Im gonna need some new gloves this season and with the show coming up trying to figure out what to get. Any advice? Currently using alpinestars but they've got holes after only two seasons.
Post by Chuck U. Farlie on Dec 28, 2014 14:30:14 GMT -5
I'm up to about four pairs of gloves now that see use depending on what I will be riding and the weather:
During the summer, hot days, I usually wear Tourmaster Dri-Mesh:
If it is cooler out, like the weather for the past couple months or early mornings, I wear Velocity heated gloves:
If it is raining I have gore-tex over gloves:
I also keep a pair of leather gauntlet gloves that I almost never wear:
And finally, I just got these, but I use a pair of Duluth Trading impact work gloves for riding the DRZ offroad -- cheap, but are excellent quality with excellent features:
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Rides: 2009 DRZ400S, 2013 Vstrom 650.
I actually bought a pair this past summer but couldn't get the fit right. Think i got a large and xl, large was too small and xl too big. They fit my weird hands funny and ended up selling them. John has excellent reviews on the other side and his customer service was excellent. He sent me a different size at no extra cost.
Only thing is i expected a bit more, from the reviews you'd think these things were the best thing since sliced bread, but to me they kinda looked like a cheap glove. I never crashed it or really wore it so can't comment any further than that.
I've been using a knox gauntlet the past couple of seasons. Not a bad glove, really stiff initially but once got it worked in, was nice. Before that had a couple pairs of Joe Rockets and Alpine Stars. Had a pair of icons that lasted half a season, and a pair of teknic shorty's that disintegrated after 3 months of daily use.
It all feels the same after a while, just get what fits best. One thing that is consistent is all my gloves (now) are gauntlet style.
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