Submitted by
SHALAKO
a Weekend Warrior
from Carlsbad,CA Date Reviewed: November 5, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Slickrock
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Seem to be strong Ive wrecked with them a few times and there not even close to ripping,
Weaknesses:
none so far
Bottom Line:
To me these gloves have been worth the money and I would consider buying another pair.
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Submitted by
azi
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia Date Reviewed: September 24, 2009
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Strong & comfortable
Weaknesses:
Pricey
Similar Products Used:
Tuff gloves
Bottom Line:
I've raced enduro and sprint XC wearing these. No problems at all. They have survived several crashes. A bit pricey at $45-50 Australian, but I'd buy them again if needed.
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Submitted by
yew
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide, Australia Date Reviewed: June 4, 2008
Favorite Trail:
anything around belair
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
internet and bike sh
Strengths:
look good
Weaknesses:
everything else! the build quality is terrible. relatively expensive.
Similar Products Used:
fox, specialized BG's
Bike Setup:
Raceline Expert
Bottom Line:
The make of these gloves are terrible!!! I've ordered 3 pairs so far, and they've all been crud!
The first pair which i tried first was a large, fit fine, ordered some in and they were WAY too big, not the same as the ones i tried in the shop.
So then i ordered some mediums, and the fingers were all twisted and the wrong lengths. tried on pretty much every other pair in shop and they all had the same problem!
Ordered in a fresh pair hoping the last ones were a bad batch. same problem, twisted fingers and HOLE in the side of the glove!
I bought these thinking they had a good reputation, ive tried on nothing but ill fitting gloves so far from TROY LEE :(
off to but some fox...
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Submitted by
WG
a Weekend Warrior
from East Bay, CA Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Rockville
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
PricePoint
Strengths:
Fit, construction seems fine, good ventilation, good feel while on bike.
Weaknesses:
Rubber name on knuckles peeling, padding? I know its not in its design so blame my desk jockey hands for calluses from day long rides. Sweat wipe should be bigger.
Similar Products Used:
Fox, Custom LeatherCraft contractor gloves from Home Depot (seriously, try 'em) very similar if not better built than riding gloves
Bike Setup:
FS squishy. Use ODI Rouge lockons
Bottom Line:
Good glove. $20 would be a good price. Nothing great but nothing really bad either
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Submitted by
DonutKing
a Cross Country Rider
from NorCal Date Reviewed: November 30, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Rockville
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Sierra Trading Post
Strengths:
comfort, durability, temperature moderation, hand protection, killer looks
Weaknesses:
Rubber accents, no sweat pad
Similar Products Used:
Pearl Izumi
Bike Setup:
Trek Fuel 90
Bottom Line:
- Comfort is great - just the right amount of padding without adding too much bulk. I rarely have to remove them to do things involving small-motor movements like unscrewing a valve stem cover or doing trailside repairs with small tools - Fit is wonderful - snug, but not too tight - Even though it's a full-finger glove, it's not too hot in summer. Decent wind and cold protection for mild NorCal winters - Durability is fantastic - all the important parts including stitching, palm padding, velcro fasteners, etc. are holding up great after taking a pounding (this does not the rubber doohickies on the backs that are for appearance - these started falling off after only a few uses, but who cares). I've had several wrecks involving hands-first landings on rocks and hardpack, and these gloves have come through unscathed. The rubberized accents on fingertips that are probably to help grip are pulling off, but I don't notice a lack of grip with them gone. - These wash well without the padding getting hard or cracking - I usually just soak them in water after each sweaty ride and wring them out - no fuss, no stink! - These gloves just look cool! (my gloves look better than the ones pictured above - I think mine are a newer style)
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Submitted by
Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Mendham, NJ Date Reviewed: July 5, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
Looks
Weaknesses:
Quality
Similar Products Used:
Fox gloves
Bike Setup:
Doesnt matter
Bottom Line:
These gloves suck. Got em through Price Point, thought I'd save some coin. Gloves just suck. They literally came apart after 1 ride. The seams on the fingers started to split open. Terrible product. Would not recommend these. Even before they started to split open they just didnt feel as comfortable as Fox gloves. Old saying, "pay cheap, get cheap" well, that fits it. Nuff' said.
