Waterproof gloves

[iluvmybike]

Gloves seem to fall into 2 camps - warm but not when wet or dry but not warm enough. Best compromise me and hubby have found are for him - the Stolen Goat Climb & Conquer ones (and now have the fingertips for using your Garmin or mobile without having to take them off!) or for me the Endura Luminite. The Stolen Goat ones you can pair with a liner glove when it gets sub-zero. The Endura ones have a lovely fleecy lining. We used them both through last winter and didn't get cold hands

 

[rockyroller]

helmet

what are you using for a helmet cover? I found one I like very much, it's a bit extreme (& dorky), but for extreme weather, it's quite handy

Taiga Cycle Helmet Rain Cover

 

[Big John]

You just need something to keep your hands warm enough - how warm depends on the person as some suffer cold more. Bigger gloves gather more water, but if your hands are warm, it's OK.

Since I recently bought some neoprene gloves I'm not worried about my hands getting wet as long as they're warm. It rains - the hands get wet. Are they cold? No. Are they comfy? You bet. Ok, there will be crazy cold temperatures at some point this winter when the lobster Sealskinz will come out but up to now the hands have been toasty even though wet at times. I bought them when Aldi's had one of their 'bike' weeks for £10. My only hope is that they last but so far I'm well pleased with them.

 

[cyberknight]

Possible but expensive (apparently)
and still vulnerable to stones etc - one chip and it gets so annoying you need yo get rid of them
cheapish over glasses would be better if possible

You can get inserts that sit inside glasses so if the outer gets a stone chip you can just replace that rather than the whole lot

 

[Bonefish Blues]

These are a game changer in the wet and cold. The look silly, but are amazing
drop bar

flat bar

Yep, agree. Pogies, I think they're mostly called. Used by rowers and scullers too. I'v never found anything else to work reliably, including Sealsarses or whatever they're called.