Advice gloves.

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Assuming cost is irrelevant (it is not really irrelevant, however I am prepared to spend money for a good bit of kit) what are the best gloves I can buy?

I want a good quality pair of gloves that will last me several years.
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[Atomic Punk]

You will need several pairs.

Wet and cold weather riding

Wet and warm weather riding.

Warm weather riding
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[dogwafter]

At the moment I have a pair of RST Slice gloves, they work great in cold weather and in hot and they don't leak when raining although I would not recommend them as a winter glove.

Best thing to do is take a ride into a bike shop and ask which gloves are the best for your specific type of riding e.g. summer, winter. Then try them all out and see which is the most comfortable.

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[bikertomm]

Heard good things about 'knox' gloves.

Also the top Alpinestars ones!

I just have £40 buffalo ones.. seem fairly decent.


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[andys675]

alpinestars, jet road goretex for winter and gp plus for summer

if you go shopping to buy them say goodbye to £260 (130 each)

I know my sizes and trawl ebay, bought the last pair of goretex for £35 and the gp plus for £40 both "new without tags"
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[Redoko]

Pfft.

I just wear my summer ones all year round.

My fingers have swollen up on nights when I commute and it's so cold they're literally blue and I'm shaking like a crack addict in a meth lab.
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[natefz6]

I would never buy another set of Alpinestars, spent £90 on them and the right hand one fell apart in about 3 months. Their customer services did not give a shit and the place I bought them from was 200 miles away.

I have had several pairs of cheaper leather gloves that lasted 3 times as long.

+1 for Buffalo as they never seemed to start to smell like other gloves I had.
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[bikertomm]

Edit now £30...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUFFALO-BAY-LEATHER-SUMMER-VENTED-MOTORBIKE-ARMOURED-RACING-MOTORCYCLE-GLOVES-/120809113275?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item1c20c8c6bb

Had mine 6 months, don't smell! But they haven't got too wet mind.


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[Flatbadger]

I wonder if anybody has tried layers of gloves? I have some thin woolen ones which might fit into latex gloves, with just summer gloves over those. The cheap option appeals at the moment!

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[Flatbadger]

I'll be doing short hops during the colder months and experimenting with staying warm, no harm in giving it a go then

In the spirit of experimentation though, how long would you say it takes to get to your coldest in say 5c/dry at 30-40mph?

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[Flatbadger]

Those are my gloves! I got some more tougher/amoured ones recently 2nd hand (no pun intended) so might try those too.

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[matto]

[Flatbadger]

And handguards/muffs! I heard of a DIY solution for muffs involving jiffy bags so am thinking of handguards!

I've been experimenting with melting crap records (think 'pan pipe moods' etc) in the oven an creating fruitbowls/plantpots. Depending on the shape of the thing the record melts over, it might be possible to do it DIY and 'mould' some crude ones. If its pennies then why not?

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[Andy_Pagin]

As others said, you'll need several sets. I always carry two pairs, so if one lot get drenched going into work I have a nice dry set to ride home in. Getting a set that you actually like is difficult, some that feel nice in the shop often don't work so well on the bike. If possible try them on and find a handlebar sized rail in the shop to grip and get a feel for what they'll be like when riding. I always do this and often find the gloves are too tight in one part or another, which will cause numbness in the real world.

Don't be surprised if a year from now you have half a dozen or more pairs that didn't make the grade sitting in a box in the shed!

As for winter gloves we had a mega debate last year, general consensus was just get a set of Tucano Urbano handlebar muffs as they're infinitely better than any gloves for keeing hands warm and dry.
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[thepuma]

I went into a local shop and tried on a load of gloves, I found the RST make fit perfectly in medium so I purchased....

RST Stunt gloves for summer £39.99

https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/spenspuma/RST-Stunt-1651-Glove.jpg

RST Alpha Waterproof gloves for winter £34.99

https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/spenspuma/rst_gloves_alpha_black__62240_zoom.jpg

The summer gloves I've worn for 5 weeks now and they are mega comfortable, you hardly know you've got them on, and the airflow through them is brilliant...in hot weather they are a godsend.

The waterproof winter ones I haven't used yet, but my hands were cold this morning on the way to my mod1 so I reckon ill be digging them out soon.

Both pairs for the money are brilliant.
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HOT HOT HOT

https://s4.hubimg.com/u/2443107_f248.jpg


HOT

https://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/520/medium/GP_PLUS_BLACK1.jpg

COLD WET

https://store.proitalia.com/images/Adventure-Tour-Glove_MGVS12062.jpg

COLD COLD COLD WET WET WET

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