Submitted by
MOTOMATT19
a Cross Country Rider
from Staten Island, NY
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2010
Strengths: Grip, Breathable, Durable, Style, Color
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
Price is great for such a well built glove. They look great and hold up well. Top of the glove wick's sweat. The palm remains tacky even when wet, too. Extra material on finger tips and thumb web add grip and wear life. Awesome glove!
Submitted by
yfz_duner
a Weekend Warrior
from Winchester, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2009
Strengths: No rubberized parts.
Weaknesses: Terry cloth thumb has faded some after a year or so and a few washing cycles.
Bottom Line:
After struggling a bit to get maps out of my pocket because of rubberized bits on my MX gloves, I decided I needed a pair of MTB gloves. These gloves have been great. I'm ready to buy another pair so I always have a clean set.
Submitted by
aries14
a Cross Country Rider
from Delaware
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2009
Strengths: Simple, almost feels like you dont have on gloves. Wash them, hang dry and they get right back on the job!
Weaknesses: Tough to find xxl.... Other then that I like them alot. I purchase two pair a year.
Bottom Line:
I like these gloves because there always on sale, and to me they feel almost like I'm riding with my bare hands. No padding, but allows you to keep a firm grip! Try them for your self.
Similar Products Used: Many out there I'm sure. I dont know what they are.
Bike Setup: Nice
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Submitted by
timobkg
a Cross Country Rider
from Frederick, MD
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2009
Strengths: Light, comfortable, well ventilated, feel secure on the grips.
Weaknesses: None so far
Bottom Line:
I think these are great XC gloves. They're light, with just enough padding to make them feel comfortable and secure. My hands don't get hot, and so far they seem durable. They provide all the protection you would need for XC riding.
The light padding is refreshing compared to all the PI gloves I see with 1/4" of gel padding. These gloves feel secure on the bars, without being squishy or squirrely.
Weaknesses: The leather palms take some time to dry.
Bottom Line:
This 2008 Fox glove is great for my needs. The style and black/silver colors are cool, and the leather palm helps cushion my hands when on rough terrain.
Best part is the sweat-wicking terry cloth thumb. Greatly helps keeping stinging perspiration out of my eyes! 8^)
A known brand which does the job. Excellent product! Highly recommended!!
Submitted by
ERICK RICO
a Weekend Warrior
from SAN DIEGO, CA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2008
Strengths: Long Lasting, Awesome look, and MACHINE WASHABLE!! YAY (BTW, mine do not look like the picture above, mine were synthetic leather, brown.)
Weaknesses: Dry slow, but gloves rare get wet. Note: When i say dry slow, is like when its raining, not talking about sweat.
Bottom Line:
~ These are perfect for any type of riding. These gloves have saved my hands several times from falls on concrete at high speeds. Weird how they are still going strong. Remember these are machine washable, so they stay clean :)
Similar Products Used: None, these were my first pair
Bike Setup: They're gloves....... -.-
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Submitted by
Glenn Vernes
a Cross Country Rider
from Middletown, CT
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2006
Strengths: Comfortable, grippy, looks good, free of garish logos.
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
I ended up needing size XL in these gloves, even though I used to use size medium in Pearl Izumi fingerless gloves. I think the companies might be sizing the gloves smaller to save money, or sizing them for smaller Asian hands (no offense to you Asians out there). At any rate be sure you grab handlebars with these gloves before you buy them, or you might go home with gloves that are too small. Grabbing bars tends to make the fingers bunch up.
As far as the gloves are concerned, they have grippy palms that almost stick to the handlebar grips, they're comfortable, protect your thumb from abrasion (even after a 10-hour, 50 mile mtb ride), and have understated good looks that are free of garish logos, and are appropriate for road or mtb use.
I've had them for less than a month and can't comment on durability.
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2006
Strengths: -Simple -Comfortable -Perfect Fit -VERY VERY good breathability
Weaknesses: -Doesn't dry fast
Bottom Line:
The best pair I have. I've tried almost all the MEC gloves for 2005 and 2006. They are nice, but I found that the back of your hand/knuckle area material was too thick and didn't stretch. Hence pinching finger.
