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drummerjon
a Downhiller
from frederictonDate Reviewed: March 26, 2010
Strengths: great knckle protection. Good fit.Weaknesses: Silicon tips came off quick as expected.Bottom Line: love these gloves, would try them again even. most reviews seem to dwell on their durability but i have ridden them for two summers and they are still good to go. as for the price, if you like going fast and don't like broken hands, then shell out 20 dollars more and get a good pair of gloves. they saved my nuckles 3 or 4 times last summer alone.
Favorite Trail: havov
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At: savages
Similar Products Used: several
Bike Setup: noro a-line
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ridet1t1
a Cross Country Rider
from Breckenridge, CODate Reviewed: July 7, 2008
Strengths: fashion over functionWeaknesses: durability, fitBottom Line: DO NOT BUY THESE GLOVES! I should have listen to the reviews. I wore these on 3 RIDES ONLY in Moab and both palms have completely worn through! gotta love price point though as they are giving me store credit no questiosn asked.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$29.00
Purchased At: pricepoint.com
Similar Products Used: fox gloves
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Kurt Koontz
a Cross Country Rider
from BoiseDate Reviewed: April 16, 2008
Strengths: My hands did not sweat on a warm day.Weaknesses: Kevlar to protect the finger joints is pathetic.Bottom Line: Heading to Moab for my maiden voyage in May. Our guide recommended some protective gear for the journey. Bought these and took them on a test ride. By the end of the ride, half of my finger joints were bleeding. They have Kevlar protection on the outside that totally irritates your fingers inside the glove. Tried to get a response from the company, and it was also pathetic. Plan to throw them in the trash can. Bought a pair of Rockgardn Carbon and love them. Only recommend 661 products to your enemies.
Favorite Trail: Fisher Creek
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Sierra Trading Post
Similar Products Used: Rockgardn Carbon
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Super Caliber 29'er
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Jon
a Downhiller
from Blandford, UKDate Reviewed: December 10, 2007
Strengths: Look nice.Weaknesses: Expensive. Rubbish stitching. Bad Fit. Rubber peeled off. Thin material.Bottom Line: Had these gloves just over a year, they weren't as comfy as my last gloves, fit badly, cost a fortune, and the stitching came away very quickly. Next the rubber finger protectors peeled off, and the final straw was me cutting my fingers and palms to shreds crashing and the glove just tearing easily. Very poor for 35 quid.
Favorite Trail: UK Bike Park
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Leisure Lakes
Similar Products Used: Endura gloves.
Bike Setup: '05 Bullit.
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Rob
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from JapanDate Reviewed: December 2, 2007
Strengths: Knuckle protectorsWeaknesses: Poorly made, fabric wears very rapidly. No padding for heel of hand.Bottom Line: I bought these gloves (via the internet) as I was looking for some good quality protection and I liked the carbon-fiber knuckle protectors. Unfortunately when I got them I discovered they have no padding for the heel of the hand, which is a serious oversight in my opinion. After just three months of light use the rubber finger protectors started to peel off. They are just glued on to the fabric and come off very easily. Additionally, I wore a hole in the thumb and the fabric on the palms is also wearing very thin. These gloves are really poor quality and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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James Petkau
a Downhiller
from KelownaDate Reviewed: July 27, 2007
Strengths: comfortable fit
Weaknesses: thin material
weak stichetBottom Line: don't buy these. mine fell apart 2 months after getting them, and just from normal use, not from falling on them. the palms are worn through and the seams are coming apart. they look nice and the carbon is a good feature, but they aren't worth what they cost.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: trade show
Similar Products Used: all sorts of gloves
Bike Setup: doesn't matter
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Bryan
a Downhiller
from Mount Shatsta, Ca.Date Reviewed: June 9, 2007
Strengths: really tough and the carbon fiber is awesome.Weaknesses: the palm leather could be a little thickerBottom Line: Real nice gloves i use them 4-5 times a week in the season and they have held up real nice. I'm quite happy
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$32.00
Purchased At: beyond bikes
Similar Products Used: 661
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Brandon
a Downhiller
from Iowa CityDate Reviewed: April 10, 2007
Strengths: looks cool, protectionWeaknesses: NEEDS double stitching everywhere, thicker material.Bottom Line: 661 is a great company, but these gloves suck. After only three sessions, the crotch in the thumbs of both gloves came unstitched and I had some nice blisters going on my knuckles from the CF. These gloves need double stitching and need to go back to a split knuckle design.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$42.00
Purchased At: jensonusa.com
Similar Products Used: other 661 gloves
Bike Setup: '03 P2, Man. Stance, SUN S & D track, SHIMANO, Holly Rollers.
