Pearl Izumi Barrier gloves review

These thick gloves don’t come cheap, but they’re worth every penny. Their fleecy inners are warm and velvety-smooth, and the same material continues on the outside for nose wiping. The palms are made of supple, grippy and hard-wearing leather that soaks up road buzz.

Long cuffs insulate your wrists from the wind, there’s a stretchy strip over the knuckles to help you flex your hands, and the uppers are reliably wind and waterproof. It all works so well that you’ll never need to worry about frosty fingers again.