Pearl Izumi AmFIB Lobster Gel gloves review

Can you give up the dexterity of a five-finger glove to get more warmth for less money?

Pearl Izumi AmFIB Lobster Gel Glove
(Image: © Josh Ross)

Cyclingnews Verdict

You can spend a lot of money on toasty five-finger-style gloves or you can save some money and get warmer fingers with a variation on a mitten. The Pearl Izumi AmFIB Lobster Gel Glove is both the warmest and one of the few options on the market to offer some level of water resistance

Pros

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    Water resistance

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    AX grain palm feels like leather but it's vegan

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    Gel padding is wide and low profile

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    Warmth vs price

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    35% recycled content

Cons

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    Lining comes out with your hand

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    Wet weather performance isn’t great

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    Loss of dexterity

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Every cyclist who's ever ridden through the winter will know that as it drags on, you are willing to try more and more innovative solutions to try and keep your hands warm. We've covered a wide range of options for the best winter cycling gloves but the vast majority feature some variation of five-finger gloves. When it gets frosty though there's another option: the mitten. 

We covered the Gore Infinium Thermo Split gloves but Pearl Izumi offers another take on the same concept. Instead of keeping a single finger separate, the lobster style splits your fingers into two pairs. Pearl Izumi also claims water resistance while Gore does not. For those who struggle to keep their fingertips warm, the Pearl Izumi AmFib Lobster gloves are an option worth considering. If that sounds like what you need, keep reading to hear all about the details of how they excel and how they don't. 

Josh Ross

Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest of the United States but would prefer riding through the desert than the rain. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but also has an understanding that most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn't care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset the answer will be yes. Height: 5'9" Weight: 140 lb. Rides: Salsa Warbird, Cannondale CAAD9, Enve Melee, Look 795 Blade RS, Priority Continuum Onyx