Reusing crashed gloves

[Banditbandit]

Some of my gloves have gone down the road several times .. and the only reason I changed them is they got really old .. no damage at all ...

I find the ones I buy now don't last anywhere near as long as some I used to be able to buy .. I think I had one set for 10 years. Now I'm lucky to get more than a year out of a set - and they haven't hit the road .. and they went down the road three times ...

[Autech]

Depends on the crash really.

I had some cheap blue gloves which performed gorgeously in 2 crashes, only swapped them out as I got a sweet deal on some Orana Kangaroo jobbies which I thought might do better. Had a brain fart a few months back and binned it, first crash on them and they wore straight through almost instantly and then went about munting my pinkie up... Basically comes down to how you fall, my leg was pinned under the bike so I think I may have had that hand stablising me as I gracefully worked my way to the infield. Others have crashed perfectly fine in these gloves as they are quick popular amongst the racers. After that crash went back to my old faithfulls which I think might have another crash left in em.
Got some sweet looking Oxford gloves lined up for when I have $200 spare next with the webbed pinkie protection.

It all comes down to how safe you feel riding in em, plan for the worst, hope for the best. Also depends on what kind of riding you do and how often you plan on crashing

[avimistry]

Depends on the crash really.

I had some cheap blue gloves which performed gorgeously in 2 crashes, only swapped them out as I got a sweet deal on some Orana Kangaroo jobbies which I thought might do better. Had a brain fart a few months back and binned it, first crash on them and they wore straight through almost instantly and then went about munting my pinkie up... Basically comes down to how you fall, my leg was pinned under the bike so I think I may have had that hand stablising me as I gracefully worked my way to the infield. Others have crashed perfectly fine in these gloves as they are quick popular amongst the racers. After that crash went back to my old faithfulls which I think might have another crash left in em.
Got some sweet looking Oxford gloves lined up for when I have $200 spare next with the webbed pinkie protection.

It all comes down to how safe you feel riding in em, plan for the worst, hope for the best. Also depends on what kind of riding you do and how often you plan on crashing

Hahaha.. Yeah, the crash wore through the PU knuckle protector quite a bit to the point that a second crash would eat through completely almost instantly. It's an Astars pair but it's a WP touring glove so its focus is more on comfort than protection. Had it been my GP Plus pair, the damage would've been far less. Since you mention the pinky bridge, I've been looking at gloves lately and noticed that almost the entire Astars line has the bridge, whereas a lot of other brands don't utilize this, not even on their top spec racing gloves. So I began to wonder how much of an added benefit they actually do provide, but irrespective, I'd have more peace of mind with the bridge.

[nzspokes]

Hahaha.. Yeah, the crash wore through the PU knuckle protector quite a bit to the point that a second crash would eat through completely almost instantly. It's an Astars pair but it's a WP touring glove so its focus is more on comfort than protection. Had it been my GP Plus pair, the damage would've been far less. Since you mention the pinky bridge, I've been looking at gloves lately and noticed that almost the entire Astars line has the bridge, whereas a lot of other brands don't utilize this, not even on their top spec racing gloves. So I began to wonder how much of an added benefit they actually do provide, but irrespective, I'd have more peace of mind with the bridge.

Makes it hard to wave.

[Autech]

As I'm currently seeing a hand physio for my pinkie (hard to play guitar when it only half closes) I'd say the pinkie bridge is well worth it!


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[avimistry]

As I'm currently seeing a hand physio for my pinkie (hard to play guitar when it only half closes) I'd say the pinkie bridge is well worth it!


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Damn, hope it heals up. In my view the bridge is actually a vital feature, so I can't see that brands like Dainese and Spidi are intentionally excluding it on their gloves. It may be that they use a different approach to protecting the pinky, extra reinforcement in that area perhaps..

[avimistry]

What about protecting the wrists from twisting and breaking? Are the gauntlets (on full gloves) meant for this? I don't think the standard gauntlet would help much as it sits below the wrist. Maybe a more heavy duty type, like on the Alpinestars GP Pro, might prevent excessive twisting..

[Kickaha]

What about protecting the wrists from twisting and breaking? Are the gauntlets (on full gloves) meant for this? I don't think the standard gauntlet would help much as it sits below the wrist. Maybe a more heavy duty type, like on the Alpinestars GP Pro, might prevent excessive twisting..

In my experience it isn't twisiting that breaks stuff, it's impact, some gloves now have sliders so when when you hit the deck your hands slide which is meant to lessen the chances of a schapoid break and also ulna protection for when you're tumbling

[avimistry]

In my experience it isn't twisiting that breaks stuff, it's impact, some gloves now have sliders so when when you hit the deck your hands slide which is meant to lessen the chances of a schapoid break and also ulna protection for when you're tumbling

Yeah that makes sense, the force of the impact causes the trauma, so dissipating this energy could lesson/avoid trauma. Normally the mid to top tier "race" gloves have sliders, but I think sliders should be on touring gloves as well. I understand that more PU parts would increase the cost, but we're not asking for titanium or magnesium, and it's just a small amount of PU. And I can't see sliders sacrificing comfort much, if at all.

[Kornholio]

Your hands are the least of your worry when you crash, Helmet, Jacket and Pants are a good start

[avimistry]

Your hands are the least of your worry when you crash, Helmet, Jacket and Pants are a good start

I gotta disagree here. Too many riders skimp on hand and lower leg protection, and these are the easiest to damage as they are smaller and therefore take less trauma to injure. That being said, no one body part is more important than another and all should be protected equally. I mean it doesn't help having top spec gloves and boots while wearing a mesh jacket/pant or open-face helmet. And you don't have to go out and buy the most expensive stuff on the market, just use your discretion on the type of riding you do.

[Drew]

As I'm currently seeing a hand physio for my pinkie (hard to play guitar when it only half closes) I'd say the pinkie bridge is well worth it!


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Sod that. I've chopped every one of those on gloves I've had. Restrictions on finger movement can't help riding. Mind, the ol' RF needs four fingers on the brake to stop the big bitch.

Your hands are the least of your worry when you crash, Helmet, Jacket and Pants are a good start

Nah man. Good gloves are a must.

[swbarnett]

Nah man. Good gloves are a must.

Agreed. My wife has the use of her hand today because of her glove. Got run over by a truck. It looked pretty bad as it was (fully healed a couple of weeks later). I don't want to imagine what it would've been like if her hand had been bare.

[avimistry]

Sod that. I've chopped every one of those on gloves I've had. Restrictions on finger movement can't help riding. Mind, the ol' RF needs four fingers on the brake to stop the big bitch.

I've never had any issues with finger restrictions with the bridge. Your ring finger and pinky tend to move together (naturally), so whether you use 2 fingers or 4 fingers they will move/stay together. That's just in my experience.

[avimistry]

Agreed. My wife has the use of her hand today because of her glove. Got run over by a truck. It looked pretty bad as it was (fully healed a couple of weeks later). I don't want to imagine what it would've been like if her hand had been bare.

Damn that sounds painful. Good to hear that she was wearing gloves (proper ones) and that she recovered well. When I had my off I had on all the gear, except I was in normal jeans. Too many riders make the mistake of riding in normal pants without protection. Would have saved me the lil pain, inconvenience of limping around, and not to mention weeks of recovery, had I worn proper riding pants.