habitual crashers - your glove experiences please

[Quasievil]

Just goes to show the fucken markup thats been put on kit.

Thats why we love Ebay so much

[Mr Skid]

ISO9002 means quality standards in the production and doesnt relate to the desigh of the gloves.
ISO9001 is the one you want it covers the design and production.
Just a point

Oh anyone see my gloves on TM ??
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...sp?id=20649898

I have a few pairs if anyone keen ?

It all becomes clear! Thanks for that Quasi.

I'm working on the assumed premise that alpinestars, spidi, dainese et al spend big coin on their R+D budget, so that their gear is designed well.

The varying experiences people have had with alpinestars gloves suggests that while being designed well, the production standards vary greatly. This is why I've been doing some research into the production standards of different manufacturers.

Those Teknic gloves looks quite nice, but I seem to be a wee bit crash prone, so I'm keen to get the best I can afford.

I haven't heard a bad word about Spidi gloves so far, it looks like they have respectable quality standards, so that's what I'm keen to get.

I've PM'ed Andy1 to see what price he is able to get on either the Spidi 3composite or penta, so will probably get either of those..

[loosebruce]

I'm going to be purchasing a pair of race gloves shortly, and I'm keen to hear the opinions of people who have crash tested them.

I was originally looking at the Alpinestars GP Plus gloves, but talking to owners and reading reviews on the web, it appears that there may be some quality control issues on them. In particular seam bursting, and non-uniform quality of the leather on the gloves.

So what's your experiences of gloves?

I'm primarily interested in how well they hold up in a bin, but would like to know about build quality on what you choose to protect your hands with.

Any thoughts/feedback/suggestions appreciated!

hey paps yeah i had some gp plus astars, and tested them to the full the other day, thats another story, but beleive me they were will tested, seam bust on the right plam and and tore apart round wrist cuff will try and get some photos for you, i'm sure they are a good glove, just i wasnt messing around when i hit the deck, i used to have a pair of technic gloves and they were shit hot, had them for over 4 years and crashed in them 5 times and only replaced them cos they were looking old.

have a look round and choose wisely. there's prob no need to spend $350 on a pair of gloves when a cheaper option will prob do just as good a job.

cheers

[Drunken Monkey]

...but beleive me they were will tested, seam bust on the right plam and and tore apart round wrist cuff will try and get some photos for you, i'm sure they are a good glove, just i wasnt messing around when i hit the deck...

They worked well enough that he could send me a TXT about his escapades the other day. He appears to be up to typing now as well, unless he just had someone do all his dirty work for him...

[750Y]

i have the spidi composites for over 3 years & stood up to daily riding in wet/dry. only been down once in them and although did $200 damage to leathers, the gloves were almost untouched although i broke a finger and grabbed the road to slow the slide... only now looking at replacing & i see they're $195 in the kiwirider mag. i will buy them again...

[loosebruce]

They worked well enough that he could send me a TXT about his escapades the other day. He appears to be up to typing now as well, unless he just had someone do all his dirty work for him...

lol i have one finger working well enuf to txt/type, takes farkin ages though.

my next set of gloves, teknic speedster 2, well when i get some coin and a bike to ride that is :disapint:

[Quasievil]

If anyone interested I have a couple of gloves HEHEHEHE put up a new set (like mine) on TM before, they are all new and good quality.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...sp?id=20649898

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/a...sp?id=20832702

I can get all soughts of shit , I have a mate who owns a Suzuki Franshise in the States

[loosebruce]

I can get all soughts of shit , I have a mate who owns a Suzuki Franshise in the States

Hmm i'll be in touch

[pritch]

G'day y'all

Haven't crash tested my gloves and have no immediate plans to do so.

Held is a German brand with a reputation for quality. An Internet search should lead to some good sites. OK, buying gloves unseen can be tricky but there is good info on sizes available. Just be careful.

Mine are from the less expensive end of the range (but they ain't cheap).
They have kangaroo skin palms, they also have rivets but these are backed with kevlar and Nomex, all of which hopefully deals with the heat problem.

The kangaroo skin has higher abrasion and tear resistance than cow hide which could mean that you had nearly double the protection. In practice though what it means is that the leather on the front of the gloves can be thinner giving much better feel for similar strength.

Good luck

[vtec]

I've got the same gloves as these, teknic ones
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/...asp?id=20649898

I've had 5 low-speed come-offs with them, and they are still in really good condition, but they started to smell funny when they got wet repeatedly through winter this year. Have had them for about 4 years so by my standards I think thats pretty good quality, the stitching is still there on the palm where my hands would have hit the ground, so its all good.

[Two Smoker]

I can get all soughts of shit , I have a mate who owns a Suzuki Franshise in the States

I also will be in touch....

[Coldkiwi]

I concur on the teknics stitching being a bit suss. My fore finger stitching came apart on my chicanes (2002 model) on its own accord after two years and no bins. They got used everyday in summer though but it was still a bit dissapointing (unravelled rather than broke) . They'll do me for now while i'm paying off repairs and a new lid (another good thing to spend plenty of coin on!) but they're on my list of priorities right after 1) eyes 2) back and 3) ears

[Holy Roller]

My gloves only have 3M Thinsulate on a tag cost around the $100 mark after several bins The stiching has come apart slightly at the valleys between the fingers. Time to replace them I think.