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Title: Riding Gloves Post by flcruzr on 07/20/08 at 06:18:25 Its time to get new riding gloves, does anyone have any gloves you like and would recommend? I'm looking for comfortable leather gloves. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by bill67 on 07/20/08 at 06:27:05 I have some that have gel in the palms,it seem to help some with the vibration,I don't know the brand. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Jerry Eichenberger on 07/20/08 at 12:01:48 Mine are Joe Rocket - leather palms, but nylon backs - lets in some cool air on the hot days. Knuckles and back have some sort of armor. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by 07S40rider on 07/20/08 at 13:15:02 I have the Gel Palm ones from FirstGear. The gloves are comfortable, but the velcro on the strap is pretty low quality construction - the stiching is coming out on one of them after about 1 month of riding. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by BOWDIER on 07/20/08 at 16:11:12 I'm looking also, seen a lot going fingerless |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/20/08 at 17:09:42 I want fingers protected too. I l8ike having some "All Laether" gloves for rain, they work as a windshield wiper in the rain, like a chamois. For dry, hot riding, there are tons of riding gloves out there, armored knuckles & padded palms. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by bill67 on 07/20/08 at 18:02:52 I only wear gloves below 65 degrees |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by forrest on 07/20/08 at 18:06:40 Got a pair of fingerless Joe Rockets, a heavily insulated pair of Joe Rockets for the winter, and a pair of leather work gloves for cooler, but not cold, weather. Sometimes I go gloveless because last summer I had tanned finger tips and a tanned oval on the top of my hands where the velcro strap went. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by blacksheep23 on 07/20/08 at 18:46:18 I have joe rocket.So far I like it. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Jack_650 on 07/20/08 at 23:44:26 I've got a pair of some kind of dense mesh back/leather palm-inside of fingers work gloves I picked up at a national hardware chain store (Menards) that work great for me. They breath and absorb a bit of vibration. Get 'em a little big as they're much more comfortable, and as it gets cooler you can fit a thin pair of synthetic gloves in there for warmth. As a bonus they come in some different colors so these match the bike, more or less. Jack |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Oldfeller on 07/21/08 at 03:17:22 Go to Wal-Mart, Sporting Goods, Shooting Section, look next to Scopes and Camo stuff for deerskin shooting gloves. These are gloves to be worn when firing a rifle, when light tactile touch means everything. Very supple leather, same material as golf gloves but thicker material with an inner liner made of a fleece material. These are not stone cheap, but compared to the Joe Rocket stuff they are less expensive and more practical. My NC winters never get colder than they can cover, but they are too warm for summer use unless you are up in the mountains way up high. Go check them out, biggest complaint from list members that tried this trick last year was that they didn't have all the sizes small-extra large. These are the best riding gloves I have ever had (I use a medium). |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Ian on 07/21/08 at 10:19:07 i'd go with full-fingered gloves. that clutch level gets mighty hot sitting in the summer sun. also keeps the sunburn off and the stingy stuff away that cages kick up. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by sjaskow on 07/21/08 at 11:17:50 I've got a set of these http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=1048 and they are good down to about 40 degrees even though they're vented. My biggest issue with gloves is I can never find a set that fits my palms and the fingers not be about a 1/2 inch too long. These are pretty close to perfect. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by mornhm on 07/21/08 at 11:27:13 For summer I ride in a pair of ICON "super duty" gloves. They are mostly deerskin. If I had to buy another pair right now, I'd try to just buy a replacement. These have got lots of miles on them. Been through lots of rain. They dry out quick, don't get too hot. They are shorties, so they let air flow up my sleeves for cooling. They are OK for riding in the cooler mornings, but I have gauntlets for late fall, early spring and heated gloves for winter - days when it isn't going to get near 70 degF. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by craigq on 07/21/08 at 18:42:07 I have two pairs of gauntlet-style gloves, Joe Rocket GPX and JR Sonic's http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=165. I feel "safer" in the GPX than the Sonic's; when the GPX's wear out I think I'll get the GPX 2.0. For shorter gloves I've got JR SuperMoto's http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=162. They are short but still feel substantial, though not as "safe" feeling as the GPX's. For rain and cold weather I've got a pair of older JR something-or-others (I can't find the name anywhere on them), Dry-Tech, 70 gram Thinsulate etc. Looks like their current equivalent would be the Nitrogen http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=313. I feel like a walking JR commercial... |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by slowfaller on 07/21/08 at 23:10:54 I'm happy with my all leather Icon Superduty. The only complaint is the thumb isn't long enough and its a reach to use my blinker. Not the gloves fault though I just have long, skinny fingers. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by bonbon on 07/26/08 at 22:44:28 My boyfriend and I both love the Icon Pursuit - men's for him, women's for me. They're the only gloves I could find that fit comfortably (I have long skinny fingers too, but my boyfriend doesn't), and while they're not cheap ($50), they are definitely worth it! They come in plain leather and perforated - we have both. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Jay on 07/27/08 at 02:10:18 My wife got me synthetic/leather combo Rhinobacks from a local hardware store. Though designed as work gloves, they function great as riding gloves. Padded palm, armored finger tops and back of hand, leather at palms and fingers; and they're perforated so as to be cool in summer. She hinted that there is another pair coming more suited to winter riding, for my b-day. The price was under $20, though she won't say exactly how much. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/27/08 at 05:37:03 504F4C5445424F4F4651230 wrote:
I dont know how short it is, but leather stretches. You might get it wet at the thumb & poke a cigar tube up in there, or something that wont just try to rip the stitching out. |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by ed daugherty on 07/27/08 at 08:54:47 I have a pair of mesh/leather palm firstgear gloves and they are great. good for winter! they have a rubber thing on the pointer finger that acts like a squeegee! i would recommend some that have fleece inserts. Alpinestar makes a great glove but they run about $60. I had a pair i loved and I lost them one day :'( |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by Hard Corps on 07/27/08 at 19:22:57 The best gloves I've ever owned were the ones I was issued in Iraq. They're made by Southwest Motorsports, (recently acquired by Camelbak). They're motorcycle gloves that the military found and decided were perfect for shooting, working, driving, etc. I love them. They have anti-vibration padding on the palm, a velcro strap and a loop of 550 cord at the wrist so you can clip your gloves to a carabiner on your gear so you don't lose them. They're a bit pricey in the $40-50 range, but I wore mine daily in one of the harshest environments on earth and abused them like nothing else. It took me a year of determined abuse to put a hole in them. I cut the fingers off for hot days and bought another pair. You can google "CamelBak Impact CT Gloves" or find them here: http://www.uscav.com/prod_16204_tabID_548 |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by FreeSpirit on 07/27/08 at 19:30:28 Darn...those look nice and comfortable!! I'm saving the link ;) |
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Title: Re: Riding Gloves Post by daweise1 on 07/27/08 at 21:01:12 I just bought a pair of the Icon Pursuits also... Worn them for at least 12 hours this weekend and loved them... Worn the money |
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