Water gets into a glove two ways: through the face fabric and over the cuff. ASSOS built the Rain Gloves P1 to close both routes. The outer shell uses a water-repellent treated textile that beads road spray instead of absorbing it, and the cuff runs long enough to tuck under a jacket sleeve so the runoff tracking down your forearm stays outside the glove rather than pooling at your wrist. This is a purpose-built wet-weather glove rather than a thermal glove with a coating added late in the design process, and that distinction shows up in how thin the panels stay across the palm and fingers.
Control is the first thing to go when your hands are soaked. Wet fabric slides on the hoods, and cold fingertips make it harder to feel where a lever bites. The Rain Gloves P1 answer that with a grip-textured palm surface that holds onto bar tape and brake levers when everything is running with water, plus a pre-curved finger pattern that matches the shape your hand already makes on the hoods. Keeping material out of the palm reduces bunching and preserves a clean connection to the controls over a long, wet day in the saddle.
Worth being clear about what these are not: this is a rain glove, not a deep-winter glove. Insulation is minimal by design, because bulk costs dexterity and a thick glove that soaks through holds cold water against your skin for hours. Think of them for cool, wet conditions in spring and fall, or as the pair you pack when a ride starts dry and the forecast says otherwise. If you are riding near freezing for several hours, a dedicated winter glove, or a thin liner worn underneath these, is the right call.... Read More
Construction follows the same logic. Seams sit away from the main palm contact points so nothing digs in when you spend time in the drops, and the wrist closure seals around the joint without cinching hard enough to restrict circulation, which matters when your hands are already cold and you need blood moving to the fingertips. The blackSeries colorway is the only finish offered, which keeps the gloves consistent with the rest of a rain kit and hides the chain grease and grit that come with roadside repairs in bad weather.
Sizing runs on the numeric scale used across the glove range, 0 through III, and rain gloves reward a snug fit over a roomy one. Excess volume inside the glove creates air gaps that trap cold water against the skin, so if you land between two sizes, take the closer fit. Store them somewhere they can dry fully between rides; a damp glove stuffed in a bag holds that moisture and dulls the water-repellent finish over time. If you already own winter gloves and keep getting caught out by 50-degree rain, this is the gap in the drawer these fill.
