Glove recommendations?

[idl1975]

Can anyone recommend me a decent set of leather gloves for under £100 that won't come apart immediately, can stand up reasonably well to daily dry(ish) use, have properly protected stitching (nothing exposed in impact areas - been there, done that a while back!) and have a secure wrist closure (i.e. the velcro doesn't come undone every time you ride)? Preferably long in the cuff.

Have been having glove woe recently. Everything seems to split at a seam, dry up and shrivel, come loose or wear through at the fingers (!). Hopefully someone has found some decent gloves and can tell me where to find them!

[Corners R Us]

Just bought a set of these for this season:

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3780

Standing up well to general abuse and if they are anything like the rest of the HG kit I've used and abused I imagine I'll get a at least a couple of seasons out of them.....and they are good value too in the current credit crunchness!

Corners

[idl1975]

Thanks!

How tight do they go at the wrist?

Just bought a set of these for this season:

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3780

Standing up well to general abuse and if they are anything like the rest of the HG kit I've used and abused I imagine I'll get a at least a couple of seasons out of them.....and they are good value too in the current credit crunchness!

Corners

[Corners R Us]

Tight enough and theres a decent amount of velcro to keep it tight too. I must admit I tend to use supermoto style gloves as my wrist bones are particularly knobbly and racing style long cuff gloves rub my outer wrist bone and irritate it/me! These HG gloves fit nicely over my 1 piece leathers and HG 2-peice but also go underneath the sleeve on my textile jacket too - best of all worlds! They are longer in the cuff than a supermoto glove but becuase they don't have the armour of racing gloves in this area they meet my comfort requirements if you see what I mean?

I'd suggest nipping to your nearest HG and trying a set for fit/feel. They also do a slightly more race styled version thats slightly dearer at £45 :

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3630

or a full on race set at £80 :

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3587

One good thing about my local HG is that they replace anything thats faulty without quibble if you have probs.

Hope this helps....and no I'm not on commission - just like recommending good quality, sensibly priced kit!

Corners

[slow codger]

Dubbing on your leather gloves, keeps them supple and also makes them shower proof. Check the stitching as well decent thread and not too near the edge.

Dave E

[idl1975]

Dubbing on your leather gloves, keeps them supple and also makes them shower proof. Check the stitching as well decent thread and not too near the edge.

Dave E

Yeah, have read that you should not use leather conditioner though, on the grounds that it can damage the stitching. Thing is I actually DID use it on my Alpinestars track gloves, and they STILL went solid. Mind you, you sweat a lot in track gloves - or at least I do!

I ended up buying the HG racy type gloves for £45 as no-one else had specific suggestions. Looked better for me than the cheaper ones as I need long cuffs and lots of wrist security

[FNTIM]

i had a pair of these for nearly 4years. found them to be really good glove for the price

http://www.joerocket.com/catalog/index. ... _2.0_Glove

[Kayla]

They also do a slightly more race styled version thats slightly dearer at £45 :

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3630

They look like the old 'Twin' gloves they did a few years ago. I had a pair and they were really good

[idl1975]

They also do a slightly more race styled version thats slightly dearer at £45 :

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/prod ... ts_id/3630

They look like the old 'Twin' gloves they did a few years ago. I had a pair and they were really good

Well, I'll let everyone know how they turn out!