How long do your gloves last?

[Mario_Kempes]

Leather on my Alpinstars SP2s is great but the other material is ripped to bits meaning that the protection on the side is about to come out. Might try and get them fixed.

Had them 2 years, used pretty much every day, probably rained on my commute about 20 times in those two years.

Should I be expècting more or just be grateful? i got them for 25 quid when I bought my jacket as part of an offer.

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[MC]

As above, bought my Lidl gloves early 2013, still going, after heavy use getting rained on etc. Been through the washing machine a few times and still good
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[barrkel]

My 3-season gloves usually last me about 30k miles. Normally, the liner wears through.

3-season as in suitable for spring and autumn, and half of winter and summer. Not suitable for super hot weather, or freezing cold.

Summer gloves - perforated, unlined leather - last me about 10k miles. The stitching comes undone, and the leather itself doesn't like sweat etc. I could probably make them last longer with better leather nourishment, but I don't wear them often enough to bother much. Also, recently treated perforated leather isn't particularly pleasant to wear.

I expect my deep winter gloves to last about 30k too, and the liner to wear out, but I haven't worn them long enough yet. Muffs reduce the need for them.
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[nightshaddow]

i have had 2 pairs from the now defunked hien gerike they both cost £35 and lasted around a year, after that i was short on cash and bought a pair of £10 specials off ebay for the summer,

that was 4 years ago and they still going stong now
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[Skudd]

I usually have 4-5 pairs on the go depending on weather and what sort of riding I'm going to do. same with jackets and leathers/pants/boots.
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[natefz6]

My alpinestars fell apart after about 3 months, most of it was cosmetic but expected better from at £90 pair of Goretex gloves. Cheapys for me from now on.
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[RhynoCZ]

6 years, 18,000 miles still alright, but gonna have to change them soon.

Wintex
https://www.motocentrumbb.com/images/products/wintex%20pro.jpg
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[Rogerborg]

Bought my first pair in March 2009. Unbranded eBay, probably £12 or so. Unlined, hard backs, double thick palms. I've worn them for pretty much every day over 6 summers. I've needed to stitch the velcro at the cuffs back on, but they're otherwise fine, and still my first choice.

Cue "you get what you pay for" chundering.
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[J4mes]

£40 Hein Gericke all season gloves, worn them for 3 years of commuting every other week including through the winter and the velcro has come away from the cuff, but that's it.

Been absolutely sodden through loads of times, been in the washing machine loads of times and they're still very usable.

[Amber Phoenix]

What's going on with all your Alpinestars gloves?

Picked up an old second hand pair of Alpinestars Jet Road Gore-tex Gloves about 2 years ago, off ebay £35. No idea how old they were, but with the exception of the winter months Nov-March (when I switched to my heated gloves), I've worn them every day. Only just starting to show wear on palm of one, some stitching is coming away. But this started after coming off bike and hitting deck with my palm. But this wasn't the first off I've had whilst wearing these...

Always been waterproof, but not the warmest of gloves. Fingers starting to get a little numb even on these last few chilly mornings.
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[Rogerborg]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Currently using some a* goretex but will switch back to the warmer RST when even the power of muffs cannot keep the cold out on motorways.
Both pairs of RST's are a couple of years old (Dye turns hands red so relegated to emergency glove status).
https://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/howlingterror_2006/F1DB9AF1-4546-44E9-90CB-ECE6A7B522B7_zpstcve2mqt.jpg

The black pair on the left are backup emergency gloves. 4 years old.
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[loxilane]

How long do your gloves last?

Depends how fast I'm going when I hit the tarmac. 60m is my record.

[ADSrox0r]

Last pair was some Joe Rocket jobbies that lasted 10k over two years before they started to disintegrate. Got them drenched too many times and the lining ended up farked.

Now I have two pairs, Spada Enforcer winter/waterproof and a pair of Bering Zaius for everyday.
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[andys675]

over the past 15 years I'm now on my third pair of alpinestars jet road goretex, but they are from last year and still really good

and on my second set of alpinestars GP plus, which are now knackered, dainese contact up next
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[Wednesday Biker]

My oxford bone dry gloves came unstitched quite badly the first day I wore them.
Stitched them up and 2 years on are just starting to come unstitched again.
Try and mend them for nowt but if you cant £25 isn't a lot really.

[-Matt-]

Had expensive Alpinestars gloves before - started falling apart after a few months.

Had fairly expensive RST gloves before - started falling apart after a few months too.

Always ended up coming back to these - done nearly 50,000 miles in them over 7 years and they're still in one piece. Had to finally throw them away last week as they started making the skin flake off my fingertips assuming some sort of horrible sweat-related bio-hazard formed inside and began eating my hands. Would of kept using them otherwise.

What amazing glove can last so long you ask? Some unbranded 15 quid cheapies from a sale-basket where I did my CBT

Replaced them with some equally cheap similar ones off ebay for now - hoping they'll last as well as this pair did.
https://i62.tinypic.com/25oxopd.jpg

In bad weather i'm using these Spada Enforcers which are as good as new after a few years - they do start getting a little damp inside after a few hours in really severe rain, but otherwise i'd say they're waterproof; haven't found Spada boots and gloves to be as bad as their reputation personally.
https://i62.tinypic.com/t7k2tz.jpg

[TheSmiler]

My last set of gloves (prospeed) cost me £10 lasted 3 years and nearly all my offs. Still were going strong apart from a hole on one of the fingers. If I didn't have the offs I think they would have lasted a lot longer.
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[Rogerborg]

[mentalboy]

My all singing and dancing Dainese touring gloves last two years , normally though I get a year out of a pair of cheaper gloves before either the lining has fallen apart or they leak to beggary
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[scorps]

a long long time I have bought new ones but cant be bothered to spend time breaking them in, I think my old faithfuls have been going nearly as long as my 20 year old leather jacket.
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[Clanger]

For many, many, many years because I treat them and the jeans with Dubbin frequently. Keeps them in good condition.
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[haroman666]

I still have my very first pair of winter gloves (£25rrp) that I bought when I bought my first moped 6 years ago. They have holes in the thumb and forefinger of one glove where I touched the exhaust but other than that they're still going strong.
I didn't buy summer gloves for about 3 years. The ones that I have, which were £25 are, well, 3 years old now. A hole is forming in the end of one of the forefingers. So I think a new pair will be bought for next summer.

Both winter and summer gloves get daily use in their corresponding seasons, maybe with a bit of overlap. Neither pairs have had any leather treatment or cleaning.

2 years from someone like A-Stars should be nothing to them. If I dished out on some expensive gloves like that, i'd hope they last me for at least half a decade.
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