snowboarding gloves?

itslocfoo · December 11th, 2013, 06:25 PM

i realize its getting quite cold but not as cold as most of you guys in the higher states. I snowboard in the winter so i have snowboarding gloves do you guys know if its okay to use these to ride motorcycles?

http://www.dakine.com/p/snowboard/gl...-glove?clr=003

sorry for the noobish question

csmith12 · December 11th, 2013, 08:46 PM

No apology required.

Is it ok? Sure, better than going bare handed.

But really, there are better options to protect + keep warm hands. Maybe wear your riding gloves with liners as well. Some will also add rubber gloves (or variant) as well.

Layer up!

itslocfoo · December 11th, 2013, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

No apology required.

Is it ok? Sure, better than going bare handed.

But really, there are better options to protect + keep warm hands. Maybe wear your riding gloves with liners as well. Some will also add rubber gloves (or variant) as well.

Layer up!

oh my gosh! liners great idea!
@choneofakind made fun of me because i said its cold so i guess i gotta man up

csmith12 · December 11th, 2013, 09:33 PM

He would tell me to man up too. I am a big sissy when it comes to cold hands. I blame the wife of course, she won't let me touch her with cold hands.

choneofakind · December 11th, 2013, 09:50 PM

Lol, I prolly would. It's cold as heck here and I'm just wearing my fleece running gloves around campus. When I bike in the cold, I wear light weight goretex gloves. I hate the cold, but I'm surprisingly used to it.

itslocfoo · December 11th, 2013, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

He would tell me to man up too. I am a big sissy when it comes to cold hands. I blame the wife of course, she won't let me touch her with cold hands.

hahahahahahahahahahah i dont even touch myself (not in the wrong way) with cold hands and its only 58F here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Lol, I prolly would. It's cold as heck here and I'm just wearing my fleece running gloves around campus. When I bike in the cold, I wear light weight goretex gloves. I hate the cold, but I'm surprisingly used to it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH you guys are freaking halarious!

I poke my friends with cold hands, i am literally the guy you dont want to mess with on campus

csmith12 · December 11th, 2013, 10:19 PM

KawiKid860 · December 11th, 2013, 10:52 PM

I wear a nice thick pair of snowboarding/skiing gloves in the winter. They're leather with nice thicking padding so I think they'd do alright in most crash scenarios, maybe not as good as my gauntlets but still. They're good down to the mid 20's if you aren't going too far. It helps to keep your core warm too and I've found that if I put my gloves on inside or right after going outside before my hands have a chance to get cold that helps too.

tfkrocks · December 12th, 2013, 12:19 AM

I'd be concerned about the lack of protection from those gloves. Try glove liners. The freeze-out glove liners from cyclegear are decent and likely on sale right now for super cheap.

itslocfoo · December 12th, 2013, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KawiKid860

I wear a nice thick pair of snowboarding/skiing gloves in the winter. They're leather with nice thicking padding so I think they'd do alright in most crash scenarios, maybe not as good as my gauntlets but still. They're good down to the mid 20's if you aren't going too far. It helps to keep your core warm too and I've found that if I put my gloves on inside or right after going outside before my hands have a chance to get cold that helps too.

now that i think about it these gloves has only wrist protection that's it. its probably colder where you are then where i am hahah.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

I'd be concerned about the lack of protection from those gloves. Try glove liners. The freeze-out glove liners from cyclegear are decent and likely on sale right now for super cheap.

yeah wow they are cheap! cyclegear is right by my house i might just drop by shipping is 7$ hahah. thanks man!

Insan3guy · December 12th, 2013, 12:54 AM

Get some rubber gloves from walmart (like $3 or so), like the type you would use to scrub a toilet with. Wear a thin pair of gloves (like you'd get from a gas station for $1, just some really thin ones) under those, and wear your motorcycle gloves over that all. You get basic wind and rain protection for under five bucks.

Snowboarding gloves are not made for motorcycles. You wouldn't want to go down with something on your hands only designed to protect you from powder.

adouglas · December 12th, 2013, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

He would tell me to man up too. I am a big sissy when it comes to cold hands. I blame the wife of course, she won't let me touch her with cold hands.

Wait, your wife lets you touch her?

csmith12 · December 12th, 2013, 06:05 AM

Sure she does as long as I don't do anything like this.

