Let's call it the winter dilemma. On cold days, mountain bikers have to make a decision: Do they want a really warm glove for icy temperatures or as much grip as possible and a direct and firm grip on the handlebars? Unfortunately, neither is possible. This is once again confirmed by our comparative test of ten winter gloves.
We tested these ten pairs of MTB gloves and found out for you which models keep you warm in cold weather and with which gloves you can keep everything under control:
- 45NRTH N∅kken
- Bontrager Circuit Wind Glove
- Castelli Spettacolo Ros Glove
- Chiba Tour Plus
- Giro Blaze 2.0
- Gore Wear C3 GT Infinium Stretch Mid Gloves
- Hestra Windstopper Tracker 5 Finger
- Pearl Izumi Cyclone Gel Glove
- Roeckl Renon
- Sportful Fiandre Light Glove
The test with all data, score tables and grades is available as a PDF in the download area below. The test costs 1.99 euros. Why not free of charge? Because quality journalism has a price. In return, we guarantee independence and objectivity. This applies in particular to the tests in BIKE. We don't pay for them, but the opposite is the case: we charge for them, hundreds of thousands of euros every year.
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Stefan Frey
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