Can anyone recommend a set of gloves that will be good for cooler weather? I love my Alpinestars but when I went for a ride last night my hands were freezing...

 

Check out Rocky's. Any thick gloves with gauntlets will do just fine.

 

I have lots of experience with this topic, and for once, I'll be serious(although I was serious in my dinner thread, you can't joke about delicious bacon and pork tenderloins, turducken for that matter either).

My first gloves were alpinestars waterproof gloves. Great gloves for moderately cold weather. When it gets below 40 though, my hands get cold. I was spending most of my time riding to work (70 miles) with one hand on the bars and one hand on the engine because my hands were freezing. Not safe.
I tried lots of stuff.
Heated hand grips - ok, but only kept one side of my hand warm.
2 pairs of gloves - still got cold, just took a bit longer. Loss of feeling for the bars. Difficult to work controls(brake, clutch, etc.)
Thicker winter gloves - still got cold, just took a bit longer. Loss of feeling for the bars. Difficult to work controls(brake, clutch, etc.)

The biggest downside to the thicker gloves was the loss of feeling I had for the bars. Made it harder to grab the clutch and brake. Not something I would recommend. You want all the feel possible on the bike you can get.

Sooo, IMO, the best gloves you can get for cold weather riding are
http://www.gerbing.com/heat/gloves.html
They wire to your battery, and are made to be plugged in when your on your bike. They have a new glove now, the G3, which I haven't tried, but have heard it's even better because it gives you even more 'feel' for your bike. Must be a bit thinner. Anyways, they will keep your hands WARM. A must have for cold weather. They are a bit expensive, 139 for the classic, or 169 for the G3, but so what. You deserve them and if they keep you from crashing once their worth it. I highly recommend the temp-controller too. You can set the temp in the gloves, so if you start out in warm weather and it gets colder at night, you can adjust it to fit your comfort.
Again, this stuff is a little pricey, but your not broke so don't worry about it. It will allow you to be comfy and use your energy to watch for deer and cages instead of worrying about your hands or getting them all cold and have them not work for you when you need it.
I went a step further and got a heated jacket too. I would not reccommend the vest. My friend had one, but ended up getting the jacket too because the vest wasn't as warm. It's lightweight and will fit under your riding jacket, so you don't need to bulk up with layers of fleece or sweaters. Next step will be heated socks, but I really don't need them unless it's below 30 so it will probably be next winter before I go that far.
-Jake

 

Jake - thanks for the info. I was thinking yesterday about how much it would suck to not be able to operate the controls if something happened because my hands were frozen. I'll definitly look into this gear because I'm cold all the time. The jacket sounds like a good deal too, I can't tell you how many bike nights I've rode home from at 2am wondering why my bike is all over just to realize it's because I'm shivering so bad..

Thanks again

 

Happy to help.

FYI- I've had 2 friends buy a different brand, 1 aerostich, 1 something else that I can't remember, and they both ended up with Gerbings after the other ones fell apart. Seems to be good quality stuff to me so far.

 

bunch of puzzzy's.

 

Goldwings have heated grips.. have Matt buy you one.

 

my lady can buy her own.... she's my sugga momma..

 

... so I placed my order for a Goldwing today..