Hot hands: heated grips or gloves?

JARVIS518 · 02-19-2010, 04:56 PM

my buddy has a sled with heated grips in my shed and has tried to show me how they work a few times and without any gloves on i cant feel the warmth coming from them but he says when riding u can tell. based on that i would go with the gloves over the grips

Scot · 02-19-2010, 05:02 PM

what kind of temps are we talking?

Heated grips work til it's about 40F if you wear thinner gloves but a good insulated glove will keep you from feeling them at all. Heated gloves are ok but I don't like the disconnect I feel with them due to the liner.

A good heated jacket will keep your hands warm. It heats the blood in your arms which is turn warm your hands. I've commuted right down into the teens with a Gerbings heated jacket and a pair of over pants and while I got chilly, I was never cold. It's best to stay a little chilly because if you sweat, you'll freeze.

Scot · 02-19-2010, 05:03 PM

that being said, if you're looking to take the bite out of a cool morning in warmer weather, grips work very well.

02-19-2010, 04:56 PM	#1
JARVIS518 BOOBS!! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Saratoga, NY Moto: 06 CBR 600RR Posts: 1,188	my buddy has a sled with heated grips in my shed and has tried to show me how they work a few times and without any gloves on i cant feel the warmth coming from them but he says when riding u can tell. based on that i would go with the gloves over the grips

02-19-2010, 05:02 PM	#2
Scot Kneedragger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Va Moto: varies Posts: 227	what kind of temps are we talking? Heated grips work til it's about 40F if you wear thinner gloves but a good insulated glove will keep you from feeling them at all. Heated gloves are ok but I don't like the disconnect I feel with them due to the liner. A good heated jacket will keep your hands warm. It heats the blood in your arms which is turn warm your hands. I've commuted right down into the teens with a Gerbings heated jacket and a pair of over pants and while I got chilly, I was never cold. It's best to stay a little chilly because if you sweat, you'll freeze.

02-19-2010, 05:03 PM	#3
Scot Kneedragger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Va Moto: varies Posts: 227	that being said, if you're looking to take the bite out of a cool morning in warmer weather, grips work very well.