Submitted by
ridet1t1
a Cross Country Rider
from Breckenridge, CO Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$29.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
fashion over function
Weaknesses:
durability, fit
Similar Products Used:
fox gloves
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
Kurt Koontz
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise Date Reviewed: April 16, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Fisher Creek
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Sierra Trading Post
Strengths:
My hands did not sweat on a warm day.
Weaknesses:
Kevlar to protect the finger joints is pathetic.
Similar Products Used:
Rockgardn Carbon
Bike Setup:
Gary Fisher Super Caliber 29'er
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.
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Submitted by
Jon
a Downhiller
from Blandford, UK Date Reviewed: December 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
UK Bike Park
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Leisure Lakes
Strengths:
Look nice.
Weaknesses:
Expensive. Rubbish stitching. Bad Fit. Rubber peeled off. Thin material.
Similar Products Used:
Endura gloves.
Bike Setup:
'05 Bullit.
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.
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Submitted by
Rob
a
from Japan Date Reviewed: December 2, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Knuckle protectors
Weaknesses:
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.
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Submitted by
James Petkau
a Downhiller
from Kelowna Date Reviewed: July 27, 2007
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
trade show
Strengths:
comfortable fit
Weaknesses:
thin material weak stichet
Similar Products Used:
all sorts of gloves
Bike Setup:
doesn't matter
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from Mount Shatsta, Ca. Date Reviewed: June 9, 2007
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$32.00
Purchased At:
beyond bikes
Strengths:
really tough and the carbon fiber is awesome.
Weaknesses:
the palm leather could be a little thicker
Similar Products Used:
661
Bottom 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
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Submitted by
Brandon
a Downhiller
from Iowa City Date Reviewed: April 10, 2007
'03 P2, Man. Stance, SUN S & D track, SHIMANO, Holly Rollers.
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.
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Submitted by
Steve
a
from Los Angeles, CA Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Look kinda cool
Weaknesses:
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 wreck
Similar Products Used:
Lotsa other gloves
Bike Setup:
Turner RFX
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
chris
a
from canberra Date Reviewed: February 27, 2007
Favorite Trail:
stromlo
Duration Product Used:
3 months
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.
Similar Products Used:
fox unabomber, eh, not too bad
Bike Setup:
norco rampage with an e-13 sts
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.
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Submitted by
Greg
a
from CT Date Reviewed: February 21, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Blueskycycling
Strengths:
Carbon fiber knuckles Very cool look. 661 customer service - replaced my damaged 06's for 07's
Weaknesses:
Runs small 06 Version: Not enough padding near knuckle area - gave blisters Leather very thin on palm - wears threw easy
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
Joe cool
a Weekend Warrior
from warrensburg,mo Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006
Favorite Trail:
cave hollow
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
freeride
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.
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
05 hardrock and 07 DK general lee
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.
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Submitted by
john
a Weekend Warrior
from bucks county,pa Date Reviewed: August 11, 2006
Favorite Trail:
ones with dirt
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
blueskycycling.com
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
cheap material,poor stitching,no padded palm,look gay and cheap.
Similar Products Used:
fox,axo
Bike Setup:
yes,please
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
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Submitted by
tonto ly
a Downhiller
from OC Date Reviewed: August 7, 2006
Favorite Trail:
everything flowy with some technicalities
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At:
blueskycycling.com
Strengths:
Looks mean, confidence booster....for me at least, carbon knucles, somewhat comfortable, white camo
Weaknesses:
stitching on the sides is weak
Similar Products Used:
fox static, multiple 661s
Bike Setup:
white bullit
Bottom Line:
i would highly recomend thuse gloves to everyone if they buy it for less than the msrp 45 bucks
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Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Hopewell, NJ, USA Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
661
Strengths:
-Carbon knuckles -Good feel of shifters/brakes
Weaknesses:
-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 palm
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
Bottom 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.
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Submitted by
mishka
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006
Favorite Trail:
don river
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Strengths:
Good-looking gloves, nice carbon-fiber protection, fit nice and don't bunch up. Decent palm padding to save me from my rock-hard Yeti lock-ons
Weaknesses:
Velcro for wrist closure is right where you want to grab it to pull your second glove on - sticks to the side-of-finger material and shreds it. Three-way seam at base of left thumb began to unstitch after only three rides.
Similar Products Used:
No others yet, but will go with Rockgardns next time.
Bike Setup:
Kona Hoss, Odi Yeti lock-ons, Sram Attack shifters, Bonz levers, bar ends and bashguard.
Bottom Line:
Lots of flash (like Cedric himself) but don't come through for quality. And I haven't even turfed on them yet. Won't be buying these again.
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Submitted by
Jon
a Downhiller
from Bellingham, WA, USA Date Reviewed: June 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:
A-Line
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$50.00
Strengths:
They look good
Weaknesses:
Thumb tore out after first time riding, synthetic leather is very weak and easily torn.
Bike Setup:
Big Hit with a Super T
Bottom Line:
These gloves are definately not worth the money. They look like they are made to be riden hard (carbon nuckles) but they are easily destroyed. Do not buy these gloves
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Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Bozeman, MT Date Reviewed: June 9, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
doesnt bunch up between hand and grips
Weaknesses:
holes in thumb material after 3 rides, no wrecks no padding on outside of palm where you're most likely to hit when you wreck
Similar Products Used:
padded gloves of various sorts
Bottom Line:
good idea, poor quality.
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Submitted by
jeff
a Downhiller
from canada Date Reviewed: June 2, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
A&L cycle
Strengths:
sweet looks durable
Weaknesses:
the left one doesint fit right but im taking them back to get it fixed
Similar Products Used:
trek comp
Bike Setup:
trek session 77
Bottom Line:
sweet cloves i love them its fun to punch my friends wit them to
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Submitted by
Tim Dilingham
a Cross Country Rider
from Olathe Ks Date Reviewed: May 3, 2006
Favorite Trail:
miner park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$52.00
Purchased At:
bikeparts.com
Strengths:
killer looks carbon knuckles
Weaknesses:
not very durable tore a hole in one of the gloves first time out
Similar Products Used:
fox sidewinder, knuckebone
Bottom Line:
these gloves i think are better looking than they are durable I have had gloves that lasted for a couple of years and these got torn up the first time out I dont think I would buy them again. Didnt seem that the construction of the glove was very good. Maybe they will pay off if I need to protect myself in a fight in the woods haha
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