Stuck on glove choice

[el_scor_cho]

Hey all,

Im stuck on choice of gloves. Im after something around the $150-$200NZ dollar mark and cant seem to find anything reasonable that isnt astars

Something along the lines of the Rev'it Apex (hard to find and a bit overpriced) or the Astars SP1 would suit

Any ideas appreciated
Cheers

[Milts]

http://qmoto.co.nz/gear-shop/qmoto/gloves?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=27&category_id=9

Mine are wearing out after a couple of years and one fall. I'm probably going to replace them with the same. Best gloves in the country for the price IMO.

That said, motomail have a sale on at the moment if brands are your thing:
http://motomail.co.nz/estore/category/road%20gear%20%28mens%29/summer%20gloves.aspx

[el_scor_cho]

qmoto gloves could be a goer. May make a trip down south to try some out

[GrayWolf]

recently aquired a couple of pairs of the '5' brand gloves. They arent cheap.... pair of winter and 'summer' weight gloves. They winter ones are probably the best gloves I have owned since the demise of my much loved and missed 'Stein' gloves. Rode 40 mins in the snow conditions (wellington to kapiti coast) with the winter ones, and fingers were good! (warm).. good finish, well made.

[Fast Eddie]

call Michael Jackson, that fella knows about gloves

[caseye]

Go the Q Moto way, you wont be sorry, had mine now for over 3 years and still going strong.

[MaxCannon]

Qmoto are good. I also have a new pair of Teknics that I like.
Having crashed in my Qmoto SPS gloves and seeing just how good a job they did at protecting my hand I only buy gloves with the SPS sliders.

http://blog.planet-knox.com/2010/09/press-release-knox-scaphoid-protection-system-is-patently-better/

Given the number of scaphoid injuries you hear about I'm amazed that it's so hard to find SPS equipped gloves.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Spidi Sport Composite, love Em !

[Ender EnZed]

recently aquired a couple of pairs of the '5' brand gloves. They arent cheap.... pair of winter and 'summer' weight gloves. They winter ones are probably the best gloves I have owned since the demise of my much loved and missed 'Stein' gloves. Rode 40 mins in the snow conditions (wellington to kapiti coast) with the winter ones, and fingers were good! (warm).. good finish, well made.

How's the stitching in the fingers of yours holding up? I bought a pair of these (http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/figlrfx.aspx) a few months ago and had to take them back to the shop to have the ends of a few fingers restitched. I bought them for the fit (my hands don't fit most gloves very well) but for nearly $200 I wasn't expecting to be seeing skin through them after not more than 3000km of riding.

[GrayWolf]

How's the stitching in the fingers of yours holding up? I bought a pair of these (http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/figlrfx.aspx) a few months ago and had to take them back to the shop to have the ends of a few fingers restitched. I bought them for the fit (my hands don't fit most gloves very well) but for nearly $200 I wasn't expecting to be seeing skin through them after not more than 3000km of riding.

Apologies for the late response..
Mine are fine and I've probably done equal to the 3000k's distance you covered. Maybe different 'design' of gloves? I tend to use traditional look gloves, rather than sport/race gloves. I also always oil/feed any new gloves, jackets, boots before using them, maybe that's a difference?

[Frenchy]

I have some Qmoto gloves and they are not bad but for the money your looking at spending id consider some alpinestars or the likes. ive had my alpinestars for over 10years and love them!

[MSTRS]

Quasi does great gloves.
I had a pair of his original ones, purchased back around 2005. The area between the palm and the thumb finally wore through on the left one (wear and tear with use of clutch). Since he no longer does such a cheap glove, and I'm of Scottish descent, I went with a pair of 1Tonne Spike sports gloves.
They are also great, especially considering the price. See TradeMe.
Mind you, the mark of a great glove isn't how long they last, but how well they protect in an off. Not planning on testing that...

[Tigadee]

I also always oil/feed any new gloves, jackets, boots before using them, maybe that's a difference?

Pardon my ignorance but what oil feed do you use and how do you apply it? Spray? Rub it on?

[DrunkenMistake]

Gloves are a big deal for me, if I dont have something I find comfy then I find my entire ride is full of annoyance,
and I find gloves with a full cuff all the time to be a pain in the ass as well,
If your just doing summer riding and your not doing break neck speeds then the likes of stunt gloves might be a viable option?
I have some Fox motocross gloves with leather palms and carbon knuckle protectors etc, I use these for my daily commute as its only 50km/h - 70km/h I have worn them on a couple of long trips but you end up bruising your fingers on the likes of stones and bugs and shit like that, so I have some old leather summer gloves that have lasted me coming up 2 years but have finally become shagged around the cuff as it was an elastic stretch cuff.

I know someone who has some of the Qmoto gloves and they have no complaints about them

[awa355]

Who makes a glove with an elastic cuff?

With the new leather jacket, none of my glove cuffs will come up over the sleeves without squeezing the seam on the sleeve into my wrist. or else the cuff wont come over the sleeve far enough to allow the glove to fit my hand.

The jacket sleeve is too narrow to fit over the glove cuffs. Like Drunken mistake, I'm going to look at the MX style of gloves. At the moment I'm using a pair of ski gloves with an elastic wrist cuff. They are brilliant for fit and comfort.

[RickyT]

I've some Corsa gloves from leatherdirect in wellington. I think they were only 90 odd dollars . Survived the winter storm in wellington last year with them . Good gloves

[Number One]

Personal experience of quasi gear leads me to never ever consider them again. Stiching issues on both sets of gloves. Know others who spent shitloads on that gear same problems stitching needing to be redone. Given the money u happy to pay go for something else. Shit I got a $50 pair of cheap Nazrans when I first started riding...15 years later they are still mint despite crashes on road and bucket track - my quasis were pooh within weeks of uneventful road riding.

Btw quasi (and your band of merry men) I couldn't give a toss if you red rep me for this...but if it will make u feel better go for it :laugh:

[launcht]

www.btosports.com ( just ordered my whole gears from jacket pants boots full A-stars, over $1500 worth for $875 inc shipping )

or...

motosport.com

or

rockymountainmc.com

[innotesco]

Hey all,

Im stuck on choice of gloves. Im after something around the $150-$200NZ dollar mark and cant seem to find anything reasonable that isnt astars

Something along the lines of the Rev'it Apex (hard to find and a bit overpriced) or the Astars SP1 would suit

Any ideas appreciated
Cheers

Check Rukka brand too. Not cheap, but guaranteed waterproof.