Interesting, I appreciate the term drop, that may be what I’m looking for.
I’ve considered fabricating some sort of handlebar shields for my ATV when I need to be out in the winter when it’s raining (I work in agriculture in Eastern Oregon) because it seems that gloves that can handle both wind, cold and wet just don’t exist.
Often “waterproof” gloves simply aren’t or have a non-waterproof area on the back/wrist that gets soaked when rain flows down my vinyl (or pvc, I forget) jacket leaves.
What I currently use, extra large heavy duty kitchen gloves over smaller insulated gloves, with vinyl jacket sleeves going over the combination, tends to poorly retain heat in wind, especially while riding. An upside of just using a kitchen glove layer, is they are easy and cheap to have spares ready when they get muddy, or break.
Heated handlebars sounds nice actually, though that wouldn’t be a fully fix to the wind problem.
I’d also love see some sort of jacket made of shingled layers of vinyl that allows for breathability when it’s warmer but still wet in the spring. (Perhaps use some sort of spacing between shingles to foil capillary action)
Gor-Tex style jackets are worthless if you are sweating while it’s raining, may as well just use vinyl and get just as sweat soaked while having a cheaper jacket that lasts longer under damaging conditions.
Winter/rain gear seems intended for people in snow or just standing around.
