Dadpole
19th February 2010, 23:36
A quick review of the Dririder Storm gloves and my experience with them.
The specs are:
-Premium cowhide leather construction.
-Full HIPORA waterproof and breathable membrane.
-THINSULATE thermal liner for winter comfort.
-Textile Cordura cuff for additional water resistance.
-Polyurethane moulded PU knuckle protection.
-Waterproof winter sports glove with high protection level.
My first impression was that they certainly are a winter glove. Trying them on a warm day led to sweaty hands, so I put them away until the first real test in the wet. This came last weekend with an outing to Taumarunui.
After a 50 km wet ride, I had water inside the gloves. Not the fault of the glove so much as mine as I had my sleeves inside the cuffs. On starting to take them off I discovered that no matter how I tried, I could not prevent the lining coming out stuck to my fingers.
Getting the lining back in was not possible, as the rubber membrane and the lining had separated. After ten minutes fiddling around I had not succeeded in getting the fingers more than halfway down on one glove. That might be regarded as some progress, but I could not take my hand out again without the lot coming with it.
Perhaps I could have managed it if the gloves were dry, but I had the return trip to do. The options were ride sans gloves (not a good idea), or cut off the liners, leaving me with the outers.
If the liner was secured in some way, this problem would not occur. Now I have a pair of $100+ unlined gloves that will go on the shelf after only a couple of hours use. :mad:
The specs are:
-Premium cowhide leather construction.
-Full HIPORA waterproof and breathable membrane.
-THINSULATE thermal liner for winter comfort.
-Textile Cordura cuff for additional water resistance.
-Polyurethane moulded PU knuckle protection.
-Waterproof winter sports glove with high protection level.
My first impression was that they certainly are a winter glove. Trying them on a warm day led to sweaty hands, so I put them away until the first real test in the wet. This came last weekend with an outing to Taumarunui.
After a 50 km wet ride, I had water inside the gloves. Not the fault of the glove so much as mine as I had my sleeves inside the cuffs. On starting to take them off I discovered that no matter how I tried, I could not prevent the lining coming out stuck to my fingers.
Getting the lining back in was not possible, as the rubber membrane and the lining had separated. After ten minutes fiddling around I had not succeeded in getting the fingers more than halfway down on one glove. That might be regarded as some progress, but I could not take my hand out again without the lot coming with it.
Perhaps I could have managed it if the gloves were dry, but I had the return trip to do. The options were ride sans gloves (not a good idea), or cut off the liners, leaving me with the outers.
If the liner was secured in some way, this problem would not occur. Now I have a pair of $100+ unlined gloves that will go on the shelf after only a couple of hours use. :mad: