Submitted by
beatfarmer
a Cross Country Rider
from Appleton, Maine Date Reviewed: October 2, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Snow Bowl
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
gift ;)
Strengths:
Comfortable, excellent bar feel, great temperature modulation, seem to be very well made, lots of fine design points: well-placed ventilated armor, contoured leather on the fingers, bomber pull tab, etc. D30 on the outer palms is great. I tested it today by hitting an acorn with my hand on a rock ledge. I barely felt any pressure in the glove though the hard shell of the nut cracked open. Very surreal to see and feel the result. Hope to see more protection with this type of material (ala POC). While I've only gone on a couple rides with these gloves they're a huge improvement over my old Izumi full fingers on every front. My hands stay cool on the climbs and warm enough during this morning's cool New England fall descent. Really like 'em and hope they hold up.I can also say that these are the most comfortable gloves of any kind I've ever worn. They just feel that good to pull on.
Weaknesses:
The velcro closure is a bit small. Not sure I'd pick these if I was going to be riding on pavement much to or from the trails; the center palm is only 1 thin layer of leather. I've burned through 3 thick layers on pavement crashes.
Similar Products Used:
Pearl Izumi White Line Lite
Bike Setup:
Turner, Fox, Formula, King, Sram
Bottom Line:
Awesome glove though wish there was a little more protection on the rest of the palm besides the D30 section. Big selling point was Giro's claim that these gloves won't fall apart, and after reading so many reviews of spendy gloves that have done that I guess time will tell. Perhaps I'll post again after a couple seasons of use.
Giving the 4 on overall for the specifics mentioned. With a bigger closure and thicker palms these would easily be a 5.
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