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I'm in the market for some new gloves. I have some Spec'd BG half-finger gloves for road rides and some 661 full-fingered gloves (non-padded palms, knuckle protection). Both are showing wear. The road gloves are the worst and since I'm commuting I need to replace them first.
What are some good gloves? I would say that I need padding, but I have found that my hands do not hurt when I'm off-road. But, they do get all tingly when I'm on the road. Go figure. So, some padding would be good, I suppose. To clarify, I'm looking for more road-oriented, half-finger gloves first, but I do want some off-road gloves, too. Durable and comfortable are good.
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good times
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I have fox gloves and really like them. My favorite is the static. Also have their incline, which is lighter then the static.
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uno, dos, tres bubbs
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![]() i dont road ride so i don't have any suggestions for that, but i wear http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...+Glove+06.aspx for the off-roading and love the outer knuckle protector, hit it several times on San Juan. Don't know the weight, but if you want i can weight them ![]()
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The older made Fox gloves used to be the best, but now they last about 4 to 6 months for me. I tried 661 but they are a joke. Worse made gloves ever! Dakine, I'm told has some durable ones, but they don't breath well, still I think that will be my next mtb purchase for gloves. Road gloves are a shot in the dark for me. I like the Nike half finger ones about the best with very little padding. When I buy gloves with more padding my hands tend to go numb. With little or no padding there's very little problem with numbness. Pearl Izumi makes a cheap one also, but they don't last very long. The Nike's were a little on the expensive side 30 bucks, but I like them and will more then likely buy a few more pairs.
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For offroad, I use lower end moto gloves... they tend to be pretty much the same as Mountain bike gloves as far as features go, but your not dropping $30+ for a pair... If you look around, you cn get gloves from $10-20 a pair... I've got ones from Troy Lee, Azonic and No Fear and they all serve me well and I didnt pay more than 20... most pairs I paid 10-12 for...
AND they are comfortable and breathe well!
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Huh?
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Ive been using Fox sidewinder gloves for a couple years now. Expensive gloves, but they are pretty comfortable. Only problem about them, is that they dont last long. Ive already got a hole from a stich that fell apart. Theres no padding on them but personally I never found padding helpful. Just feels so bulky.
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Thanks guys! I'm getting a pair of Pearl Izumi for now and I'll be looking for the full-fingered gloves later. I'll look at the Fox closely. I've had my eyes on the Inclines for some time.
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I've gotten the best Fox gloves at a MX/Seadoo store. Some models with nicer wrist wrap , vented articulated hard plastic knuckles , a little thicker pleather material for $24 .
I looked for these gloves in all the catalogs my bike shop had . Not found. Many other choices as well not found marketed to bike shops. |
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