Test: With the Mavic Inferno Thermo, the French equipment experts at Mavic have a visually appealing glove on the market that, as the test shows, is sufficiently warm for winter.
The gloves passed the first assessment under the critical eyes of our tester with bravura. The workmanship is consistently excellent - the clean seams and the high-quality prints result in a successful feel. The fit is also convincing. The glove fits like a glove, but still offers the necessary freedom of movement, which is essential on a bike. Mavic has also managed to come up with a very good compromise here: The cut of the Inferno Thermo is indeed optimized for use on the bike, but the gloves can also be worn on a cold evening at the Christmas market without any problems.
The features also leave nothing to be desired: the outer material is windproof and water-repellent, there is a large reflective logo on the index finger and the fleece insert on the thumb is great for wiping sweat from your forehead. The grip surface also convinces us: well-sized, quite thin padding in the palm area, non-slip silicone prints on the middle finger, index finger and thumb. Only the lack of compatibility with touchscreens may be missing for one or the other. The Velcro fastener on the wrist is also nice and particularly important for winter gloves, in order to be able to really fix the glove in place.
The lining of the Thermo Inferno consists of the well-known Primaloft Sport Insulation. Inside the glove, our fingers come across a very fluffy and comfortable fleece fabric. But how does the combination fare in the cold everyday life of the German winter? First of all, it is noticeable that the gloves really warm your hands as soon as you put them on - the combination of fleece and the down-like Primaloft works excellently. On our extensive test drive in temperatures around freezing point, the Mavic Inferno Thermo kept our hands nice and warm. After about 45 minutes, your fingers start to get a little cold – not uncomfortable, but they are no longer as comfortably warm as before. It is therefore doubtful whether the gloves can cope with temperatures of down to -15°C, as advertised by Mavic. Nevertheless: For normally cold German winter days, the Mavic Inferno Thermo offer more than sufficient thermal insulation.
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