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Submitted by
Rod C.
a Racer
from Locust Valley, NY Date Reviewed: November 8, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Mykes Monster at Blue Mt.
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At:
Troy Lee website
Strengths:
Great fit, comfy, hold up extreamly well.
Weaknesses:
Zero, zip, none!
Similar Products Used:
specialized
Bike Setup:
with a female bike. If they get along, maybe lots of little bikes.
Bottom Line:
Very durable and comfortable gloves. I'm on my second pair after wearing the first for three years with little wear and tear.
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Submitted by
Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from North America Date Reviewed: November 12, 2004
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
jensonusa.com
Strengths:
Price, comfort, style, color selection.
Weaknesses:
Sweat pad on thumb area.
Similar Products Used:
Pearl Izumi Gel-lite
Bottom Line:
I recently purchased the '05 version of this glove. I have a pair I got back in '00 that are still going strong as well. This glove is made well, simple, affordable, and just plain works. They protect your hands and are comfortable to wear all day long even in warmer temps. My only real complaint (and it's a small one) is that the sweat pad on the top of the thumb section has shrunk in size compared to the older model gloves.
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Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from TAssi Date Reviewed: August 18, 2003
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
Local Bike Shop
Strengths:
Cheep, Great colours(red), comfort is amazing, Stops jaring of wrists, sweat pad, breathable, i had a pair of these last for four years before throwing them out, Tough
Weaknesses:
lycra side tears easy.
Similar Products Used:
Nothing and i wont ever change
Bike Setup:
Specialised Hardrock Modded up
Bottom Line:
Overall they are shi* hot and i wouldn't buy anything else. They are comfortable and breathable and everything else that makes a good glove a good glove. They are the best. five little hot biatches
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Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan Date Reviewed: June 19, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Pontiac Lake
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Jenson
Strengths:
Fit, comfort, looks.
Bottom Line:
I bought these cause half-fingered gloves make my hands numb. These have worked great so far - even on hot days. My only complaint is that there is a seam coming loose on the side. This isn't due to abuse or a crash, so I am a little disappointed.
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Submitted by
Wayne
a Downhiller
from Nottingham Date Reviewed: March 12, 2003
Favorite Trail:
sssh, it's my little special trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
freewheel, nottingham
Strengths:
Great fit(I have large hands and find some gloves too tight), Keep my hands cool, not to padded and black looks great
Weaknesses:
Rubber brake dots peel off, Bunch up a bit when jumping
Similar Products Used:
Fox Sidewinders, Fox Solos, Answer Edge and many cheap pairs of track mitts
Bike Setup:
Azonic Double walls and ODi lock ons(Dual Bike) and Titec Hellbent Xc and Titec Pork Rinds(XC Bike)
Bottom Line:
Great gloves, has taken so much abuse and still look great.
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Submitted by
Albear
a Cross Country Rider
from London Date Reviewed: July 31, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Strengths:
comfortable, long lasting, nice design
Weaknesses:
fabric wears away
Bottom Line:
Mr. Bungle, obviously speaking from the amount of experience he has had wearing these gloves, is as far wrong as an Austalian can get *common wealth swimming trials* so trust all the other reviews on here, these gloves are worth the price if your hands are in need of some friendly love.
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Submitted by
Booboo
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin Date Reviewed: April 21, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At:
Jenson USA
Strengths:
Inexpensive (on sale)... Nice fit... Good quality... Good materials...
Weaknesses:
What is this stuff on the back of the glove?...
Similar Products Used:
Old TL Racers... my skin
Bike Setup:
stuff n stuff
Bottom Line:
Like my old Troy Lee 'racer gloves' (or whatever they're called), these fit nicely right off the bat. The old gloves had this lycra stuff that stretched around the middle part of the finger that made the glove fit like skin. These gloves dispense with the lycra and use what feels like a tougher material but is still made in the same pattern for good fit.
The back side of the glove is made of tough, umm, fabric and the palm has the leather-like stuff that keeps it together even when sliding into the nearest slick rock. Still like new.
