Richa Arctic Textile Waterproof Gloves - Black

As good temperature control as I've experienced over the years. My last pair have done over 20k miles over 3 years and I'm still using them. I only bought another pair as spares .

Excellent quality and certainly keeps hands warm

Very comfortable, well fitting and very well made gloves. Used them yesterday in the rain and they kept my hands bone dry which is the only part of me that was. Can't speak for longevity yet but look forward to giving them a good outing up to and around Scotland this year.

Loved the gloves until the particularly heavy downpour got my hands a little wet. Fingertips were the worst, not unbearable but not expected. I returned them via sports bike shop agreed they were faulty offered a full refund or replacement and I took the replacement. So comfortable and no hesitation buying them again, the replacement pair have worked as expected.

Great winter gloves. Me and the wife have a pair each. We ride all winter long in Wales and have no problems keeping our hands warm with these. There is also a nice feature on the left glove having a rain wipe, which has been handy.

I'm usually a fan of Richa kit but not these gloves !
Bought in February this year. My advice is don't buy these gloves as anything other than summer gloves (ignore the Arctic name).
They've had little use and already the liner is pulling out. Started as a bargain but has turned into a disappointment. Used so no returns option...

So, I've resisted "winter" gloves for yonks as I had convinced myself that I couldnt sacrifice feel. So for seasons after season, I have used goretex spring summer gloves with heated grips. The result is a compromise, cold backs of hands and fingers during dry rides and the choice of wet and warm[er] hands in rain as the heated grips cause the liner to leak... or freezing dry hands with grips off.

So whats good ?

1- feel, these arent as long in the finger as others for my spade like hands and the lining is secure, no shifting around so feel of controls is fine.

2-warmth, i rode for about an hour in persistant rain at 4oC. Without grips on i stayed dry and was only starting to feel the cold at the end.

So for me, I can now stay warm and dry [grips off] but I might need to pull in for fuel and a snack after an hour. Works for me.

Nice fit, warm, good value.

I've used these gloves down to zero degrees and they're good but you will still need heated grips much below 10C. I wore these in heavy rain and my hands remained dry. They size slightly smaller than most, I think. I did not find them to be stiff as I think I saw in other comments so maybe it depends on the person.
I would give 5 stars if they were a bit warmer but for the price I'm happy with them.

My hands did not feel cold at all on first use but, as expected, slightly less feel due to the thickness of the glove compared to my summer gloves. I think this will improve with use.
Very pleased with these gloves.

Best fit in the shop, although fingers a little long. Hands ache after a long time gripping the handlebars, but the gloves may ease in with more use. Waterproofness not tested yet.

Hour and a half in the constant rain and still dry hands, when over trousers gave up with the obvious wet crutch and ankles, didn't have to use the heated grips, nice

5-Star Gloves and 5-Star service.
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Match just how cold it is outside to the gloves to wear and your fingers will be warm and dry for sure.

As usual a great mid range glove.
Nothing will ever keep the cold out at motorway speeds but nice and dry hands after a spell of rain.
All good

I've used these gloves now for a variety of temperatures. 2 degrees to 18 degrees. If you have good circulation they'll keep you warm for 30 minutes or so, at 2 degrees, 70 mph. I've found the duration extending as the temperature increases. The main issue that stopped this being an excellent rating is the lining that's meant for the waterproofing leaves my hands damp (clammy) this makes removing them an issue. Pulling the lining inside out. I've not been in enough rain yet to offer an opinion so far.