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Steve
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from Los Angeles, CADate Reviewed: February 28, 2007
Strengths: Look kinda coolWeaknesses: Looks can be deceiving
- Friend's "carbon" knuckle broke in half playing around with them
- Stitching was starting to come undone by third ride
- Tore holes in the thin palm area after a small wreckBottom Line: Bought these after my Fox Sidewinders died. They looked pretty tough, so my friend and I thought we'd give them a try. For me, I found that the "carbon" knuckles would dig into my knuckles if I flexed my hand a certain way. My friend managed to break his "carbon" knuckles in half messing around with them. We're not certain if the knuckles are actually made of carbon fiber. In any case the knuckles don't take well to mild bending.
After a couple rides, I found that the stitching on mine were coming undone. Overall, the glove had a very poor quality feel to them. I ended up tearing the palms on both gloves after a small crash.
Frankly, I've been disappointed in the quality of a lot of mountain bike gloves in general, including my old Foxes. My old '94-95 Specialized S-Works gloves were much better constructed. I think I'm going to go with Mechanix for my next pair of gloves.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Lotsa other gloves
Bike Setup: Turner RFX
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chris
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from canberraDate Reviewed: February 27, 2007
Strengths: looks cool, good carbon fibre, named after cedric gracia,Weaknesses: incredibly thin palms, wore through them pretty dang quickly. The stitching between the thumb and first finger has a gaping hole, this is a budget product. Dont get drawn in by the carbon fibre, these babys have single stitching and thats crap on a performance product.Bottom Line: dont get em. A budget product with an expensive price tag. The carbon fibre is good, but the stitching and overall quality is pretty poor.
Favorite Trail: stromlo
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: fox unabomber, eh, not too bad
Bike Setup: norco rampage with an e-13 sts
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Greg
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from CTDate Reviewed: February 21, 2007
Strengths: Carbon fiber knuckles
Very cool look.
661 customer service - replaced my damaged 06's for 07'sWeaknesses: Runs small
06 Version:
Not enough padding near knuckle area - gave blisters
Leather very thin on palm - wears threw easyBottom Line: These gloves run small. I usually wear larges, but I had to go with an XL.
The 2006s were crap. Luckily the customer service dept rules and sent me the 2007 version after the palms wore threw only after a couple months of riding.
The 2007 look much better. The knuckles have more padding and the palm area has more material.
I'd skip on the 06s. The 07s feel very nice on the hands.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: Blueskycycling
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Joe cool
a Weekend Warrior
from warrensburg,mo Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006
Strengths: carbon fiber knuckles and everything else.Weaknesses: nothing really. except when my friends dog tried to chew them up. but they are still good.Bottom Line: These gloves are awesone. I ride my dirt bike with them and everywhere else. Dont listen to the retards that say they suck.
Favorite Trail: cave hollow
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: freeride
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: 05 hardrock and 07 DK general lee
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john
a Weekend Warrior
from bucks county,paDate Reviewed: August 11, 2006
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: cheap material,poor stitching,no padded palm,look gay and cheap.Bottom Line: the gloves suck!I would not give 661 the satisfaction of wiping my ass with them! I used them 2x and on the second ride I noticed the material around the thumb was ripping seperating,tearing(or whatever)and the palm started wearing on the first ride. do not buy these gloves the carbon knuckles look cool and thats about it :( suck my nut 661
Favorite Trail: ones with dirt
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: blueskycycling.com
Similar Products Used: fox,axo
Bike Setup: yes,please
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tonto ly
a Downhiller
from OCDate Reviewed: August 7, 2006
Strengths: Looks mean, confidence booster....for me at least, carbon knucles, somewhat comfortable, white camoWeaknesses: stitching on the sides is weakBottom Line: i would highly recomend thuse gloves to everyone if they buy it for less than the msrp 45 bucks
Favorite Trail: everything flowy with some technicalities
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: blueskycycling.com
Similar Products Used: fox static, multiple 661s
Bike Setup: white bullit
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Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Hopewell, NJ, USADate Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Strengths: -Carbon knuckles
-Good feel of shifters/brakesWeaknesses: -Closure tabs are falling off
-Rubber grips on finger tips peeled off after a month
-I wore 2 holes in the outside of the left palm and 1 hole in the right palmBottom Line: I liked these gloves a lot for the first couple of months I had them, but a couple of days ago I noticed that I had worn 2 holes in the left palm, and 1 in the right, and I haven't even crashed with these gloves. They would be great gloves for someone who could spend 30 bucks on a new pair of gloves every 2 months, but who really can do that? No more 661 gloves for me.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: 661
Similar Products Used: Cheap Fox gloves, Cheap AXO gloves, Specialized Body Geometry
Bike Setup: 2006 Rocky Mountain Slayer 30, Race Face Evolve XC bars, ODI Ruffian lock ons
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