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‘ Glad to hear that’s working for you and I’ll admit that electrically heated gloves do add one more pre-ride task to the routine (plugging yourself in and out!).

I hear those wind deflectors work pretty well and I looked at those as well as Hippo Hands before going the wired route. I discounted the former as the ones I looked at were very expensive for a couple of bits of plastic (of course, heated gloves don’t come cheap either!). The Hippo Hands seemed too restrictive to me; possibly even dangerous.

The main advantage of heated gloves (apart from the heat) is that they are thinner than (e.g.) ski gloves, which gives you better feel of the controls. Also, ski gloves may not offer the same level of protection that purpose built motorcycle gloves do.

Call me a wuss, but I now view heated grips and/or gloves as essential for the year round commuter (I have a 70 mile round-trip commute) as they’re one of those things that once you’ve experienced them, you wouldn’t want to be without them. They’re a real comfort on a cold and/or rainy day.