PCXade wrote:Thanks to the forum members on here and from reading various articles on the web and watching videos I have decided to join the ATGATT brigade...
I am getting armoured high quality textiles for the winter and probably save up for something in leather for next Spring/Summer. I have spotted the boots that I want (recommended from reviews).
However, gloves.. Well, I did what most noobs probably do and bought a cheap armoured gaunlet pair from off Ebay. They fit great BUT they are bloody horrid to use. I have ZERO feel in them and when I put my hands on the grips I cannot move my fingers quick enough to brake plus the finger ends catch on the brake levers. This is clearly very unsafe. I have worn them once and removed them afer 3 seconds having hit my BBQ set.
I went to the local Motorbike superstore. They have dozens of gloves and he said to just try them all on until I find a pair that are right for me, which makes a lot of sense.
Problem is, I assume all gloves are crap on feel as it's the flipside of safety and warmth, which worries me. Do gloves start to give after a while? Dose anybody recommend any warm, waterproof gloves that allow for decent feel on the fingers?
Thanks in advance.
It's extremely doubtful that any other glove is going to have better feel than the dozens you've tried. There are various waterproof gloves on the market.
For warmth, you can try these:
http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-insu ... es-14.html
You can waterproof the leather(to an extent) by either waxing the leather, or using water protectant conditioner. You can do something similar to fabric gloves by treating them with Fabric Guard 303.
If you're not tight on a budget, you can try these:
http://www.motoport.com/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=15
There's no winter here, so I just use their standard Kevlar Racing Glove. The kevlar material stretches like spandex and doesn't have this annoying bump like leather has where the stitching comes together. The only thing that has more feel than this would be a latex glove.
You may be overthinking the "feel" thing, as I personally wore non-standard leather gloves with kevlar lining as well as a cut resistant Super Fabric layer during my MSF Basic Rider's Course. Did not have a problem.
If these gloves work for millions of other motorcyclists, it shouldn't be a problem for you.