Just ordered a set of Gerbing Vanguard gloves

[kurth83]

I was using the glove liners but think the gloves will be easier to get on and off. Less suiting up trouble is good.

They seem to check almost all the boxes.

Pros
Heated - that's main point I guess.
Heavy insulation.
Palm sliders - I never buy gloves without these.
Knuckle armor.
Gauntlet with both wrist strap and gauntlet strap so can go over a variety of jackets sleeves.

My winter sleeves are very thick, so the wrist strap is vital. My main struggle has been trying to fit gauntlets inside the sleeve, I am switching to going over the sleeve, need need a wrist strap for that to work.

Con
Only water resistant, waterproof would be better, but I don't think I would use heated gear in the rain.

 

[bikeama]

The Gerbing gauntlet are not very big. I have a hard time getting then over my Darin jacket.

 

[WWWobble]

The Gerbing gauntlet are not very big. I have a hard time getting then over my Darin jacket.

The gauntlet of the Gerbing gloves I have fit fine over both a 2005ish Johnson Leather jacket cuff, as well as an older First Gear Leather jacket cuff.

If the actual product carried the marketing name of the company who claimed to make it -- well, wouldn't that be convenient? These Gerbing gloves (unnamed except for Gerbing) were purchased about 2010 and were made in Pakistan. Whatever... They do work well.

No idea what they're selling now.

 

[davidji]

My winter sleeves are very thick, so the wrist strap is vital. My main struggle has been trying to fit gauntlets inside the sleeve, I am switching to going over the sleeve, need need a wrist strap for that to work.

Con
Only water resistant, waterproof would be better, but I don't think I would use heated gear in the rain.

You need to go under-sleeve to keep rain from running down your arm into your glove. If it's hard to tuck them in, it may be easier to wear a rain jacket over your gear and tuck the glove into that.

I have no problems using heated gear in the rain. My controllers (Warm n Safe & Gerbings) have all been sealed. My Warm n Safe gloves have been about as waterproof as any, and more than most. And they have a nice thumb-mounted faceshield-wiper. Easier for me to use than the the forefinger-mounted wiper on my BMW gloves.

If the gloves are only water-resistant, and the exterior is leather, a waterproofing treatment like Sno-Seal or Skidmore's Waterproofing may help. Focus on the seams. It definitely helps with boots--it's what people did before Goretex existed--and seems to help gloves too..

 

[Kfxrider90]

I think the gloves I got recently are gerbings
They are battery operated. Pretty dissaopinted. They leak quickly, aren't very warm (compared to the "warmgear" brand I had prior and one of the batteries always dies almost an hour before the other battery dies. Even on the same setting. Wish I didn't purchase them honestly. I will say that they fit well, and are slim. That's the only good about them.

 

[kuksul08]

I converted to heated grips and never looked back. It's life changing. Only problem is every motorcycle you get needs them installed.

 

[fubar929]

I was using the glove liners but think the gloves will be easier to get on and off. Less suiting up trouble is good.

They seem to check almost all the boxes.

Pros
Heated - that's main point I guess.
Heavy insulation.
Palm sliders - I never buy gloves without these.
Knuckle armor.
Gauntlet with both wrist strap and gauntlet strap so can go over a variety of jackets sleeves.

Those gloves look way too bulky for Bay Area riding conditions. I bought my heated gloves because they were the least bulky option I could find. Minimal insulation and no Gore-tex lining. I think the only time I turned the controller above 50% was while riding past snow drifts on the way up Mt. Hamilton...

 

[fubar929]

I converted to heated grips and never looked back. It's life changing. Only problem is every motorcycle you get needs them installed.

I've always found heated grips to be disappointing, though I'll admit I've only used them on bikes that have a decided lack of wind-protection for my hands. Heated grips will keep your palms warm, which the backs of your hands are cold and your fingertips are getting frostbite (unless you have a death grip on the bars; in which case they're just really, really cold). Heated gloves are where it's at! Heated gloves + heated grips is the ultimate luxury...

 

[kuksul08]

I've always found heated grips to be disappointing, though I'll admit I've only used them on bikes that have a decided lack of wind-protection for my hands. Heated grips will keep your palms warm, which the backs of your hands are cold and your fingertips are getting frostbite (unless you have a death grip on the bars; in which case they're just really, really cold). Heated gloves are where it's at! Heated gloves + heated grips is the ultimate luxury...

Well, not all heated grips are the same. It also depends on the gloves you use. The aftermarket Heat Demon grip warmers (heating element sheets) I installed are super hot. Paired with my Held kangaroo palm gloves, the heat goes right in, and the top of the gloves are insulated.

But yeah, some barkbusters really help out.