Hein Gericke Pathan Evo 3 Finger Glove Review
The Hein Gerick Pathan Evo 3 Finger Glove is designed for very
cold weather.
A 3 finger design is superior to a 5 finger design at reducing wind chill between the fingers.
It also has
3M Thinsulate Thermal Insulation
Sheltex (waterpoof, windproof, breathable) membrane.
Pittards Leather
3M Scotchlite Reflective Material
and only costs £42.99
The 3 finger design is much better at reducing the cold than 5
finger.
I have used these gloves on a 130 mile ride in cold weather (below 5c and no
sun).
The feel and control I had of the bike was very surprisingly
good for a winter glove.
I was able to chuck the bike round tight twisty bends and use the throttle,
brakes and clutch very well and precisely.
I had no problem filtering through rush hour traffic in grid lock etc..
I also had very good control and feeling from my thumb (very good for starting
the bike, using the indicators etc..).
All this meant I could really enjoy riding the bike and push it very hard, much
like in summer.
Despite the 3 finger design, the gloves were not perfect at
stopping the cold (I do not know any that are).
The ends of my fingers and thumb did get a little cold after around 20 miles,
but not excessively cold.
The very surprising thing is, as the miles increased my fingers and thumb did
not get any colder (very strange).
I assume this was due to the gloves keeping the rest of my hand warm (including
my blood)
and the warm blood flowing to my fingers and thumb stopping them from getting any
colder.
I did find reducing my grip slightly on the handle bars reduced the cold in my fingers and thumbs substantially, which supports this idea.
The areas of my fingers and thumbs that got cold, could well
be the parts that heated handle bar grips could reach.
Unfortunately my motorcycle does not have enough power to use heated handle bar
grips (its only a 125cc bike).
But if I had a bike that could I would try them with these gloves.
The other surprising thing with these gloves is they are not to
hot to use in warmer weather, so as the day warms up you can still use them.
I tried them on another ride when it was over 15c and the sun was shinning and
had no problems.
If I am trying to keep my fingers warm, I will never use a 5 finger glove again, there is just no way it could compete with a 3 finger.
Of course a 2 finger design would be even warmer,
but some people with powerful braking systems like to brake with only 2 fingers
and use the other 2 to steady the handlebars.
I have had the gloves for less than a week (11 Oct 2009), so I
still have far more testing to do with the gloves.
I have plastic hand guards to try on / off and maybe some inner gloves to
experiment with.
As well as different weather / colder / windier etc..
But I have evaluated this glove enough already to say its the
only one I recommend for cold weather use.
The 3 finger design is so important, I have read and been told that 3 finger is
far superior to 5 by other riders and I can confirm they are totally correct.
Only downsides I have found.
No visor wipe or cloth when its raining (UK winters have a lot of rain), but the
thumb is soft leather that may do something.
Glove is very, very good quality and value for £42.99, but I would have
preferred if they also made a higher quality 3 finger glove at around the £80
mark.
For more information about hands in winter see Hands
For more information about gloves in general see Gloves