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Napalm Downhill
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Submitted by
Mackenzie Lloyd
a Weekend Warrior
from Belleville Ontario CANADA
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | my own (no name) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | somewhere in Quebec | | Strengths: | They fit great. And were cheap when i bought them (50% off). i certainly wouldn't pay $60 for em. They look awesome and have great geometry. And enough padding in them. | | Weaknesses: | 3 months after i got them the fingers wore out! After the first couple of rides i noticed they were wearing. I thought i was just breaking them in, because these were my first pair of full fingered gloves. These gloves wore out way too quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | crumy XC gloves | | Bike Setup: | GT hardtail | | Bottom Line: | great gloves. For like, the two minutes after u bring them out of the store. GET FOX or @ least Louis Garneux. don't throw money down the drain, and don't be fooled how good these gloves are at first. Try to look for gloves that have rubber on the finger tips, like Qrank. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Biker -animal
a Downhiller
from scotland
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | fort bill(offbeat dh) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | long lasting , stopped me getting an electric shock ,well protected nice looking | | Weaknesses: | none that i can see (maybe they last to long) | | Similar Products Used: | fox sidewinders (virtually destroyed after one race)and lake booyah s (same as fox ) | | Bike Setup: | Marin b17 with manitous middleburns and hopes | | Bottom Line: | Bet 15 quid i ever spent when they wore out i couldnt get another opair so i spent 30 pounts of fox and they are almost destroyed (same has happened to my mates digits the fingers are coming through the tops and the plastic armour is falling off | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Strepthroat same
a Racer
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Racing | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | None to speak of | | Weaknesses: | The leather on the palms of these gloves are total junk.
Specialized cuts corners and trys to fool consumers with nice packaging.
| | Similar Products Used: | Fox Pawtector the best glove ever | | Bike Setup: | Specialized M4 hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Don't even bother get the fox's | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JD
a Cross-Country Rider
from Bremerton, Wa
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Green mtn/Beaver pond | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
stylish and cool on hot days, padded pretty good on back | | Weaknesses: |
CHEAP leather and poor construction | | Similar Products Used: |
fox pawtectors | | Bike Setup: |
2000 fsr bighit,marzo jr t/xt/xtr,97 fsr comp, rs judy lt/xt/xtr | | Bottom Line: | i bought these gloves as a replacement for my 7 year old fox paw tectors and after the first ride i knew i was in trouble. the leather is thin and cheap, stitching is coming apart and there is little to no padding on the palm. as soon as they finally wear thru i'll replace them with a new set of pawtectors or troy lee's. dont waste your money. humm maybe this is why they are no longer made. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Carson,Ca
Date Reviewed: November 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Will Rogers Backbone | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
They look good and were nice for the first few rides. | | Weaknesses: |
My fingers tips came through the tips of the gloves. I never even had a chance to fall and see if these glove would actually offer me any prtection. The leather is a very cheap grade. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. | | Similar Products Used: |
Now I have Fox gloves and they are great. I have fallen with these gloves several times and they still show no sign of aging. | | Bike Setup: |
97 Specialized Ground Control FSR. Sun Rhyno lite with Hayes Disc 5 Z.1 Bam Love it. | | Bottom Line: | Do not buy these gloves | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Moho
a Cross-Country Rider
from Halifax
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
wrandees! | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
they look good.
the snot/sweat pad works good.
comfortable. | | Weaknesses: |
the leather (light colored leather on palm) is crap, and has no durability. | | Bike Setup: |
Steel Kona
Z2, carbon riser, .... | | Bottom Line: | These would be good gloves if the leather had any durablilty. After a few months, the leather on the palm started coming apart. It was not caused from abuse or overuse, but the leather has no strength.I sewed some leather on top of the worn areas, but its not a solution.If you look at the leather, with a bright light behind the leather, you can see where the leather is weakest, and will split later.I paid far too much for these gloves - for them to be falling apart on me like this. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tony
a Weekend Warrior
from surrey
Date Reviewed: July 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
good looks, comfortable
good value, strong and tough yet flexable palm, full finger protection, velcro fastening, and mesh thumb to wipe away sweat and snot | | Weaknesses: |
no nuckle protection
get very smaell, have to be washed often | | Bike Setup: |
rockhopper FS , RST 381 r , lx and stx-rc dia-compe brakes | | Bottom Line: | good for all types of cycling and good value. However no nuckle protection but price makes up for it. Frequent washing causes mesh to become worn
Worth the money and an alround good glove. | | Overall Rating: |
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