Merino Wool Insulated Elkskin Gauntlet Gloves, Natural - Cooking With Sticks and Twigs - Camping

Due to the weather this review is about one ride only! My wife bought these for me for my birthday in January to replace a pair of Olympia medium weather gloves I've had and loved for twenty years. In the first five minutes I realized these gloves are better! She ordered a 1 1/2 size larger than my summer gloves but that was too large so we ordered one size larger and that did the trick. They are a little tight across the knuckles but once it gets warm I will do the wet stretch recommended by AeroStitch and figure that will do the trick! Very nice!

I've had theses gloves a few weeks now and have rode in temps down into the 20's and my hands have stayed warm. Quality of the glove is great and (although I hope to never find out) they look like they would provide great protection in a slide.
I did go a size and a half up over my pair of my roper gloves as Aerostitch suggested and I got a perfect fit.

So far, so good. Perfect gloves for Texas winter riding. These fit great right off and keep my hands warm. I’m grateful for these and will continue to use them as long as they’re available.

These gloves appear to be exactly what I wanted for cold weather. Just as the propaganda says here, they are windproof, warm, and pliable. They run small, so order 1-2 sizes up. They are a bit stiff when you receive them, so you must work them a bit.

Aerostitch has always provided good service and excellent products. We have several sets of gloves, pants, and bunch of misc items.

I HATE having cold hands, and the heated grips on my K1600 don't always fit the bill (i.e. warm the backs of my hands). These are the 3rd glove that I carry cross country, the others being the Ropers and the Comp. Ropers. These gloves keep
my hands snug and toasty, without restriction movement. They are supple, look and wear great. They do require a bit of break-in to stretch and mold to your hand, so I recommend doing so prior to wearing them any length of time in the saddle. These are great gloves and I pack them when I ride.

Was concerned about sizing issues. I wear 9.5 in the regular elkskin gloves. An 11 fit just fine. Have not had much time to try them yet, but initial impression is that I expect to like them as much as the regular elkskin gloves.

These gloves are great. Very well made and comfortable. I have a pair of uninsulated elk skin gauntlets in size 10.5 and had to go up to a size 13 to get a good fit. The gauntlets fit nicely either over or inside my Darien jacket sleeves.

My current favorite gloves are the elk skin gauntlets, they fit perfectly in size 12. I was hoping that the size 13 merinos would fit, but my hopes were dashed. The fingers are so short that they fit my wife's hands, and she wears XS or XXS gloves. I'm not kidding, the fingers are about 2/3 the size that they need to be to be proportionate to the body of the glove.

Too bad, as they are beautiful gloves and clearly very well made. Well worth the money, if you have short fingers.

I am beginning to think that any leather product sold by Aerostitch is the best in class. I bought the Combat Touring boots and love them.

After 2 cross-country trips with multiple types of armored riding gloves that eventually began to fail at the stitched seams, I decided to try the Ropers, and Gauntlets. I have reviewed Ropers already, now for these insulated gauntlets.

First, $135 price tag is no issue. The sting of the cost immediately resolves when you slip these babies on. I measured at size 11.5, but went up 1/2 size to 12. I broke these in on a recent coastal ride, with starting temps along the coast in the 50's. I ride a K-1600 and have had problems in the past with cold hands, even with the grip heaters on. With these gloves I had no problems with the cold or wind. The insulation does the trick, and the gauntlets fit easily and nicely over the cuffs of my Tourmaster jacket. The hook and loop closures work neatly and nicely. The padding seems like it will do the trick. I had NO problem with break in and can't imagine getting these wet to do so!

I will from now on haul these gloves along,mix not actually wear them, and switch on and off with my Ropers and Competition Gloves.

Only question is: do I have to treat this leather or not?

I highly recommend this insulated gauntlets!

Like people said about sizing, go ahead and order up 2ish sizes depending on your hand size. Maybe go up 2 solid sizes so they're not too tight. I have gangly skeleton fingers so I ordered to a size 11 and I'm a 9.5 in regular Lee Parks M size. The right hand is a little tighter but they're good enough. I found the threshold of temperature is roughly 34°F. You'll need heated gloves after the fact or at least brush guards to help with wind a little. I'm on a r100gs with no guards and the heated grips are old and provide minute amount of heat. Even on my old r1200gs, the heat didn't help much. Overall I'd say they're decent gloves, but don't count on them for long rides in that cold weather. Lake Shore Drive winds and 34°F had my hands hurting after my 30 minute commute, but my tolerance of cold is non existent. Good quality glove though and only have about 300 miles on them, but it's all been through this tail end of February and March in Chicago which is still no picnic, as Midwesterners are very familiar with the tumuluous weather.