Sport gloves

[Nemo]

I'm after a new set of gloves, not ones to kill the bank but not obvious cheap rubbish. Leather is preferable.

This is a two prong question:

A few have a "finger bridge" between the 3rd and 4th finger, what is the reason for this, and if you have gloves like this, does it make them feel weird or uncomfortable in any way?
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[P.addy]

Try my RST ones?

[grr666]

The fingers stitched together thing is to stop your pinky being ripped off in a spill.

I'm very happy with my Weise Daytona short cuff gloves.
Currently a good 20 quid cheaper than I paid on this link.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/69465

Out of the 8 pairs of gloves I have they are by far my favourite.
Great protection, plenty of feel. But not all that warm, and not waterproof.
Guess it depends what you want them for.
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[Nemo]

I want them for when the warmer weather comes, only got winter ones at the moment.

I'll need to use them when I eventually end up going on a track day, so the extra protection won't be a bad thing. Guess I'll have to try some see how they feel.
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[grr666]

They have the knox scaphoid sliders and kangaroo palm so quite a tough old glove without the bulk.
The external stitching makes them very comfy and they are very well made in general.
Malleable memory foam insert behind the knuckle guard so comfy there too.
Perfect for summer and the short cuff means lovely breezes up the sleeves
I take a medium (9) in gloves and these did need to stretch a bit so maybe a tad on the small side
but now they fit like.... well.... a glove. But a tailor made glove.
I'd buy again in an instant.
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[Supermoto_Fan]

Alpinestars SP - 1 or 2 gloves...

If you don't want to spend that much RST tractech evo are a lovely glove love mine!
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[wristjob]

try a richa ravine,a sub £50 glove that is comfy and feels well made.
a bit thick for the red hot days and not warm in the winter.
im nearly a year into this pair and they still feel great.

[TheSmiler]

[SofaBear]

I have some spada summer gloves, basic of the basic but is kangaroo leather and metal knuckles. even has the material that lets you use your touch screen phone. very comfortable and i find i ride a little better as they are really flexible and feels like your not wearing any sometimes.

These are perforated so not great on cold days, cost me about £40.

Then I have Held gloves which are my winter ones.
gortex, little visor wiper on the finger. £150 work but great gloves.
I have to wear inner gloves though as i went with the non-furry inside ones.
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[RedPanda]

Do waterproof summer gloves exist? I don't want to have to wear my winter ones in summer downpours.
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[Dave70]

[chickenstrip]

Just as a little aside to the OP's question, for those wearing leathers/leather jackets, do you prefer short or long cuff gloves? Do short cuff gloves tend to "argue" with the cuff on a leather jacket? I ask because I've recently invested in a leather jacket after years just wearing textiles and can't really recall what works best. The cuff on the jacket is quite a narrow fit, so I'm guessing a long glove cuff going over the jacket might be best?

[notbike]

I use RST Trachtech Evo gloves. No good in the rain though, but they do a "waterproof" pair I believe.

I have the waterproof equivalent tractech evo boots and they've never got water in them when I've used them in the rain (lots of times) so I guess the gloves would give a similar result.

The two fingers strapped together bit bothered me the first few days but then I stopped noticing it, and once the gloves wear in you get a little bit of free-play which makes it unnoticeable unless you're playing piano while you're riding.

[Matt B]

[Minty]

[Eddie Hitler]

Have had my Alpinestar SP2s for what, 6 years? Probably longer. They have only just started to split on the seams. I'll be replacing them no palms (oops, meant qualms, de dum tish).

Summer use by the way. Still, amazing quality.

[stonesie]

If you buy Alpinestars then go up a size, I'm a small/medium in RST, Richa and Held, but can I hell get my hands in a medium Alpinestars, even the large is a bit tight.

I have some of these for warmer rides and was surprised that I didn't get cold hands using them on a tack day on Monday, it wasn't that warm.
https://www.rst-moto.com/rst-delta-2-glove

[The Tot]

Well, if you want alpinestars, the resident Alpinestars Glove handler is in the house!

Please watch this video where I compare the Alpinestars GP Pro Vs Alpinestars 365 GoreTex Vs Alpinestars Tech Road GoreTex

I exclusively run alpinestars because that's what I find comfortable.

The 365 is an excellent waterproof summer glove. The xtrafit membraine is bonded onto the inside of the glove. They are NOT winter gloves by any stretch of the imagination, but will suffice when the temperatures hit about 5°C. They fit like the 2007 Alpinestars GP Pro gloves, i.e. pre-PU cuffs

The alpinestars GP Pro is my glove of choice, so much so that I have 2 sets! Palm is super supple and fitment is better than the GP Plus, which I also have. Longest serving glove is the SP2, which wore a hole in the thumb after about 20k miles. But bearing in mind, I used that glove in all weathers!
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[Snowdonia Rider]

My RST Blades are holding up well. Plenty of feel with them and they have a secure feeling to them, only £50 too
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