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Submitted by
Leland
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington, DC, USA
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Trail? What's a trail? Oh, THOSE... | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Ventilation, protection | | Weaknesses: | Made my hands numb within half an hour | | Similar Products Used: | some old Schwinn gloves that needed retirement | | Bike Setup: | '06 Cannondale Bad Boy, OEM grips | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to like these, but on my first ride with them (this morning, in fact), I was periodically shaking out my hands to regain some feeling. It was bad enough that I couldn't feel my thumb against the shift lever.
The BG outboard pad, which supposedly helps keep pressure away from the nerve underneath, has the opposite effect, IMO. It doesn't make sense to put a lump underneath the part of my hand that should receive less pressure; I really don't understand why so many gloves are built this way. Instead, make a system of padding that supports my hand elsewhere. Maybe I should wrap my handlebars in Silly Putty and see what shape results.
Get these if you sweat; don't expect these (or very many other gloves) to help on long rides. One ride, and I'm very disappointed. I wish I could have demoed them first. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hilary
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | currently. . . Walnut Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Comfort, fit, ventilation, looks, DURABILITY! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Axo Descend, Fox gloves, Specialized BLOB, others | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Stumpy, XT/XTR, X-Fly 80. | | Bottom Line: | I tell ya, I've been wearing these things for about 2500 miles, and washing and machine drying them regularly and they still look great. I've had lots of pairs of gloves that just wear right through in a third of that time. They'll probably keep going for another year or two. They fit well enough that they never leave lines on my hands like other gloves do--while still fitting snugly. They are also very well ventilated. Very solid product. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aaron lafferty
a Weekend Warrior
from columbus, oh
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Source | | Strengths: | Well made, well ventilated, nicely cushioning gloves with foam and gel padding... keeps my hands from hurting or going numb | | Weaknesses: | thumb seam is exceptionally stiff at first and can actually cause hand pain in the beginning. | | Similar Products Used: | I tried nearly all the other specialized gloves. | | Bottom Line: | Good gloves, good price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clayton Dyer
a Weekend Warrior
from Mesa
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Last part of Mnt Elden | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Absolute Bike | | Strengths: | Comfy and help keep down annoying numbness in hands. hands do get numb a little still but its not as bad and its not through out your whole hand | | Weaknesses: | doesn't keep numbness away quite as well as i expected | | Bike Setup: | stock GT i-Drive 3.0 | | Bottom Line: | good gloves comfy didnt get to scratched up on endos
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