Pearl Izumi

This is my second pair. My first lasted me the last couple winters and finally started to wear out.

I often get out in sub freezing temps and don't like wearing heavy/bulky ski style gloves. So I'd looked for a good cold weather glove that still maintained good dexterity. These fit the bill.

On their own they come out when the temps drop below 45-50 and I find them good down to about freezing, unless it's humid. If the air is moist, thick, and penetrating nothing is gonna keep you very warm. In those cases, or when it gets really cold, I'll wear a thin pair of merino knit gloves under these, and have been experimenting with surgical gloves to help keep that moisture barrier in tact which has worked pretty well. I've ridden in dry, single digit temps and with thin gloves under these, I've been good once riding and working up some internal heat.

Regardless of temp, these gloves punch above their weight for me and have become my Goldilocks glove for cold weather. That they aren't overly expensive have also made them feel worth more than the asking price.

As always, Pearl Izumi products, including the Men's Select Liner Short, are high quality. Thanks to Western Bikeworks, the shorts are also great value.

The shorts are very comfortable with a large chamois pad for big dudes like me. The fit is exceptional They are so nice to wear, I sometimes use them as outerwear, not underwear!!!

Love 'em!

Great design, the Pro chamois is the best I have tried, super comfortable on 3 hour plus rides. But as with most of my recent PI purchases, assembly quality has nose dived. Not sure if they moved their manufacturing facilities or what. One season on both PI Expedition shorts and Pro Bibs, the chamois pad stitching has begun to unravel, and the Bibs have developed a 1/2 dollar size hole right in the seat area, making them unrideable. Another order of PI socks had a hole in the toe out of the box (they did replaced those). Really unfortunate, so I have been switching to Rapha on sale items when I can find them.

After doing a 4-day trip in shoes without a carbon sole, I was tired of the pressure causing me to lose feeling in my toes. These provide a great, firm platform for long days on the pedals. The upper is extremely comfortable and the Boas work well. With the stiff carbon sole they are not great for hike-a-bike, and are much happier staying clipped in. I do like to firm outsole rubber though which is sturdy and will hold up to walking/hiking.