Gloves: Leather or Cordura?

[Quasievil]

BTW, if there are any qualms about losing steering communicativity betwixt bars and hands due to the SPS, no worries... got meslef a pair of Quasi's and they keep well out of the way of the bars (for me anyway) and road feedback still seems all good.

Now for a race-suit to be covered with this stuff - if you bail on the home straight for the chequered flag, aside from the armour taking the brunt you'll prolly slide the whole way through...

Hi, no the SPS is no where near the bars so all good.

Re Winter SPS not at this stage, it was actually a mission getting these to market, KNOX had to approve the glove then do their thing with placement of the SPS system, it took a year to get all this stuff done with prototypes etc.

[slydesigns]

well I use Shift gloves until my new ICON gloves show up. The shift ones are a mix of leather and some shite material that frays faster than a rat up a drainpipe. The stictching on the shift gear in general what you'd expect from a seamstress whos blind, has nubs for fingers and sews with a blunt spoon. I've had 3 pairs replaced under warranty along with a pair of pants and a jacket... all stitching issues or fabrice fraying.

The ONE saving grace of the Shift glove though, was the Palm slider armour. Nothing short of perfection. Ive been down the road on them and never even noticed the impact damage until weeks later inspecting the gear. The slider had impact and scuffing damage indicating I landed palm out and it took the hit. Nothing on my hand, no bruising, didnt notice any heat, nothing.

Sounds like Quasi's SPS gloves are the same idea, only probably stiched properly and with material that ISN't tissue paper strong.

But the point is.... if its a fast bike or you bail alot... Palm sliders are a must in my books.

[Elysium]

I have a pair of Denver gloves(American brand I think) which are a leather/Cordura combo and have had them for over six years and ony now is a small rip on the right hand knucle appeared. Bought these from Phil Turnbals and paid $60 at the time and very pleased they have help up up to now.

The leather is mainly on the palms and fingers which give good grip but like most gloves they will get soaked after a while in the rain and can take up to a day or more to dry.

[ducatilover]

I have a set of leather gloves and a set of half cordura gloves. i use the latter for wet riding as they are warm and comfy, but the former get used for sunny days because they are relatively thin and I get great feedback through the levers and bars. same story with my boots and my body protection.

[avago]

Hi,
At a minimum get gloves with leather on the inside of the hand, palm and fingers. As for the outer its up to what sort of riding you do and how agressive you ride. If you ride all weathers or in the cold then get cordura outer. All leather is great but they wont keep you dry or warm when it really counts.
I commute to work every day regardless of weather and my macna gloves keep my hands warm and dry. They are a bit hot for stinking hot mid summer days though. (They are leather/cordura combo)
Good luck.