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Submitted by
Chad Meehling
a Weekend Warrior
from Acworth, Georgia
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything longer than 1 mile | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Hold up very well, for my anyways. Just the right feel. No real padding to get in the way. | | Weaknesses: | Palm showing some wear. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Incline gloves, multiple half fingers | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar Pro | | Bottom Line: | I really like these gloves. I've had them for years, and they are still as good as day one. The palm is starting to show wear, but are still holding up well. Thick enough to give protection, but not so thick as to be hot. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john starrett
a Racer
from fort walton beach, fl.
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | pensacola UWF | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Hmmm, comfortable and light till they rip like a wet paper bag! 661 makes great stuff, maybe I got a defect. | | Weaknesses: | Well I only used this glove for two rides, I was at a bike demo and on the 2nd ride I went for a fall the gloves took a little bit of it and left my hands sliced wide open, Brand new and on the first day out of the package ripped just like that, Plus the stitching on the thumb knuckle ripped when I pulled them of of my bloody hands. | | Similar Products Used: | 661 comp gloves, Fox decent gloves, Troy Lee Designes | | Bike Setup: | 08 Haro Escape, Sram x9 line with crank bros plats, chris king head set. All else stock. | | Bottom Line: | Crap | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
loretta raymond
a Weekend Warrior
from santa ana, ca. polk
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | calebs | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Great gloves. These are my first pair of gloves and I love them. Crashed a few times pretty hard, they're still holding up well!
I rode a long time without gloves, and just wanted something to ease up on my hands a little. No cushion, just a little protection. These gloves are perfect.
Not cold weather gloves, but you want something that you put on and forget about? This is them! Closest thing to skin. But better! | | Bottom Line: | i love everything caleb loves, really i promise i do. xxxxxoooo | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Caleb Janicich
a Cross Country Rider
from Beaverton, OR USA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tillamook! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Grippy fingertips, durable. Thin and light! Everything you need, nothing you don't. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 08' Hi-Fi Pro 29er | | Bottom Line: | Great gloves. These are my first pair of gloves and I love them. Crashed a few times pretty hard, they're still holding up well!
I rode a long time without gloves, and just wanted something to ease up on my hands a little. No cushion, just a little protection. These gloves are perfect.
Not cold weather gloves, but you want something that you put on and forget about? This is them! Closest thing to skin. But better! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a
from Fremont
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Feel comfortable, lots of tacky grip on fingers, lightweight. | | Weaknesses: | The poorest made clothing item I have ever owned. Think of a glove shaped doily.
| | Similar Products Used: | Fox, Novara. | | Bottom Line: | They were shipped with a half inch rip in the seem. Boris at 661 service pretty much told me to piss off and contact the store I bought them from. I've worn them on two rides and guess what -the seem on the other glove has ripped. Looking at reviews of the RAJI glove, it seems I am not alone. Lesson learned: check mtbr before buying ANYTHING related to cycling. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Racer
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Ummm...comfortable I suppose | | Weaknesses: | One glove had a hole in it AS I WAS TAKING IT OUT OF THE BOX. Talk about bad. Does anyone look at these before sending them to PAYING customers???!!!!
Cheaply made, seams ripped within first couple rides | | Bottom Line: | Like many others, I read some great magazine reviews (who I now understand were probably given a box of free gloves) and thought I would give these a try. DO NOT waste your time. Sure they are relatively cheap, but the gloves will NOT last a season. Maybe a couple weeks. Too bad because they are comfortable and would be great if they weren't so poorly made. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a
from Modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | I just got these one week ago. I read the great reviews and wanted to love them. I like the fitted cuff and thin, cool material all around. But, after 4 rides the gloves ripped between the thumb and index finger. The palm also looks pretty worn. I bought an XL, but the thumb length was still too short. I'll send them to 661, but fear that a replacement probably won't work out in the long run. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hilty
a Weekend Warrior
from Va/Wv usa
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything low on the cranks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$36.00 | | Purchased At: | 661.com | | Strengths: | looks cool, tight fit, but feel nice when you where them, nice and cool | | Weaknesses: | FALLS APART, like two rides (might be cause my size was to small for my hand) | | Similar Products Used: | bell... 7 years on and off | | Bike Setup: | AM | | Bottom Line: | ehhh dont waste your time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon Chan
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra, ACT, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bobsled (Sparrow Hill) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Strengths: | Light weight, breathable, good connection with grips | | Weaknesses: | faster wearing than heavy thick DH/FR style gloves | | Similar Products Used: | 661 Comp, | | Bike Setup: | Giant Trance 2 2006 w/ RS Revelation 426. | | Bottom Line: | These are very nice light gloves. Although single stitched, I have had them for 6 months without any issue. The palm area is wearing fairly fast (pilling etc), however they still look reliable for at least another 6 months or the next big crash.