Link to original page on YouTube.

allanoue · December 12th, 2013, 06:25 AM

I ski and snowboard but for riding I were a pair of carhart winter work gloves I got from Tractor Supply. The problem with snowboard/ski gloves is they need to be breathable because you are exercising therefore are not as windproof.
@subxero is also a snowboarder who went with work gloves for riding.

subxero · December 12th, 2013, 06:52 AM

^ truth

I have 3 different levels of gloving up

Anything above 40 F and I wear my A* GP plus. They are very breathable and hands get cold quick and around 40 degrees is about as cold as I can tolerate with them.

At that point I generally switch to a pair of cheaper I believe joe rocket leather gloves, (non gauntlet) and I wear a cheap pair of cloth gloves underneath them. This is good down to about 25 degrees F (for me, no more than 40 minutes highway though)

Anything colder or for longer rides I have a pair of insulated work gloves from walmart that are pretty durable and then I also wear a cheap pair of cloth gloves underneath them.
I don't ride much in anything colder than mid teens as once it gets that cold here the roads are absolutely garbage and riding is not an option or at least not worth the risk in my opinion other wise I might look into a nice pair of motorcycle heated gloves. Again I just don't ride enough in those temps to justify the purchase.

I would not wear snowboarding gloves though, cheap winter/snowboarding gloves will just suck plain and simple for both insulation and protection. Nice expensive snowboarding gloves might be able to keep your hands decently warm but will still provide no protection and the thought of destroying a $150 pair of snowboarding gloves or mitts along with my hands isn't all that appealing to me.

Sirref · December 12th, 2013, 09:30 AM

best option is heated gloves under your gloves. I was lucky enough to get a pair from the previous owner when I got my 250, they're fairly thin but warm enough for me to get away with wearing whatever gloves I want over them.

JohnnyBravo · December 12th, 2013, 10:17 AM

Join the military... You will get bout any kind of glove you will ever need

rasta · December 12th, 2013, 11:58 AM

Your first mistake was riding a board and not skis

tfkrocks · December 12th, 2013, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Join the military... You will get bout any kind of glove you will ever need

That's news to me. No one has given me any fancy gloves

JohnnyBravo · December 12th, 2013, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

That's news to me. No one has given me any fancy gloves

The army gives out gloves by the pile, and with each deployment you get yet another pile, I have aplenty saved up

all different colors, all size tiny

I wanna be in the San fransisco military... How you get that assignment? In the navy?

rasta · December 12th, 2013, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

The army gives out gloves by the pile, and with each deployment you get yet another pile, I have aplenty saved up

all different colors, all size tiny

I wanna be in the San fransisco military... How you get that assignment? In the navy?

Pretty sure this is what the SF military is..

allanoue · December 12th, 2013, 03:39 PM

ally99 · December 12th, 2013, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

No apology required.

Is it ok? Sure, better than going bare handed.

But really, there are better options to protect + keep warm hands. Maybe wear your riding gloves with liners as well. Some will also add rubber gloves (or variant) as well.

Layer up!

I've tried cheap glove liners and they didn't work and on top of still having cold hands, it made my moto gloves really awkward. I'm hoping for some nice ones from Santa this year!

tfkrocks · December 12th, 2013, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

The army gives out gloves by the pile, and with each deployment you get yet another pile, I have aplenty saved up

all different colors, all size tiny

I wanna be in the San fransisco military... How you get that assignment? In the navy?

I'm Army national guard. Haven't deployed. That's probably why no gloves for me haha.

JohnnyBravo · December 13th, 2013, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

I'm Army national guard. Haven't deployed. That's probably why no gloves for me haha.

I would say so, thanks for your service

December 11th, 2013, 06:25 PM	#1
itslocfoo ninjette.org member Name: Loc Location: Irvine Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 86	snowboarding gloves? i realize its getting quite cold but not as cold as most of you guys in the higher states. I snowboard in the winter so i have snowboarding gloves do you guys know if its okay to use these to ride motorcycles? http://www.dakine.com/p/snowboard/gl...-glove?clr=003 sorry for the noobish question

December 11th, 2013, 08:46 PM	#2
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	No apology required. Is it ok? Sure, better than going bare handed. But really, there are better options to protect + keep warm hands. Maybe wear your riding gloves with liners as well. Some will also add rubber gloves (or variant) as well. Layer up! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

December 11th, 2013, 09:33 PM	#4
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	He would tell me to man up too. I am a big sissy when it comes to cold hands. I blame the wife of course, she won't let me touch her with cold hands. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School
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December 11th, 2013, 10:19 PM	#7
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School Last futzed with by csmith12; December 12th, 2013 at 05:41 AM.

