city stop and go to expressway (75mph). As well as weekend country rides maxing at 4 hours. I was able to extend my riding season to the day before it snowed and few days so far this winter when the roads were clear. Generally: The colder it is the shorter the ride, unless you have heaters expect this. These gloves do a acceptable job of lowering the temperatures you can ride in and lengthing the time in saddle before you get too cold to continue. They are leather not gortex so moister will build up shortening your ride so make sure they dry out between rides. Also not water proof so don't expect miracles with road spray and mist. Temperatures: I use these for mid 50°f to low 30°f (maybe colder I was really only checking for dry roads once it got to ice temps). Warmer then 50s and my hands sweat so I carry summer gloves for the ride home from work. In the 30s I can manage my commute without having to stop where with my summer gloves I would not even try (I did once in the high 30s and it felt like somebody hit my hand with a hammer). With these my hands are sometimes cold, sometimes painful when I get there but not unbearable (for me). My pinkie and ring finger gets cold first, throtal hand more. I believe this is due to the compression of the insolation. I have long fingers that cause those two fingers to be tighter in the glove, exasperated by the right hand working the controls. Thoughts: With these gloves my hands are still the limiting factor on how long I can ride. I don't think a more expensive pair will add much more warmth for the money. Add to that the fact that gloves wear out and get worse with age and I can't justify a $250 pluse pair of gloves with my limited budget (if I could I would don't get me wrong). I am going to be installing hand guards for next season to deflect the wind. With the guards i expect to not go colder but longer with the reduce wind chill factor. I won't be trying handle bar shrouds. I don't think there is that much feed back with these glove for me to be conferrable trying that yet myself. The cold problem is mainly fingers so heated inserts won't work and will add to the bulk. More likely to burn myself with the chemical ones (done it befor) and if I don't heat my coat I'm not running wires to heat my gloves. Heated grips paired with these glove would be the best, i at least think with my experience with snowmobiles and crap winter gloves. I'm not to the point where I want to put some iffy after market ones on my bike though. Pros: feel quality made, suppel leather with pre curved fingers, wrist strap conferrable and really feel secures, enough feed back and not to thick for two finger break/clutch (w/out stubby controls), cuffs have draw string that are easy to use with glove on. Simple design goes with any style ridding including my adv hi-vis look Cons: cuffs could be longer just enough to over lap the coat. no insolation on cuff so if coat is not far enough up cold spot on wrist, insolation on Palm make it feels like the throtal slips in your grip (more so bumps) so end up gripping throtal harder which cramps up the hand (but this might just be me and the way I ride/handle the controls). Below 40° hands may get cold. Don't breath so hands will get damp. Not water proof, not a lot of protective features past a few layers of leather. Wrist strap is hard to undo with gloves on (pry a good thing for slides) Read more

Warm riding gloves Don't think the protection on the knuckles is sufficient but these are not overly bulky for motorcycle riding that's important. I've used them in upper 30 mid-40s weather for a 20 minute ride and not an issue with my hands getting cold but I do have wind brakes on the front of my levers which is also a must aid for cooler weather. I've been very pleased with the construction of the glove but as others have indicated with an older 1983 Wilson Sweden leather riding jacket that has zippered sleeves the width of the glow opening could be just a touch wider to get over bulkier jackets. Aside from that they have been very comfortable and warm. Read more

Got these to ride my motorcycle on colder days. They block the wind and cold better than summer gloves. Though after a longer ride fingers and hands do get to cold to continue. Am not sure how they would handle in a crash they appear to have some extra material in certain spots and a visor wiper that you can use to get water off your helmet to see better. Read more

Okay, I splurged on these gloves !! But I have to tell you that these gloves, from the first time you put them on. You will feel their quality and clean design. These gloves are "Awesome" and I already let go of the pain of the cost. I read some negative reviews from what I think are not seasoned riders. They fit fine over my jacket sleeves and lock right in with the cool draw cord and slip stop , quick release cinch nut ! Just remember that when you buy motorcycle jackets, shirts, etc. You should be sure your sleeve length are 3 to 4 inches longer than normal clothing. So on that tip ! Let's move on with the review !! It was also mentioned that the fingers are sewn too tight and don't allow your fingers to fully extend ? I would say that you must have the expectation of a break in period. Yes like any good fitting glove, it should be snug and loosen up from being used. Or you can do like I did because of my experience with leather products and use some leather products to achieve a break-in period in about 30 minutes. The gloves are very well made, soft, warm and manage all my controls well. They are the high quality that customers have come to expect from Joe Rocket products. Buy with confidence you will be pleased... Read more

So I’m generally a medium and sometimes a large glove size. I bought the medium and immediately returned them, too small. Exchanged for the large. I thought at first they were ok, went for a ride and they are too small. Found a pair of extra large on the bay at a good price. I’m 5’7” and 145lb, I’ve never been an extra large anything in the clothing line until now. Xls fit perfect. Gauntlets are just the right length and temp wise I’m good in these to about 45 degrees for an hour or so. I’m old so I get cold... Order at least one size bigger than what the chart says and you might be a winner. Rock on! Read more