I love these gloves- the light mesh backing and zero padding give the feel as if I'm actually not wearing gloves. I use them to train on the road, in the pine trees both racing XC and social rides. They've seen a lot of use and are holding up extremely well for a minimalist glove. They're great on the warmer days. What I really love is being able to feel the bars. Great gloves- just be wary that they're for XC riders or riders that don't crash often (like Lopes) and if you do take a big stack, you're up for a new pair. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | ventilation,grip when new | | Weaknesses: | wears out VERY fast ,to thin =crap | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized,sette,fox,schwinn & many various others... | | Bike Setup: | tubing ,2 wheels ,a bar to steer with & various thing-a-majigs to make it function. oh yeah & a seat... | | Bottom Line: | CRAP!
I wore these gloves for like 2 weeks 50% pavement ,50% trail & they were actually worn out in the first week but i extended use of product.
in the $20.00 minamalist glove bracket Fox Inclines are a FAR sight better & WAAY longer useful lifespan.
the Raji's are a TOTAL waste of money.
It would be safe to say that barehanded would be better than Raji's around first week of use... :(
not bad of a fit for me ,pretty good gloves for 1st week
or so.Cannot afford $20 a week for gloves though.
I give "Value Rating" @ -5 turds
Death to Raji! Burn baby burn!......... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George
a
from All up and down the East Coast
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Trumbull, CT | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good fit and comfortable, like the tacky finger pads for grabbing the brake levers and sweat wipe pads above the thumbs. | | Weaknesses: | Thoughtful design and poor construction, within 10 rides the seems were coming apart and the chamois style palms were shredded. | | Similar Products Used: | There's a bunch of crappy gloves out there. | | Bike Setup: | '01 Stumpy with pretty much every component upgraded. I think the stem and seatpost might be original. And I'll probably swap them out soon. Unless I upgrade to an S-works Epic frame ... but enough about me. | | Bottom Line: | Good design but at the end of the day, this glove bites. I don't even think I ride that hard. Whatever, just don't waste your money like I did. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Testor McGillicudy
a Cross Country Rider
from Great White North
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint | | Strengths: | Relatively inexpensive, nice looking, excellent magazine reviews, thin padding | | Weaknesses: | Thumb too short, very thin in the fingers, gave me blisters | | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace Louis Garneau | | Bike Setup: | Titus Switchblade | | Bottom Line: | VERY disappointed with these gloves. Wore them once for a three hour ride in Sedona. First impression - the thumbs were too short!!! My hands are normal in every way, I've NEVER had a glove fit so poorly. Very wierd feeling.
By the end of the ride the right index finger had torn through, and when I took the gloves off my right palm had blistered and bled and my left palm had blistered. Totally bizarre! I mailed 'em back to the manufacturer with my impressions and experience. Never heard a word back.
Do yourself a favor if you're buying online. Go with Troy Lee or Raceface. You'll be glad you did! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Professor
a Cross Country Rider
from NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, well ventilated, thin | | Weaknesses: | Falls apart after a few rides | | Similar Products Used: | Fox | | Bike Setup: | MTB- Ellsworth Truth custom built, Road- Specialized Allez | | Bottom Line: | The initial fit in the shop was terrific and the gloves held great promise. Having such thin gloves made the road and trail feel all that much more real.
Unfortunately after one 1.5hr Hard MTB ride and two saturday morning 3hr Road rides my fingers pierces the mesh at the tips. This was soon followed by all the rubber 'grips' falling off the glove and the synthetic 'leather' giving way to a miriad of holes!
Dismayed I stopped wearing them and got a pair of Fox incline gloves. With a year's similar use they are in exceptional condition.
If you want something that lasts I recommend not to buy these gloves | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan R.
a
from Long Island, New York
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt Ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Junkie : ) | | Strengths: | Great Ventalation, Excellent Feel on the bars, Great fit, Strong for such a thin glove, Grip pods work excellent, Sweat wipe on the thumb of each glove, Super Easy to wash! Very cheap glove when compared to other offerings! | | Weaknesses: | For XC riding they are great, I wouldn't try anything else! Downhillers and Freeriders look to another glove. Too thin and too little armor for that. Yes, I freeride too! | | Similar Products Used: | Troy Lee, Fox Racing, Oakley, Specialized, and other 661's | | Bike Setup: | This is for gloves not for my bike?!? It's a Specialized Stumpjumper with many upgrades, she's perfect now! | | Bottom Line: | I've tried allot of differnet gloves for XC riding but I still love these the best. I've had on pair of these for close to a year now and they are still kickin! Other gloves I have had have shredded but these still live on! Nice constuction from 661 and used correctly thes are great! They are light weight, have no velcro tabs to wear out, No neoprene to get heated or wet from sweating. Thin enough to do adjustments on your bike on the trail. Comfortable enough to ride all day long with them. If your looking for a no frills glove, with no padding and great bar feel, that are easy to care for and wash, that lasts for a long time get these and never look back! Great job with the Raji Gloves 661 i'll be using these for a long time! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete Hall
a Racer
from Ann Arbor Mi
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | No padding, tactile palm, great venitlation, easy on easy off, wear resitant, no velco or anything to get in the way, good looking | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized gloves | | Bottom Line: | These are a great pair of gloves for any xc rider. Simple gloves with little to go wrong with them. They have stood up to a year of abuse well with no significant wear or the like the palm or otherwise. They have great tactile feeling, the palm is only like .5 mm thick but wear resitant as i said earlier. As well they have no padding which is nice because it doest get in the way. Any way, a great pair of simple gloves. Good for cx or cooler road rides too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Kilgore
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Similar Products Used: | Gloves by specialized, pearl izumi, blah blah | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Giant NRS2 and 2004 Enduro Expert. | | Bottom Line: | I just wanted to give a BIG thumbs up for these gloves. I have had so many gloves that aren't worth wearing but these have been comfortable, they fit well, and they look good (at least they used to). I usually throw away gloves long before I have with these. I am looking for another pair. I hope they don't quit making these gloves. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek Unger
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, TX USA
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Maryland Watershed | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | Oshmans | | Strengths: | Minimal padding on the palms. Good ventilation which is a must in Houston. | | Weaknesses: | Fit is on the small size. | | Similar Products Used: | PI outer limits gloves and what ever model replaced them. Specialized BG Team XC glove | | Bike Setup: | 1992 Bridgestone MB-2 with many upgrades
2004 Specialized Epic stock with Avid 7s | | Bottom Line: | Great glove for those who like no padding in their gloves. They have great feel and grip even in mud and grime.