I managed to put a hole in the index finger of one glove but it hasn't grown and I think it was there as a result of me touching something sharp so can't really blame the quality. The fabris used on the back of the glove near the wrist is kinda goofy in my opinion. It's supposed to vent, but reminds me of dishwashing sponges. I don't know if the stuff will last since I crash palm side down ususally, but I guess I'll find out eventually.
Once again, a good pair of gloves for a good price. BTW, Jenson has these on closeout for $19! Whoa.
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Submitted by
KT
a Cross Country Rider
from NY Date Reviewed: April 18, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Strengths:
Durable glove, breathe well
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Fox
Bottom Line:
First switch to full finger and I'm lovin these things. Breathe incredibly well but also work work down to the lower temps. Good fabric and stitching. These should last a while. Best for people who like less padding.
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago Date Reviewed: January 30, 2002
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At:
Jenson
Strengths:
Really- fits like a glove. The best fit ever for me. Feels like a leather fit but vents like a mesh. Just enough padding w/o being mushy.
Weaknesses:
Hard to find my size anymore
Similar Products Used:
Axo, Specialized
Bike Setup:
ODI grips
Bottom Line:
The best fitting, feeling gloves I have ever owned! They last and last and last, even after several nasty endos. They never unthread, never harden, never change size. There are no tabs or edges that stick out.
If anyone knows where I can buy them in small, please drop me a line.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, NY, USA Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001
Favorite Trail:
none in particular
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
somewhere online
Strengths:
Fit, keep hands cool, pretty strong for a lightweight glove, good size area to wipe sweat or whatever
Weaknesses:
Not quite enough padding in palm, velcro closure
Similar Products Used:
AXO Descend, Fox
Bike Setup:
OURY grips, Azonic riser (like the rest matters?)
Bottom Line:
I've used these gloves for over a year now and I'm quite happy with them. They don't offer the same protection around the front and knuckles like a typical Fox glove, but the nylon weave there is strong and durable. Not much padding around the palms either, so it helps to have the right grips. Recently, the stitching around some fingertips has come loose, but nothing disastrous, and the velcro doesn't stick as well as it used to. These are by no means winter riding gloves, but you won't freeze your hands off either (just keep pedalling and there's no worries anyway). Get a pair of Foxes for better protection if your bars are tight around trees or if you downhill. Otherwise these are comfortable and ideal for XC riding.
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Submitted by
Catfish
a Cross Country Rider
from Ventura, CA Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
Some online shop
Strengths:
Comfortable, lightweight (good Summer gloves), perfect amount of padding.
Weaknesses:
Didn't last too long, but I abuse gloves.
Similar Products Used:
Fox, Trek, Specialized, Nashbar, Azonic, Answer, lots of others
Bottom Line:
I really liked the gloves, but they only lasted about 6 weeks (about 250 miles) before the seams in the fingers started pulling out. I'll add that one week of that was at Mammoth so I'll agree that these aren't downhill gloves, I suspect that the 100 miles of downhill was probably what did them in. Also, I go through a couple pairs of gloves a season, so I guess I'm hard on them. Trail maintenance probably isn't in the spec, either.
I will buy another pair when I find them on sale and see how they last; they are very nice gloves, in my opinion. Extremely comfortable. The padding is minimal, most of it near the heal of the palm. The stitching in the palm adds a little grip. The uppers breath well, so probably aren't suited to colder weather (but it's a short-fingered glove anyway); my hands stay fairly cool in the Southern California Summer. The closure is one of those plastic tab - velcro things, but unlike others like it, this one doesn't dig into the back of your hand or fall off the glove, so it works well.
In short, these gloves are perfectly suited to XC riding. At $10 on sale they are quite affordable as well. I'm sure they will last much longer if they are used as designed: XC.
I am giving them high rating because they are nice gloves and a bargain if you find them on sale. A normal life-span for gloves with me is about 4 months, but I usually buy heavier gloves. I'll downgrade my rating if the next pair disintegrate (and I don't abuse them).
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Submitted by
Leonidas Raftopoulos
a Cross-Country Rider
from Athens Greece Date Reviewed: December 18, 1999
Favorite Trail:
still looking for
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Excellent fit and quality.
