CastelliMen's Estremo Glove(Return to Product Page)

I use these gloves for cold weather road cycling. I thought they would be a little warmer than they are but overall I am happy with them. My fingers get a little cold when the temps get close to freezing and riding at a moderate pace. They gloves should be fine for just below freezing if you are riding hard and exerting yourself. For me, I consider the temperature range on these gloves from 32f to 45 for normal riding. These gloves are really comfortable and have good grip. The velcro cuff is nice as well. I dinged them one star for not being warm enough.

They hold the heat in 35 degrees....wind chill probably 25. They are a bit bulky but definitely sufficient for touching brake and shifting controls. Worth the trade off for comfort and warmth.

These gloves are perfect. Not too hot, but very warm on the freezing mornings. Easy on and off.best winter gloves I have had.

If I had a nickle for every pair of gloves I've purchased I'd be rich! I struggle finding full-fingered gloves that fit - sometimes the fingers in the womens gloves aren't long enough. And I struggle finding gloves that keep my hands warm in the 30-40 deg temps (I have heated gloves for colder than 30 deg). I was wearing a pair of Castelli Womens cw 4.0 Donna gloves however they're no longer being made. The gloves fit, well, like a glove. Castelli tends to run small so in a womens glove I order a large. And sometimes in womens gloves they're wimpy, as if women won't ride when it's cold so sometimes I'll order mens gloves. Based on the sizing charts and comments that the Estremo gloves run small, along with Castelli's trend to run small, I decided to go with a mens medium and the fit was perfect. However, there were a couple of features I didn't care for, hence, only a 3-star rating. The finger length is spot on however there's probably a 12 of insulation at the fingertip ends so getting that finger feel is missing. It's also awkward getting them closed at the wrist and underneath the jacket cuff. The cuff is a very tight fit so not much if anything fits underneath it. Plus the loftiness at the end of the fingertips makes for a time-consuming closure. The gloves are warm, no doubt, and I do plan to wear them but they won't be my go-to when the temps are in the mid-30s.

The gloves are very well made. Keep my hands warm even in sub 30F weather. I found my hands to be warm and sweaty even after a couple of hours.

...for wet temperatures in high 30's or low 40's degrees. Hands stayed dry but wish they were warmer. I guess that's the trade off with more dexterity in the fingers.

They fit perfectly and are good from the mid-thirties through the forties. Not good for me in cooler temps. It would be nice if the cuffs were larger so that the jacket sleeves could be tucked in but, they work.

I use this gloves when temperature is 38 degrees up to 50 degrees while riding my bike.

For cold weather, none better

Had these gloves about a year or even 2. Seldom needed to use until this winter. Mostly don't ride when it's below 32 degrees, but this winter it stayed dry and cold with no icy spots on the roads, so I broke out these gloves and my hands got extremely cold after riding about 15 miles! After the temperature got above 32 they seemed to work as advertised (for me anyway). I reviewed them before just after purchasing them, but hadn't really tested in colder weather.

Seem to be not up to usual Castelli standards sorry to say.

I've been biking in the high-30s to low-40s with the gloves and my fingers are cold. Temperatures above mid-40s provide adequate warmth. As advertised, they are water resistant but not waterproof.

I commute daily to work and do training rides on the weekends. I have used these from the high 30's to -10 degrees and they are awesome! These are the best winter cycling gloves that I have owned. I don't know how they did it, but these gloves are able to pass the moisture from sweating without losing too much warmth. If they are still kind of wet from a ride, they are dry in about 4 hours.

These are now my go to gloves for temps below about 40 F. Good with cold and wind. They do a pretty good job on wet as well, but a real soaking rain will definitely soak into them. That being said, I totally did NOT want to spend this much on biking gloves because it seemed really pricey, but I have no regrets after. I also felt they looked bulky and I would have issues with shifting/bell/brakes and that has NOT been the case. They fit well enough to allow for dexterity even on my road bike with di2 shifters. The ONLY gripes I could come up with - I wish the velcro attachment was a little larger so you could have a better tight seal on the wrists, and I wish that they were more touch screen capable, but you just can't get that on thick/warm gloves it seems. If I lost these, I would absolutely rebuy again.

These are great gloves for cold weather riding. Did a 2.5 hour mountain bike ride where the temp was 22-25F. My hands were never cold. I've used them on the road also but never at those temps, so I can't say how they would perform there.

These gloves are very warm for winter riding down into the 20's with padded palms and nice silicone grip texture. Not too bulky for operating shifters and droper.

We all own a like 10 pairs of gloves that aren't the right ones - ever. Basically I end up hating every glove I buy. Except these.

After many years of buying the wrong gloves, these finally seem to work for me in most of the temperatures I ride in so far this winter. 32-42, above that, they are too warm for me but even when hot, they don't get that weird sticky thing that lobster gloves get. Hands start to chill around 32 after about an hour but so is everything else.

Minus points for not working with touchscreens

Plus points for working most of the time anyway

The more modern long zipper would be better too

True to size - use the size chart on these

Love these, but it needs to be COLD out. So if you have cold hands, these are for you. Finger dexterity is good for such a warm glove.

These are great when it's too cold for my medium-weight gloves. Still feel like I have plenty of control on the Di2 shifters and my hands stay plenty warm into the 40's (and probably 30's)? I got them at the tail end of winter so haven't used them yet during super cold rides. But have no doubt these will keep my hands much warmer than double up on medium gloves. Good wind blocking for sure since that's the thing that seems to cause the most discomfort over the course of a cold ride.

Superb gloves. Perform flawlessly

I guess to protect from cold temperatures, you need thickness. These gloves will keep your hands warm, but they are a little bulky for shifting and braking. Maybe they will get more flexible with use over time. Seem to be well-made and up to the usually excellent Castelli quality.