I am glad I tried them on in the store and did not buy them sight unseen. I usually wear a medium glove, and I had to get larges of these. The finger length was OK on the mediums, but the thumb was WAY short. Once you know how they fit it is not a problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Not Salmon Falls | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Rest Stop | | Strengths: | Lightwieght, tactile fingers and palm, no velcro and snug fit. Since I prefer a glove with minimal padding, these rock. | | Weaknesses: | After about six months of CX and MTN riding they started to come undone at the seam near the wrist pulltab. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Mojave, Voler Team glove and Pearl Pittards (for more padding) and Pearl White Line (for even MORE padding). | | Bike Setup: | Specialized EPIC Marathon with 2003 parts spec. | | Bottom Line: | When the shop owner comped me these gloves I was gassed since they have ALL of the things I love in a cycling glove -- see strengths above -- and I got them for free!! Happy camper was I. Now after 6 months they are beginning to show their fragile nature. Just last week the seam at the bottom of the right glove tore while putting it on. A major bummer but I might try and repair them. Still not a great thing but they are still one of my most favorite pair of riding gloves. If you adore minimalist padding than I would suggest these gloves. If, however, you desire more than just a single ply of cloth betwixt you and the bar, look somewhere else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Lexington, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tsali's trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light, breathable, thin, great feel. | | Weaknesses: | Shows wear quickly. Fingertip grip pads fall off easily. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300, Avid discs, Alexrims TD17 wheelset, WTB Mutanoraptor tires. | | Bottom Line: | Great gloves even tho they do get "ugly" after a short while... they still function. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Manny
a
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Easy-on, easy-off!
Breathable.
Good grip.
No "moving parts" to mess with. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these babies when they were still put out by AXO.
I've got no complaints. They are lightweight, for minimalists who want a glove on their hands. Wash 'em in the washer, then drip dry, and everything is back to normal. I'm suprised that they are so durable! My '02 Troy Lee S.E. gloves -I totally dig 'em- are all torn at the seams of the fingertips!
I'm not up to speed on how well 661 (SixSixOne) constructs them, now, but it's any indication of quality product that AXO used to build, then it's a winner!
If you want a simple, lightweight, 'no frills' glove, that won't let you down in a pinch, then these gloves are for you! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Karl
a Cross Country Rider
from huntington,n.y. suffolk
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | My neighberhood | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | adrenaline | | Strengths: | comfort, senstive to feel [grips], warm,fit, and quality | | Weaknesses: | no real weekness there just all around good gloves | | Similar Products Used: | shock tek,cannaondale gloves and other failures | | Bike Setup: | 02 gary fisher sugar 1 team xtr mavic easton fox hutch tires and hayes disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | I like nothing but the best quality, style and of course the price but if it means comfort buy these gloves. six six one good product.I give it all the peppers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Racer
from Greendale, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportmart | | Strengths: | Very Breathable. Plenty of grip on the palms and fingers. | | Weaknesses: | None as of yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek fingerless gloves. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Trek 8000. Stock | | Bottom Line: | Excellant glove for warm weather riding. Very breathable back and good grip on both palms and fingers. The only draw back would be if you needed padding in the palms because there is none.Great for racing because they allow you to feel the trail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve California
a Weekend Warrior
from MD
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Light, thin palm provides good feel. Tactile palm and finger pads provide excellent grip especially on brake levers and quickfire shifters. | | Weaknesses: | It's strengths provide it's weakness. Thin and easily torn. | | Similar Products Used: | Leather/knit half gloves | | Bottom Line: | Great glove for XC or trail riding. Provides a great feel and secure grip. No protection on the back for more aggressive riding, look elsewhere. Used a pair for one season and they held up pretty well except...I used my teeth to take them off at the finger tips and tore the top of the index finger at the seam - still usable though. Overall, I'll replace my 2003 pair with a 2004 pair. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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