Gerbing XR Leather Heated Motorcycle Glove Review

The Gerbing XR electric heated gloves are the perfect winter glove for riders who refuse to put their bike into hibernation and ride all year round. The XR is a mid-length cuffed glove and is quite a bit shorter than Gerbing's usual gauntlet-style offering. This means the gloves are a lot less bulky and will play nice with the cuffs on your jacket. They have Gerbing's new and improved Microwire Pro technology built in, heating the back of the hand, back of the fingers and fingertips, keeping your hands delightfully toasty even in the most frigid of temperatures.

The gloves are powered by your bike's battery: the included fused battery lead is easily hooked up and will permanently stay on your bike. When you're ready to go, simply plug in the Y-cable (also included) that connects your XR gloves to the bike, press the temperature controller buttons on your gloves to set them to the desired heat setting and you'll be toasty in a matter of seconds, with no fear of ever running out of juice as long as your engine is running! Tip: We run our Y-cable through our jacket sleeves, underneath our jacket's thermal liner. This means it's out of the way and always ready to be plugged in when needed.

Gerbing gear is not just about the electric heating: besides that, you get a high quality, protective motorcycle glove. It is constructed from supple, drum-dyed premium leather. A Hipora liner makes this a waterproof, windproof and breathable glove that will protect you from the elements. The XR has hard knuckle protection on the back of the hand with additional impact protection on the fingers. A solid palm slider offers excellent scaphoid protection, a feature we can only applaud and wish more glove manufacturers incorporated. A thinsulate insulating liner adds even more warmth and comfort. The left thumb is equipped with a very effective visor wiper, handy to keep a clear view when rain is pouring down.

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[superuk]

We just bought a pair of these and fitted the power cable to our electric bike - WOW they are amazing!⚡️⚡️
We are buying another pair for the pillion rider and fitting the power splitter lead to the bike 👍
We will be making a video about them very soon..⚔️⚔️

[jjnewman]

£190 for these now and £120 if you want 12v Gerbing batteries, it’s an expensive lay out. However they are the best heated gloves on the market with 12v batteries lasting for up to 8hrs. For a serious winter commuter.

[megcrust]

At last they've got the connection socket on the outside of the glove.

[Adrian-uqmq]

I like the way he emphasizes they come with a 1-year manufacturers guarantee when they have a 1-year manufacturers guarantee by law they are not doing us any favours

[kennygopal]

I don’t have a motorcycle but I just bought this glove for walking. Can I charge this at home?

[braystreet]

What size gerbing heated gloves do you wear?

[snips]

Are they thinner than the XR-7 as they were bulky

[fordy]

What's the fuse amp you're using I can't remember which one I put in but my gloves don't seem to get that warm so I'm going to check what fused I've put in and change if needed failing that gerbing can have them back.

[MrTheomighty]

I have Raynards syndrome and even in the summertime I have my Oxford heated grips on high and I ride with my winter gloves on and My hands still feel cold to touch .... I’m thinking of buying heated gloves too, one last thing to add I also have wind deflectors too

[threethrushes]

I don't always buy motorcycle gloves, but when I do, they have to be drum-dyed.

I despise non drum-dyed gloves. Non drum-dyed gloves irritate me for several reasons. Firstly, the drum-dye is an integral process in the construction of the leather, and non drum-dyed gloves lack this key step. Secondly, manufacturers think that the average punter doesn't know anything about drum-dyeing. They ignore this at their peril.

With videos like this, and channels explaining the benefits of leather gloves, we, the unwashed masses are learning more about drum-dyeing. I for one, welcome videos like this, because I have an unquenchable thirst and passion for the drum-dyeing process. Only last week, I happened to be in a motorcycle shop, and I asked the shop assistant about gloves, and which gloves were drum-dyed. She looked at me with a look that I can only describe as 'vacant'. I proceeded to explain the drum-dye process to her in some depth, explaining the historical origins of the process, and the steps taken to ensure the gloves are drum-dyed adequately. She (rudely, I may add), excused herself, and the shop manager emerged from the store room. He too seemed unimpressed with my knowledge and interest in the drum-dyeing process and advised me to look at the manufacturer's website for further information. I walked out, slightly unimpressed with their collective lack of basic knowledge about drum-dyeing, and the importance of full penetration of the dye into the leather.

Eager to learn more about Gerbing's commitment to drum-dyeing, I looked at the their website, and was disappointed not to find a page dedicated to drum-dyeing in the manufacture of their gloves. I can only assume that they do not place as much import on this step in the construction process, as I do. I thus, waited until Monday, and personally called the CEO of Gerbing to ask about this glaring omission. His secretary told me that he was busy, and I should write an email. Using Google Translate and my rudimentary knowledge of German, I crafted a missive to Mr. Gerbing, urgently requesting that drum-dyeing be an order of business at the next Board meeting. How can a company have a strategy in the marketplace without even having a page on the drum-dyeing process on their website? At this point, I thought that perhaps drum-dyeing is mentioned, but in the other language sites. I proceeded to systematically review every Gerbing website, including their sites in Mandarin, Portuguese, and Moldovan. Interestingly enough, I discovered that the Danish site had an extensive paragraph on the drum-dyeing process, and thus, I encourage you to visit this and learn more about the drum-dyeing process.

[Designer_Opine]

What’s the connectivity cabling solution if you’re wearing allowing with 12v heated jacket though?

[Adrian-uqmq]

bad idea, I like to change the temperature as I ride and now it's a two hand operation. the twin remote control was a good idea this is a step back and such a shame.

[-tj]

Too fiddly. Heated grips and bar muffs.