Dragging my feet and I didn't want to get my butt out the door in a timely fashion. Finally convinced myself that procrastinating any further would make me late for work. All the while inadvertently leaving my warmest pair of gloves at home, I suffered thru the ride to work with painfully cold finger tips.

With it going to be getting colder after the sun sets I took a trip over to the bike near my place of employment and sought new gloves.

Looked around, didn't see anything at all that said "warm" to me. Helpful guy across the counter noticed I was looking for something but to no avail. Offered me some assistance and points to these Alpinestars gloves that I had overlooked. Priced at $59 figured I'd give them a shot as it they were the most functional of what they had in their inventory.

I'm rather impressed with these gloves. Honestly advertised to be wind and water proof, yet breathable so your hands do not sweat as much. Amazingly thin and pliable gloves that offer excellent dexterity. Giving plenty of feel for your controls and with such a slim profile I can even fish my keys out of my jeans with them on. Enough of a gauntlet to keep the wind and rain from going up your sleeve with a cinch strap for your forearm and another for your wrist.

Being from Northern Alabama we don't have the most severe cold temperatures. But it's been in the 20's and 30's lately and these gloves have held up well for my commute. My commute being about eleven miles. When it's above 32ºF these gloves can offer a few hours of sufficient warmth. When it gets into the mid 20's and below these gloves offer enough comfort for my short commute. But any riding in duration in 25ºF or below is not advised, around half an hour in such temperatures you do start to feel a bit of numbing in the digits.

For $59 you can't do much better for price and performance if you live in a climate that hovers around 25-40ºF.