Heated grips or heated gloves?

Heated grips - hot palms/frozen fingers
Heated gloves- warm hands
 
I have heated grips and never a problem with cold palms, maybe that's just me. In fact only thing I find cold is the outside of my hands/fingers. I was under the impression that heated gloves only provide heat on the top of the hand and not on the palm??

My 2c -> get both if you plan on spending time out on the bike this time of the year.
 
Gloves.

Slightly more effort with the plugging in and running the wires but I find the difference worth it. With my old grips I had to move my hands around a lot to balance the palm to fingertip temp, with my new Tourmaster gloves I just have to turn the heat down when everything gets too hot at once.

My gloves only heat on the outside, but they are also thinsulate lined so you don't really need more than that. The heating wire goes all the way to the fingertips so they don't have to be out of the wind or on the bars to stay toasty.
 
I'm selling never-used Gears heater liners, size L. Had heated grips and they were useless below 5 deg. PM if interested.
 
I have both. Heated gloves will keep your hands warmer. My only complaint with mine (widder electric gloves) is that they would provide little to no protection in a crash. I tend not to wear them for this reason.
My hands stay warm to -5c or so with heated grips and tourmaster winter elite gloves.


SFer said:
My "Fall" gloves just aren't cutting it anymore.

Thoughts on heated gloves vs heated grips?
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I like my grips, and I went with grips because of the price ($80, oxford heaterz) and I was worried about wrecking the gloves (I tend not to take care of my gear very well, and I ride every day). I just figured the grips would be more durable.
That said, it was pretty cold this morning, and if heated gloves are heated on the top/outside of the fingers and right to the tips, they would probably do more to keep your fingers warm. I still only had my grips at 50% though, and the tips of my left fingers are far more sensitive to cold than my right.
 
Heated grips + hand Guards
or heated grips + heated gloves
Works best for me.
Heated gloves still gets my hand cold but not freezing, you cant tell they work till you turn them off.
Heated grips feels toasty but the back of the fingers specially the thumb gets cold.

Hand Guards keep everything alright , used summer gloves with heated grips up to 0 deg comfortably for a whole day ride.
 
Never really have my palms get cold. It's always the tips off my fingers and the back of my hand.
Sounds like heated gloves are the way to go. They just seem like a bit of a hassle but I guess if you want to ride at this time of year, you have to add a few more steps prepping for the ride.
 
Yes the gloves are a bit of a drag, wiring harness through sleeves etc, plugging into the bike, and gloves tend to be bulky, but they will keep your hands warmer. I run both, I prefer days when I can get away with just regular gloves and the grips on, but the gloves will take you into lower temps comfortably.
 
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I have the heated overgrips from Oxford and they get so hot that it actually starts to burn. I also use Alpinestar cold weather gloves which keep the wind at bay (haven't tried in the rain yet). This setup has kept my hands fairly comfortable but I've not ridden in a few weeks so haven't tried these temps yet.

Most of the heated gloves I've seen are fairly bulky. Another issue I've found is that most of the cold weather gloves I've seen have almost zero crash protection. I'm sure if you go up in the $200+ price range that's different though.
 
Heated gloves without question. I have heated grips and hand guards. They work pretty well as no direct wind on my hands, but still, the grips only heat a small part of your hand.
 
I installed Heaterz heated grips on my previous bike, and I loved them, loved them, loved them. You might get cold fingertips if you ride the highway for a prolonged time, but I doubt heated gloves will solve that. But who would go on long highway trips in the mids of winter anyway..
 
I have heated grips on the bike, and would like to add heated gloves to my gear. The grips are good for the short commute to work, but the backs of my hands and fingers still get a little cold. For longer rides I'd definitly like heated gloves.

Are there any good waterproof heated gloves?
 
One thing to keep in mind though is if your alternator can keep up with the power demand if you add lots of heating gear..
 
Corsara said:
One thing to keep in mind though is if your alternator can keep up with the power demand if you add lots of heating gear..
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For me, I'd be running one or the other, not both at the same time.
 
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