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Dissent Gloves - The three layer glove system

Video: Dissent 133 launches three-layer glove system

Modular approach is intended to keep your hands warm and dry right through until next summer
by Mat Brett
Fri, Sep 22, 2017 10:00
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Dissent 133, a new brand from the people behind Hunt Bike Wheels, has launched a three-layer glove system, borrowing its concept from layered upper body clothing. Here company head honcho Tom Marchment tells us how it works.

Liner gloves have been around forever, of course, but Dissent 133 has extended the idea to produce what it claims to be an adaptable, low bulk system that’ll keep your hands warm and dry whatever the conditions.

The brand offers a silk liner glove, a thermal mid-layer glove (very similar to DeFeet’s E-Touch glove), and the choice of either a windproof or a waterproof/windproof hi-tech outer shell glove. This waterproof outer glove features a unique flexible membrane.

Obviously, you can choose to ride with different combinations of those layers depending on the weather and the type of riding you’re doing. You could use just the mid-layer glove alone in mild conditions, for example, the liner glove and the waterproof outer glove in mild but wet weather, the liner and the mid-layer glove when it’s colder but dry, and so on. 

You get the idea. You might be doing something similar with different gloves already. Dissent 133 says that their gloves work together to provide a low-bulk solution. I’ve not used the gloves properly so I can’t vouch for their insulation, but I have tried them on and even with all three layers you can feel your shift levers easily enough and never hit a Di2 upshift button accidentally when you want to downshift, for example.

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Some big ol’ winter gloves out there already will keep your hands warm but compromise lever feel, and some have a waterproof membrane close to your hands with the thermal layering on the outside so they keep you dry but take on a lot of water when it rains, affecting the level of warmth they offer. Dissent 133 reckons that its system solves these issues.

The 133 in the name refers to the average number of days of rainfall per year in the UK, by the way, and the brand intends to develop a range of adverse weather equipment in the future.

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You can buy each of the layers separately, all three layers together (£55 with the windproof outer gloves, £80 for the waterproof outer gloves), or get the whole caboodle (with both the windproof and the waterproof outer gloves) for £95. Dissent 133 argues that the versatility of the system means you’re getting a lot for your money here – a system that you can use on every ride from autumn through to the end of spring.

For more info go to www.dissent133.com

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Mat Brett

Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.

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bendertherobot | 7 years ago
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DeFeet dura gloves are incredibly good, however they might appear to look. Don't knock them on that, try them first. They are my go to 90% of the winter.

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Christopher TR1 | 7 years ago
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So far I'm afraid I really can't recommend this company: 

  • The gloves finally arrived today, over a month late
  • I ordered the size M, but recieved the size L
  • No sign of the promised free T-shirt

On the +ve side, the quality of the outer gloves and the inner liner appear to be good. The mid-layer by Defeet seems to be a cheap pair of old school woolen gloves.

I hope I get a chance to test the gloves before next spring!

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leqin | 7 years ago
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After a short delay my order arrived this morning - initial impressions are that the material used for the waterproof layer is pretty similar to a old pair of Pearl Izumi gloves I owned which, until they got misplaced, where my favorite go to gloves for winter use. Unfortunately it rained today while I spent the day at work knowing that Royal Mail had dropped off a parcel from ITS that could only be one thing and sadly tomorrow the forecast is less rain - but it is windy and quite a nip in the air in recent days so I will see how they perform.
As a Raynauds sufferer I am all to familiar with the fact that what initially seems like a good glove doesn't actually cut it long term. It also means I have a considerable glove collection brought about searching for those which help me cope with the issues Raynauds brings.
I already had a few pairs of the Defeat gloves, so I elected to buy just the silk liner gloves and the waterproof outer glove. With the silk liner and outer there is no restriction to speak of. With all three layers there is some restriction, but I suspect that this will ease off in use as the outer layer wears in.
The standard of construction appears to be quite good - non of the all to familiar stray threads and wonky seams which, once your familiar with gloves, forewarn that this is where this pair of gloves will begin to come apart at the seams literally.
So far I am impressed - time will tell, but seeing as I could own another bike with all the gloves I have bought to try out... well we would all like to own another bike... so far the Dissent 133's get my thumbs up.

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whobiggs | 7 years ago
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"brand new concept" huh? Been around for decades, mountaineers and climber are obviously wel ahead of their time.

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Eton Rifle | 7 years ago
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Certainly worth a look.  

I use Merino liners with either a windproof or waterproof glove in the winter but it can be difficult to get the combination right and they can be fairly bulky.

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NorthEastJimmy | 7 years ago
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Gutted I've just replaced my own glove system with a blend of dhb, rapha and sealskins!  These look like a great glove combination and value for money.

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hardgrit | 7 years ago
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Rapha, Gore, Pearl Izumi, Castelli, divers goves, moutaineering gloves, hours on the internet and hundreds of pounds spent on gloves which never really did what i wanted.

Autumn, a lighweight glove.

Winter. insulated waterproof glove

Spring wet weather. an unlined lightweight waterproof glove.

Seems these guys might  have found a gap. 

Outdry is great as well.

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