The search was on for a glove that didn't do that and had a soft strechable material for the knuckle area.
I found these from reading the fox website. I ordered a pair of medium without even trying them on. FIT PERFECT!
THere is zero padding. I found that too much padding was a bad thing, it could cause the glove to chafe your hand. I originally though more padding = less hand numbness. Not the case. Good fit = no numbness.
Get these gloves if you ride cross country and want excellent breathability, light and good feel with them on.
Submitted by
Jodiuh
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006
Strengths: They're cheap?
Weaknesses: tight/painful on the thumb, palm bunching up, uncomfy after sweaty...stay sweaty, lame and useless silicon grips
Bottom Line:
After cutting my fingers on the drive by foilage, I finally caved to my bro's "Full Finger or bust" motto. The kicker that put me over the edge...braking grip. I finally realized my fingerless gloves dealt me sweaty fingers and thus slipfest on the brakes...on the downhill. :(
So the Inclines were purchased cheap and they felt good enough for me to give em a go on the trail. What I found was a glove that was so molded to be in the "hands around bar" grip position, when riding uphill, my thumbs BEGGED for mercy. I like to move my hands around that these wouldn't have any of that!
The downhills left me with nothing but a palm full of glove constanty slipping back and forth. To say I lost confidence on the way down would be an understatement. I actually slowed down, haha!
I went on an uncharacteristically humid day here in the desert and found these gloves just heavy and moist with no desire to expel any of the sweat from my hands.
Ah yes, the grips. Good idea, bad implementation. They're like itty bitty tear drops from a Fox or little dog and do absolutely nothing to assist in braking. At least compared to the Raji or Troy Lee's gracious helpings of silicon.
Similar Products Used: Super - Troy Lee Designs XC, Ok - 661 Raji
Bike Setup: I have medium to large hands and the Ergon MP1 Grips.
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Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Wa USofA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2006
Strengths: Simple. Build tuff as nails. Great dextarity. Comfy. somewhat tight fit.
Weaknesses: Hands get a wee bit sweaty. no protection when it comes to upper hands.
Bottom Line:
these gloves are the shiznet when u dont want anything shnazy and bulky on ur hands. they fit like a good glove should and dont move around like all these small handed folk say.
Bike Setup: I have too many bikes to tell ya whats attatched to my saddle
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Submitted by
Claire
a Weekend Warrior
from Beijing China
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2006
Strengths: I have the women's version of the gloves and they fit my hands really well. the tips of the fingers haven't worn out at all and they don't bunch up in palms. Good sweat pads.
Weaknesses: they dont dry that quickly [were you to fall into a paddy field like I did]
Bottom Line:
Good, lightweight no nonsense gloves for a good price. I would buy them again if I could find them.
Great gloves for the price. Washable, no filler just killer, control, maybe a little on the thin side in case of a palm scrubber, but hell, no worries. PS: To the kook in SJ who blamed his bail on a pair of gloves, maybe you just need to learn how to ride your bike better, holmes.
Submitted by
MudPie
a Cross Country Rider
from Southern California
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2004
Strengths: Low cost, light weight, no flashy/funky logos, no nonsense, durable, machine washable, subtle design, functional.
Weaknesses: The grip stripes on the index and middle fingers wore off after a few months and perhaps 6 washes.
Bottom Line:
These are my first full fingered gloves and I'll never go back to half fingers. I ride in never-too-cold Southern CA and these gloves are perfect for year 'round riding. The gloves are light enough so you can feel the controls. The covered fingers give good protection against brush and the occasional fall. It probably doesn't offer good protection for downhillers and more aggressive riders. I've been wearing these for about 6 months, and ride at least twice a week, averaging 18 miles per ride. These gloves show little wear. The material and stitching are in excellent shape.
Big bonus - no: funky colors, large logos, space-agey looking features.
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