Best gloves with strongest pads for palm first contact

ApocalypseBik... · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 13 Feb 2012 Karma :

... if in a crash and you're knocked off your bike heading for the asphalt? I'm not sure what the hard knuckles really help in protecting. Suggestions and links are kindly encouraged- cheers! Mr. Green

lama16 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 Apr 2012 Karma :

I have Knox Handroid Hand Armour, pretty good but pricey
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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

I wear £20 gloves, always have. I still have my hands.

ApocalypseBik... · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 13 Feb 2012 Karma :

lama16 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 Apr 2012 Karma :

ApocalypseBik... · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 13 Feb 2012 Karma :

Wow, I was hoping you were gonna say around the 60-80 mark, definitely wasn't expecting that much.

Can anyone comment on the durability of Wiese gloves?

GrumpyGuts · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2012 Karma :

I have these gloves from Weise. I have got so say they are fantastic gloves. They have good durability and good hard knuckle protection. They cost around £50 and they are also waterproof and has vents for summer riding!
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Fifteen15 · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Karma :

I suggest you try some on in your local bike shops. I tried on 20+ pairs before i was happy with a pair that fitted me well and was in a decent price range. Ended up buying the Alpinestar SP-2's and I love them. They have good feel and not too long in the fingers which I found the problem with most gloves.
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whitedevil · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Karma :

If you want the best gloves you'll be wanting some held titans or the cheaper phantoms.
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tlartist · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 23 Apr 2012 Karma :

I got these. https://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/marsee-gloves/. Have had them for 5 years or so. Really like them.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

A common injury from putting your hand out to stop a fall is a busted scaphoid - doesn't really matter what gloves you wear you ain't gonna prevent that.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

A common injury from putting your hand out to stop a fall is a busted scaphoid - doesn't really matter what gloves you wear you ain't gonna prevent that.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good Very Happy

GrumpyGuts · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2012 Karma :

Don't fall off.
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kernow24 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Jun 2011 Karma :

lol at £160 gloves.

Ive got a pair from the bargain bin in the bike shop.

they be akito mercury mega gloves ha, cost like £15.

warm, comfortable, leather outer, grippy palms, waterproof, warm in winter, cool
in summer, they don't get 'soggy' like a lot of other cheaper cloves.

had an 'off' with them, over the bars hands down first and slid a bit, haven't got a mark on them.

really quite nice, there's more to a pair of gloves than all the fancy gimicky protection this and protection that.
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promufa · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Apr 2011 Karma :

Had the alpinestars drystar SR-3 for a while (£40 iirc). Quite warm when dry but (edit) "NOT" really waterproof, so rain = frostbite. No real protection except some gel-type inserts over the knuckles and the velcro is rather bad (wont stay attached anymore).

Just bought the spada enforcer WP for about £55. They look and feel good. Very warm, but obviously haven't REALLY tested them.

I was after the knox ones as they look really good and I love the closure system but read some reviews about seams splitting after a year or so (w/o being in a crash) so think they aint worth the cash.

TL;DR dont get astars SR-3, not convinced by knox, Spada enforcer look promising
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mad4it028 · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Karma :

friend of mine crashed a few weeks ago came off at about 70mph
this is how his hands faired with alpenstars
https://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/536756_3514067368535_1177462973_33376138_1440447307_n.jpg
https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/552991_3514056768270_1177462973_33376135_966474288_n.jpg
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lama16 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 Apr 2012 Karma :

Hokum · Spanner Monkey Joined: 26 Apr 2012 Karma :

It depends on what i'm doing. Commuting, I wear my light HG Balders, freezing weather my HG Pathan 3 fignters. Long distance "dry" my Spada X-streams, wet Spada Enforcers.

For all round wearing i'd say the Enforcers are pretty good for £50.
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Alpha-9 · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Jan 2012 Karma :

Can we get a "Contains nasty ass wound images" for titles please Laughing

When I first came off at a low speed my hands went down first, they were shit cotton gloves as I hadn't got any kit at that point, the gloves tore off my hand completely and my hand was a little sore, but if I was wearing nothing I would have defnitely known about it

Switch forward 2 months and I hit a car in my full kit (mostly cheap textiles)
Hands were fine as they didn't hit the ground as I hit the car first

So yeah, nothing is ever definite in a crash/off!

c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Do you know which alpinestar gloves were being worn for those injuries to have occured?
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Flamzypants · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Karma :

Cheapass summer riding gloves from the local cbt centre £12 - 70mph off, wrist broken (scaphoid cracked a little) but no surface damage whatsoever and that was the only injury I got from the fall. The glove took a beating and fell off towards the end of the tumble but did its job damn well.
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