I used to be a fair weather cyclist with cheap (£3) fingerless gloves which were sufficient in mild and warm weather but a few months ago I started cycling to work two or three times a week and soon realised that I needed something more substantial to get me through the cold windy winter. So I did a bit of research online and guessed that I was a small (as most gloves are uni-sex) and found these high visibility cycling gloves for £28. This is a little more than I wanted to spend (I'm cheap when it comes to accessories!) but they I was intrigued by the palm padding and silicon print on the fingers.
I've been using these for a few weeks now and they are worth every penny and in fact I wish I'd bought them a month earlier as they are quite toasty. They are soft inside with plenty of room for movement (sometimes too much when I slam my bike breaks on going down hill) but the extra room is ideal for when my fingers swell from exercise. They are easy to get on and have an adjustable velrco strap on the wrists to tighten once on (which you can hold with the gloves are on). They have great grip on the palms and finger tips (as advertised) and the lumpy padding is in just the right place so it stops the handle bars rubbing but doesn't pinch the skin.
These gloves come in blue, black, red and high visibility yellow and are fully waterproof and breathable. The yellow is nice and bright so easy to find in the bottom of my locker/bag and helps to be visible on the dark streets. I wouldn't recommend these to the fashion conscious though!
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