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Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Round Rock Texas USA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Walnut Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | Academy Sports | | Strengths: | Low price, Works well | | Weaknesses: | Not a full glove | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Haro R3 | | Bottom Line: | This is an inexpensive product that holds up. This is my second pair and when I wear these out, I am sure I will buy another pair. I also like the padding in the palm.
Some others have had issues with the stitching and the dye transferring to their hands. I have had none of these issues. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Lumberg
a Cross Country Rider
from Mesa, AZ
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Pt. Sublime Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Authority | | Strengths: | Cheap. Fit nicely.
| | Weaknesses: | Tend to bunch up and leave dye on your hands. | | Similar Products Used: | Novarra riding gloves. | | Bike Setup: | Mostly stock Yeti Koko | | Bottom Line: | These gloves start out feeling really nice but about 20 min. into your ride the gel pads in the pads become more of a liability than a help when the pads bunch up and start to chafe. These are better than nothing but there are better gloves out there. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gabriel SIerra
a Cross Country Rider
from Toa Alta, P.R., U.S.A
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Cabo Rojo | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | Kmart | | Strengths: | These gloves are great. I bought them thinking on replacing them soon, but I have not, no need! | | Weaknesses: | They get smelly after two rides, but this is quikly solved by washing them with hair shampoo at your after ride shower. XL feels a little tight on big hands like mine. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose EFX, 21 speed SRAM full suspension, Planetbike tri Led light, CatEye Micro wireless, ZOOM stem riser. | | Bottom Line: | These gloves deliver. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Ste-Foy, QC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Cheap and confortable and resistant | | Weaknesses: | Tough to take out when they're wet, but they never move when they should not | | Similar Products Used: | A couple of others | | Bike Setup: | Mesa GSX 2003 but it's kind of irrevelent | | Bottom Line: | Cheap functionnal and confortable, i've fallen on them a couple of time and they seem to hold fine. Can't go wrong with them. Don't know why some have black hands after it never happend to me, never unsewed neither. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Genital Apparatus
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Etobicoke Creek, Urban Trials | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | National Sports Clearance Centre | | Strengths: | Looks nice, the blue ones are very, very bright blue. I have had no problems with these gloves, and I bought them for pocket change. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Specialized Hardrock Pro, RaceFace handlebar and stem, Shimano drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | I have been using these forever. I bought them for a couple of bucks and they've outlasted one bike already. I've been using them for cross country, trials, and light freeride. Not one problem with these gloves!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Roy
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from Charlotte, NC usa
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Price, lots of terry | | Weaknesses: | Turns hands BLACK after every use. No amount of washing does any good. | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bottom Line: | Poor quality glove. Ink is hard to remove from hands after every ride.
Look elsewhere. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JP
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Comfortable gloves with plenty of protection. Good quality. Coolness in heat, warmth in chilly conditions. | | Weaknesses: | Straps may get detached if using shifters requiring to twist your wrists. Slightly slippy feeling in wet conditions. Hard to unwear after some some serious sweating (stickier than most gloves). Nothing too bad. | | Similar Products Used: | Demo'ed and used some other gloves | | Bottom Line: | Generally, good gloves. Good value. Might still try some other ones. 3 Chilis stand for good, so 3 shall it be. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mat
a Cross Country Rider
from Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Kanata Lakes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Canadian Tire | | Strengths: | Good gloves.
Provides good grip and warmth in the cold | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Activa cut-off gloves | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Norco Bigfoot, stock except vp clipless pedals | | Bottom Line: | For the price it's a great glove to wear and it gives you good grip on the trails. The fabric allows them to keep your hand warm on those early morning rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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John Katayama
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | not sure yet | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Decent padding in the palms of the glove, looks great, matched my bike and helmet. Nice terry cloth area for the snot and sweat wiping times on the trails. | | Weaknesses: | The threads started to unravel in about two weeks. The synthetic leather gel palm is shredding. Stitching is coming apart. Turns your hands black after you use them for a while and take them off. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox, Gary Fisher. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Tassajara '02 (Stock) | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this glove unless you want to end up buying another pair in about a month or so. Mine have shredded and turn my hand black after about a hours worth of riding. I daily commute and off-road on the weekends. I would have bought the gary fisher or fox gloves, but they costed more. So beware....you get what you pay for. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from W Babylon
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Comfortable and durable. I have dragged these gloves through nasty skank mud, rain and snow and theve lasted almost two years. The terry section on the thumb is great for wiping sweat and cleaning off your lips. | | Weaknesses: | Schoolbus Yellow... thats all they had. | | Similar Products Used: | Spenco | | Bike Setup: | Ross Mt. Katadin w/ XT drivetrain and brakes. It's a great bike I swear. | | Bottom Line: | The last pair of gloves I had lasted 10 years (before I discovered how much fun it is to play in the woods) before the EPA confiscated them. I have these for 2 years and they are beginning to wear. Definitly a good deal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bobby T
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from Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | Canadian Tire | | Strengths: | Good grip, quality feel | | Weaknesses: | padding in areas | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Rocky Mountain Oxygen Race | | Bottom Line: | I picked these up because they were $10 off. I tried on a couple other pairs of gloves, but the Bells seemed to have the best feel to them. They have a good quality feel and the material adapts to your hands nicely. My only gripe is the lack of padding on the heel of the palm. That's usually where I take my hits when I fall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Syntaxerror
a Weekend Warrior
from Plano, TX
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything without cars | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Academy | | Strengths: | Gel pads on the palms really absorb shock without loosing grip. Comfy neoprene shell with clever sweatband material inside the glove on the back side of the hand, and on the outside of the glove at the base of the thumb. Makes it easy to wipe sweat off of your forehead. | | Weaknesses: | Stitching at the ends of the half fingers fell apart after 20 miles. A little needle and thread fixed that. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | When they become dirty and smelly, throw em away and get another pair. They are cheap and they work. Just make sure you know someone that can sew. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stirling ONTARIO
Date Reviewed: March 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
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3 months | | Bottom Line: | Thease gloves are great! | | Overall Rating: |
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