Racer Forge MKII Heated Gloves 7V With Batteries Reviews

4.4 Rating 33 Reviews

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“My expectations of heated gloves was toasty warm hands, but this is not the case.After a read up they are not designed to make your hands feel hot, they control the heat to keep your hands at body temperature, a process called "thermoregulation" so although your hands dont get warm, they also dont get cold they stay at core temperature. The heat of the glove can be felt when initially turned on, but then they settle down, keeping the velco wrist strap relatively tight helps keep the heat in The 3 heat settings plus boost to me are just a gimmic, its 3 all the way, anything less then a 3 then you may as well wear a regular glove The extra wide cuff is great touch making the fitting and removal easy, the battery is not obstructive and not noticeable when riding The gloves are very comfortable, true to size and need little breaking in My main concern is that the leather on the palm is quite thin so with cold grips you can feel the cold on the grip whereas a regular glove tends to be thicker and not an issue, im guessing the thin palm is to help the dexterity which works well, however I do believe that if riding in very cold conditions heated grips would also be required All in all not a bad glove, they are waterproof, comfortable and prevent cold fingers. I did ride the previous day with my regular gloves which made me apreciate they do work A 2 year warranty is also reasurring”

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Posted 3 years ago

“the heating is quite average for their price... if you order these from europe, you pay heavy custom duties.... i had to pay around euros 120 to dhl for customs clearence”

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Posted 3 years ago

Antoinette K

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“Very pleased with the gloves, the different settings are great, and the gloves are warm even without using the heating. Comfortable & easy to use. Highly recommend”

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Posted 3 years ago

“You really do get what you pay for - the gloves are super soft, feel substantial but not cumbersome at the same time. Top quality service from UR as usual!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Not that warm even on high, but quality otherwise is top notch. Wish the cuff were either narrower or wider to play better with riding jackets. Haven’t test duration of battery yet only ridden 1.5 hours max. Feel otherwise is great.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“#1if buying in USA make sure to have a UK to US plug adapter. #2 Quality of construction is very impressive. Really good feel for winter gloves. #3 I’m not a cold natured person, my hands didn’t get cold in at 21F windchill ride, but I really could not feel any warm being put out on highest setting. No sure what I expected. I thought I’d feel heat on high and maybe body heat temp on low. I was slightly disappointed that there isn’t really a warming affect when you put them on out side of insulated glove.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“After using heated grips on several bikes, I decided that a pair of heated gloves might be a better option as I can use them on multiple bikes and I only have to pay for them once! I read some of the previous reviews that complained about not being able to feel the warmth on a cold day, but I feel that those comments are missing the point: you don't feel the cold and that's what matters. Where heated grips warm your palms (and only while touching the grips), these gloves heat the back of your hand, which is more prone to feeling the cold. I always worry about glove sizes as I have short fingers, however, these gloves fit extremely well if you follow the sizing guide. I was also sceptical about buying leather gloves as I have leaned towards Gore-Tex recently. Today I was caught out in a torrential storm on my way to work and, I must say, the waterproofing performed excellently and the gloves kept my hands warm and dry. This is the easiest 5-star review I've ever written!”