keeping the ol' fingers safe n' sound

**Ms Piggy** · 29th January 2004, 21:36

Originally Posted by phil_elvey

yeah, thanks for that. Keep the input coming in tho... Do you know what model of Spyke gloves you have Cathy? Has anyone tried Dririder Summit gloves, they look pretty mint. Got the motomail catalogue on the way so will have a look in there.

Not sure what model they are - might have to get back to ya on that one. But they have a kinda polar fleece linning that could be removed.

**James Deuce** · 29th January 2004, 22:32

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Hey Slingshot - I got them from Motorad on Vivienne St (next to Sawyers), a guy called Kerry (I think) hooked me up he even gave me a bit of a discount

I think they were around $150-

Kerry's awesome!

Tell him Jim with the TRX sent you - it may nothelp much but someone might get a laugh!

Jim2

LB · 30th January 2004, 04:56

Hi phil_elvey. I wear Spidi gloves. Two pair, summer and winter. Summer are Pro 1's - around $199 from Motomail. All leather, but no lining. Very good for feel. Bit of kevlar (a girl's got to have all the mod cons!)

Winter Spidis, not sure of the model name, but around $245 and supposed to be waterproof but I've not found them to be 100%. Pretty good though. Not too thick. If it's really cold I'll wear silk liner gloves underneath - they're thin so don't add thickness, but really do keep things warmer. Got the silk gloves from Gordon's outdoor shop in Cuba Street Wgtn. About $29.

We're going to be up at Phil Turnbull's tomorrow (Saturday) in the morning around 10am - if you like we could bring all our gloves up and meet you there and you could have a look. I'll try and pm you.

**Dave** · 30th January 2004, 11:16

ONCE AGAIN:

If you want to stay warm and cosy,stay on the couch at home,
If you want to protect yourself, buy the best protective gear you can.

**Ms Piggy** · 1st February 2004, 13:15

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Not sure what model they are - might have to get back to ya on that one. But they have a kinda polar fleece linning that could be removed.

Hey Phil,
The Spyke gloves I have are (according to the label)
ART: G150C
MOD: ICE

I wore them for the first time today with the linning in & they were great! Really comfy & not all at bulky, kept my digits nice & dry on the ride from Newtown out to the Hutt Valley & back again.

It's a tad damp in Wellington today

**Hitcher** · 1st February 2004, 14:47

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

It's a tad damp in Wellington today

"A tad??!!" It's absolutely positively persisting down!

**Ms Piggy** · 1st February 2004, 16:24

Originally Posted by Hitcher

"A tad??!!" It's absolutely positively persisting down!

Yeah that too

**wkid_one** · 1st February 2004, 16:51

Never used winter gloves - but then I didn't tend to do much riding in the wet anyway.

I rode in the Technik Race Gloves - hellsihly comfy and well protected. They now have a new home........sniff sniff

See some of the new gloves (eg Alpine Star GP's) have the last two fingers of the hand sew together to prevent the dreaded removal of the little finger.

They say knuckle protection is important - HOWEVER - it is the palm that most riders will contact the ground with, not the knuckles.

Make sure you gloves have good palm protection, and check that the seems aren't in shitty places - as after an hour of so on the bike - this can be a killer.

Also - get the gloves slightly small as they will stretch to bejesus as they age.

They also say wrist straps are a 'necessity' to prevent the gloves being torn off in an off......regardless of that, they do make a snuf fit tho.

**jrandom** · 4th February 2004, 12:37

Originally Posted by wkid_one

Also - get the gloves slightly small as they will stretch to bejesus as they age.

I'm pretty sure this doesn't apply to the all-synthetic nylon/kevlar gloves, although the leather ones certainly do stretch.

I'm very happy with my 1yo winter pair of Spidi H2OUTs. All-synthetic, not very sexy looking, $160 from Motomail. Prolly the cheapest decent winter gloves you'll find. Never had them leak through. Adding a pair of polyprop undergloves in winter keeps the fingers warm, worked fine all through the '03 cold season anyway. Came off twice wearing them, landed heavily on left hand and hip second time and they kept things together pretty well, no sore hands.

Note that the top fabric or leather layer of most 'waterproof' gloves isn't what keeps the water out, so in cold weather your gloves will still be dry on the inside but will turn into mini-refrigeration units as the water continually evaporates out of the top layer. Hence the need for insulating undergloves.

I wear a light pair of Teknic leather gloves ($80, I think) for summer. No extra armour but they're nice and comfortable. Haven't tested them in an 'off' yet, though.

**wildfire1** · 4th February 2004, 14:49

Looks like everyone has an opinion on this, but I will add my 2 cents worth (more like 1.5 cents really). I have tried quite a few, and most recently had to replace my New Technic so called 'waterproof' storm cloud gloves. These were way to bulky to be of any real use, and also almost impossible to put on if your hands were even slightly wet. - I gave them away to a tourist in the end.
I looked at heaps of gloves and in the end I bought some Spidi gloves with the H2Out label. These have been brilliant - especially when riding around the South Island (West Coast, Haast, etc ) where we rode for 2 days solid in the rain. My wife has a pair of the Spyke 'Ice Gloves', and even though the are meant to be waterproof (and they match her Spyke) jacket, they leaked a bit. We bought her some 'Spool' mid season gloves that are working out just fine.
Prices -Spidi gloves with H2Out -$ 179.00. Spool mid season $120.00
Both gloves do the job without being too bulky