elizilla
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I have recently purchased a set of Powerlet Rapidfire Heated Glove Liners. I am thrilled.
I have owned two pairs of heated gloves in the past. One from Gerbing, one from Widder. (Note, I haven't tried what Gerbing makes now - the gloves I had were purchased ten years ago.) My complaints:
1. I didn't think they were protective enough. The Widders weren't leather, just cheap nylon like a ski glove. The Gerbings were leather, but I didn't think they fastened securely enough to stay on my hands in a spill.
2. I could always feel the wires and they irritated my knuckles.
3. The giant gauntlets were always a problem with the cuffs of my jacket, and trying to keep rain out.
4. They were hugely thick around my fingers, and this was uncomfortable.
5. When they got wet inside because of the stupid gauntlets, they took forever to dry, and the water caused hot spots.
Anyway, neither of my tries at heated gloves suited me. I sold them on, and I have been getting along with just heated grips for some years now. The heated grips are great, but they don't keep my fingertips warm, and I have a tendency to do a bit of death gripping because of that; it's something I have to watch out for.
These Powerlet liners fit inside of normal gloves. They almost fit in my normal size gloves; I can put them on and they're only a little tight. I'm going to buy gloves one size larger to wear with them, I think. But in any case they are meant to be worn under normal gloves, so I can select gloves on the basis of what I find important - protection, fastening, something that fits, gauntlets that overlap properly with my jacket, etc. For now I dug out a pair of gloves someone left here, that are way too big for me.
The liners are soft and stretchy and I cannot feel the wires. They fit my hands very well. I wear size 8 gloves, and I bought the S/M liners. They're stretchy enough that my hands are probably in the middle of their range, as far as the fit.
Today I went for a ride and wore them. The thermometer at the mall said it was 35F. I didn't find them noticeably hot, there was no "ahhh" moment as I reached my hands into them. But my hands felt comfortable and not cold at all, all the way to my fingertips. No spot felt warmer than any other spot. I did not have to constantly remind myself not to death grip the bars. I could just relax. There were no hot spots and I couldn't feel the wires.
I haven't worn them in the rain yet. If they got wet, they might have hot spots, but since they're thin and they come out of the gloves, they would probably dry in a half hour or so.
For $79, I think these are a great deal, too.
I have owned two pairs of heated gloves in the past. One from Gerbing, one from Widder. (Note, I haven't tried what Gerbing makes now - the gloves I had were purchased ten years ago.) My complaints:
1. I didn't think they were protective enough. The Widders weren't leather, just cheap nylon like a ski glove. The Gerbings were leather, but I didn't think they fastened securely enough to stay on my hands in a spill.
2. I could always feel the wires and they irritated my knuckles.
3. The giant gauntlets were always a problem with the cuffs of my jacket, and trying to keep rain out.
4. They were hugely thick around my fingers, and this was uncomfortable.
5. When they got wet inside because of the stupid gauntlets, they took forever to dry, and the water caused hot spots.
Anyway, neither of my tries at heated gloves suited me. I sold them on, and I have been getting along with just heated grips for some years now. The heated grips are great, but they don't keep my fingertips warm, and I have a tendency to do a bit of death gripping because of that; it's something I have to watch out for.
These Powerlet liners fit inside of normal gloves. They almost fit in my normal size gloves; I can put them on and they're only a little tight. I'm going to buy gloves one size larger to wear with them, I think. But in any case they are meant to be worn under normal gloves, so I can select gloves on the basis of what I find important - protection, fastening, something that fits, gauntlets that overlap properly with my jacket, etc. For now I dug out a pair of gloves someone left here, that are way too big for me.
The liners are soft and stretchy and I cannot feel the wires. They fit my hands very well. I wear size 8 gloves, and I bought the S/M liners. They're stretchy enough that my hands are probably in the middle of their range, as far as the fit.
Today I went for a ride and wore them. The thermometer at the mall said it was 35F. I didn't find them noticeably hot, there was no "ahhh" moment as I reached my hands into them. But my hands felt comfortable and not cold at all, all the way to my fingertips. No spot felt warmer than any other spot. I did not have to constantly remind myself not to death grip the bars. I could just relax. There were no hot spots and I couldn't feel the wires.
I haven't worn them in the rain yet. If they got wet, they might have hot spots, but since they're thin and they come out of the gloves, they would probably dry in a half hour or so.
For $79, I think these are a great deal, too.