December 12th, 2013, 06:05 AM	#13
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Sure she does as long as I don't do anything like this. Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School
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December 11th, 2013, 09:50 PM	#5
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Lol, I prolly would. It's cold as heck here and I'm just wearing my fleece running gloves around campus. When I bike in the cold, I wear light weight goretex gloves. I hate the cold, but I'm surprisingly used to it.

December 11th, 2013, 10:52 PM	#8
KawiKid860 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Murphey Location: Eastern Washington Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Honda 919, 2004 Ninja 500R NAKED Posts: A lot.	I wear a nice thick pair of snowboarding/skiing gloves in the winter. They're leather with nice thicking padding so I think they'd do alright in most crash scenarios, maybe not as good as my gauntlets but still. They're good down to the mid 20's if you aren't going too far. It helps to keep your core warm too and I've found that if I put my gloves on inside or right after going outside before my hands have a chance to get cold that helps too.

December 12th, 2013, 12:19 AM	#9
tfkrocks ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rebecca Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '18, Sep '13	I'd be concerned about the lack of protection from those gloves. Try glove liners. The freeze-out glove liners from cyclegear are decent and likely on sale right now for super cheap.

December 12th, 2013, 12:54 AM	#11
Insan3guy ninjette.org member Name: Patrick Location: Coronado, CA Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2015 zx6r Posts: 176	Get some rubber gloves from walmart (like $3 or so), like the type you would use to scrub a toilet with. Wear a thin pair of gloves (like you'd get from a gas station for $1, just some really thin ones) under those, and wear your motorcycle gloves over that all. You get basic wind and rain protection for under five bucks. Snowboarding gloves are not made for motorcycles. You wouldn't want to go down with something on your hands only designed to protect you from powder.

December 12th, 2013, 06:25 AM	#14
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	I ski and snowboard but for riding I were a pair of carhart winter work gloves I got from Tractor Supply. The problem with snowboard/ski gloves is they need to be breathable because you are exercising therefore are not as windproof. @subxero is also a snowboarder who went with work gloves for riding.

December 12th, 2013, 06:52 AM	#15
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ truth I have 3 different levels of gloving up Anything above 40 F and I wear my A* GP plus. They are very breathable and hands get cold quick and around 40 degrees is about as cold as I can tolerate with them. At that point I generally switch to a pair of cheaper I believe joe rocket leather gloves, (non gauntlet) and I wear a cheap pair of cloth gloves underneath them. This is good down to about 25 degrees F (for me, no more than 40 minutes highway though) Anything colder or for longer rides I have a pair of insulated work gloves from walmart that are pretty durable and then I also wear a cheap pair of cloth gloves underneath them. I don't ride much in anything colder than mid teens as once it gets that cold here the roads are absolutely garbage and riding is not an option or at least not worth the risk in my opinion other wise I might look into a nice pair of motorcycle heated gloves. Again I just don't ride enough in those temps to justify the purchase. I would not wear snowboarding gloves though, cheap winter/snowboarding gloves will just suck plain and simple for both insulation and protection. Nice expensive snowboarding gloves might be able to keep your hands decently warm but will still provide no protection and the thought of destroying a $150 pair of snowboarding gloves or mitts along with my hands isn't all that appealing to me. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

December 12th, 2013, 09:30 AM	#16
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	best option is heated gloves under your gloves. I was lucky enough to get a pair from the previous owner when I got my 250, they're fairly thin but warm enough for me to get away with wearing whatever gloves I want over them.

December 12th, 2013, 10:17 AM	#17
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Join the military... You will get bout any kind of glove you will ever need __________________________________________________

December 12th, 2013, 11:58 AM	#18
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	Your first mistake was riding a board and not skis __________________________________________________ "even a proper fitting helmet can 'get loose'" -csmith

December 12th, 2013, 03:39 PM	#22
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14
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