Weaknesses:
None
Bike Setup:
Y33, KONA Explosif
Bottom Line:
Light constraction and durable at the same time. I have advised friends to buy them and all of them now agree that these are the best pair of gloves for xc in the market. Bravo! T.L. Design.
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Submitted by
AJ
a Cross-Country Rider
from Sydney, Australia Date Reviewed: December 17, 1999
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Excellent ventilation, but with good protection at the same time. They fit great (like a glove). The padding is minimal but perfect for XC riding/racing. Good looking, good design, reasonable price, well constructed, top quality.
Weaknesses:
No weaknesses. These gloves are the best!
Similar Products Used:
Specialized full finger XC, Rocket Parts Rambler glove.
Bike Setup:
Specialized Stumpy Comp, M2 frame w/Judy XC.
Bottom Line:
Get these gloves now! And once you do, get more of them in different colours so you can match your mood! Perfect for XC racers and 'weekend warrirors'. I don't know what that idiot from Perth, Australia was on about. Must be something to do with being a downhiller, i.e. no brains: these are XC gloves, buddy! What a F-A-G!
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Submitted by
Jesse Barton
a Cross-Country Rider
from Parkersburg Date Reviewed: September 29, 1999
Favorite Trail:
mansion trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
look cool, fit good, not hot as other full finger gloves
Weaknesses:
none, they're pretty good
Bottom Line:
they are good gloves
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Submitted by
Wassa the warrior
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Australia Date Reviewed: August 8, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Janefield
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
They where cool in summer, good ventalation. Well made and survived a few crashes
Weaknesses:
Cold in winter
Similar Products Used:
Oneal Impact, Fox sidewinders
Bike Setup:
Avanti hardtail, sx-e manitous
Bottom Line:
Favourite pair of gloves till some bastard stole them. Good for xc racers
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Submitted by
Rabid Willy
a Racer
from SLC, UT Date Reviewed: April 14, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Wasatch Crest, UT & Cottonwood Canyon, NV
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Good protection without all that plastic crap on the back.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Pearls, AXO
Bike Setup:
K2w Grip Shift
Bottom Line:
Great golves! Rode my first race with these and loved them. Header into a cactus but no needles in the hand but a few in the glove. Also great protection with grip shift thumb. They were cool and they look good. Great glove, treat yourself to a pair and go riding, you'll love them.
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Submitted by
David
a racer
from Bend, Oregon USA Date Reviewed: March 8, 1999
Bottom Line:
These gloves are simply the best I have ever owned. They kick ass. Great construction, they're warm when it's cold outside, and cool when it's warm. Support Troy Lee and get some gloves and stickers from them. While you're at it get a shirt, they all kick ass.
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Submitted by
Doug Daniele
a cross-country rider
from rochelle park nj Date Reviewed: December 16, 1998
Bottom Line:
good for someone who doesn't like bulk protects all it should protect and thats it,good for a chilli road ride also.if your a ho-mo downhiller you won't like them,since you most likely fall alot.
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Submitted by
Mr Bungles
a downhiller
from Perth, Western Australia Date Reviewed: November 5, 1998
Bottom Line:
these gloves are G-A-Y, u have to be a try hard roady F-A-G to buy these gloves (plus they rated top and i wanted to bring them down)mail me if u have a prob
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Submitted by
maTT
a racer
from Minnesota Date Reviewed: October 31, 1998
Bottom Line:
The best golves I've ever owned. Fit is snug and very mobile. They aren't hot except on those days where you can cook an egg on the driveway, when all gloves and helmets become too hot. They are warm down to about 50 degrees F. I've had mine since April. i've race in them all year and train with them a bit and the padding is still in good shape and they have yet to develop holes. I'm going to buy a new pair for 99.
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Submitted by
Danny Aliperti
a cross-country rider
from Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil Date Reviewed: June 13, 1998
Bottom Line:
Excellent Fit and craftsmanship. Padding is right on. Not too hot on the Summer, ideal for Fall riding, in the Winter it wouldn't work, unless you live in Brazil or some warmer country where the temperature doesn't drop too much. Looks good, all colors are great. It's my top pick for a glove presently! Could have a darker color palm, so it doesn't look so dirty after the first ride or crash. With little struggle dirt washes off easily and the glove is looking like new again. Wouldn't change anything else.
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