heated gloves vs. heated grips

[black hills]

gloves vs. grips for keeing my hands warm, opinions/experiences/advice?? thanks in advance

[Mr. Whippy]

IME, heated gloves are much warmer than grips.

Used alone, Grips are good to about 35F for me. (with heavy gloves)

Heated gloves are good to about 20F for me.  

When it's under 20, and I'm traveling at highway speeds, I like both gloves and grips together.

[Cablebandit]

Without heated grips the cold bars will still sap the heat from the palm of your hands.

[Yankee Dog]

I use grips. the missus uses gloves.

Grips
    Pros
        Convenient, Never forgotten
        Works with all gloves, good for warmup when the weather turns cold on a summer night
        Easy to use after installation
        Cheaper
        Less wattage
    Cons
         Not as warm
         Installation is a PIA

Gloves
     Pros
         Warmer
         Easy to install
     Cons
          A PIA to hook up every time you get on and off the bike
          More expensive
          Only one set of gloves
          Require more electrical power

[Carbonero]

gloves vs. grips for keeing my hands warm, opinions/experiences/advice?? thanks in advance

Both. When it's in the 20s, I don't care how good your gloves are, the backs of your hands will still get very, very cold, regardless of how good heated grips are.

[Carbonero]

When it's under 20, and I'm traveling at highway speeds, I like both gloves and grips together.

 

[Cablebandit]

Well the obvious answer is both.  I thought this was an either/or proposition.

[Carbonero]

Well the obvious answer is both.  I thought this was an either/or proposition.

IMO, when it comes to things like this, it's like trying to choose between water and air to sustain life.

Just plan on both grips and gloves; grips are super cheap, gloves are a well-known thing. Making the choice for only one, I'd go gloves, but at $40 complete from various MFGs, grip kits are a "duh! Just get it dumbass" kind of thing.

[wibornz]

I just buy really good gloves then you do not need heated grips or gloves.   With the good gloves, there is nothing to fail.  Note: I ride in temps well below zero.  

I found that when I had heated grips, I tend to wear gloves that were not as warm because I could use the heated grips.  Of course the heated grips decided to fail when I was 40 miles from home and the temp was -9.

[Mr. Whippy]

IMO, when it comes to things like this, it's like trying to choose between water and air to sustain life.

Just plan on both grips and gloves; grips are super cheap, gloves are a well-known thing. Making the choice for only one, I'd go gloves, but at $40 complete from various MFGs, grip kits are a "duh! Just get it dumbass" kind of thing.

^This.

Plus, I have my grips on a different circuit from the gloves and jacket liner.  The grips are on a keyed power source so I don't have to worry about leaving them on.  The gloves and liner plug into the port for the battery tender.  When I walk away from the bike, it's pretty hard to leave the gloves on...

[Carbonero]

I just buy really good gloves then you do not need heated grips or gloves.   With the good gloves, there is nothing to fail.  Note: I ride in temps well below zero.  

I found that when I had heated grips, I tend to wear gloves that were not as warm because I could use the heated grips.  Of course the heated grips decided to fail when I was 40 miles from home and the temp was -9.

Please explain what gloves these are? "Good" gloves as you described seem to be as ethereal and available as pink unicorns.

[Carbonero]

^This.

Plus, I have my grips on a different circuit from the gloves and jacket liner.  The grips are on a keyed power source so I don't have to worry about leaving them on.  The gloves and liner plug into the port for the battery tender.  When I walk away from the bike, it's pretty hard to leave the gloves on...

Agreed and ditto that.  

[Mr. Whippy]

Please explain what gloves these are? "Good" gloves as you described seem to be as ethereal and available as pink unicorns.

Gerbings.  They're the goodest.

(But I know it was the other post you were referring to).  BTW, I have a huge number of gloves I use for ice climbing and mountaineering.  I would consider none of them dextrous enough for safe use of the motorcycle (switchgear, lights etc).

[Carbonero]

Gerbings.  They're the goodest.

(But I know it was the other post you were referring to).  BTW, I have a huge number of gloves I use for ice climbing and mountaineering.  I would consider none of them dextrous enough for safe use of the motorcycle (switchgear, lights etc).

Yeah, that was meant for Wilborn's post. I quoted the wrong post. Sorry. It's been corrected now.

Agreed on Gerbing's; that's what I use.  

[Cablebandit]

Too bulky.  The point of a heated glove is to be able to wear a thinner glove in winter.  Warm and Safe are crazy hot with zero bulk.  They fit like a summer sport glove.

[Mr. Whippy]

Too bulky.  The point of a heated glove is to be able to wear a thinner glove in winter.  Warm and Safe are crazy hot with zero bulk.  They fit like a summer sport glove.

Interesting.  I went from Widders to Gerbings and was amazed how much better the Gerbings were (tactile wise).  I always felt like a Walrus riding a motorcycle in the Widder gloves.

[Carbonero]

Too bulky.  The point of a heated glove is to be able to wear a thinner glove in winter.  Warm and Safe are crazy hot with zero bulk.  They fit like a summer sport glove.

Agreed on older model Gerbing's.

Not so on newer Gerbing's.

[Cablebandit]

Perhaps they just copied their gloves as well as everything else?  

[Rincewind]

I had heated grips on my last two bikes, but with my current bike I went with Warm & Safe armored touring gloves instead.

The gloves are a semi-PITA to connect/stuff-the-wires whenever getting on the bike, but it's not a huge deal.  Plenty of heat on the backs of the hands and fingers are toasty, but they don't put heat to the palms.  Like Cablebandit said, this means that you are left with cold-ish palms gripping cold grips.  In comparison, the heated grips make the grips so nice and warm to hold - it makes a psychological difference, imo.

What I didn't like about the grips was that they wear out, but the same can be said for gloves.  I may end up installing the heated grips so I can have both, cause the grips are so convenient and nice to use throughout the year.  I can get by with only the heated grips, especially if hand guards are involved.

[tthompsr]

I have to go with heated grips, I'm a daily commuter and I currently have a set of Oxford Heated Grips and a set of Baker Hand wings to keep the wind off my hands. I have been wearing my light weight summer leather gloves all winter so far with nice and warm hands!