Winter glove recommendations? (Don't mention bar muffs)

[NorthWestern]

Size wise they are fairly snug across the palm, presumably due to the extra padding.  Finger wise they are generous, I also wear large and my usual gloves could do with a longer thumb but the freddos have ample room there and on the finger tips.


I had to get blue ones as I couldn't find a large in red but winter riding ain't no fashion show.

[papercutout]

Just ordered some TZG4's, will let you know how they do (£18)

Any particular reason you went for the TZG4's not the 5's? Looking forward to your review!

If you don't mind losing a bit of protection - ski gloves. A friend of mine gave me a pair, the only gloves I've ever work on a bike that were truly waterproof.

No thanks, I've fallen off in the cold and wet. Ski gloves are barely different price wise - and I'm planning on wearing these gloves for skiing in too.










Brilliant to hear about the Freddo's - pity the colour layout is (IMO) so bad. As you said NorthWestern - it ain't no fashion show! Looking at them though, I've been concerned over the protection they offer.

[Grahamm]

If your wondering how quickly they dry out, its quick. 

That was what I was wondering, thanks.

Sorry I wasn't as clear as I could have been.

[NorthWestern]

I had my concerns about protection too TBH but for £25 I thought I would try em.  The palms and fingers are quite thick leather with a suede piece over the top for extra grip  so I think a "double somersault with twist and finally into handstand"  off would be as good as any other motorcycle glove.  They have a lot of padding and protective pads on the front of hand (and the fingernails are leather).


I reckon they would offer decent protection. [source - some bloke on a forum]

[Simon.Pieman]

I had my concerns about protection too TBH but for £25 I thought I would try em.  The palms and fingers are quite thick leather with a suede piece over the top for extra grip  so I think a "double somersault with twist and finally into handstand"  off would be as good as any other motorcycle glove.  They have a lot of padding and protective pads on the front of hand (and the fingernails are leather).


I reckon they would offer decent protection. [source - some bloke on a forum]

They certainly pass one important litmus test with regards to safetyand that's having just one piece of leather covering the palm and underside of fingers -as opposed to bits of leather stitched together. No connecting stitching in this area means less chance of the glove being pulled apart if you slide and put your hands down on the tarmac.
The scaphoid protection is minimal on this glove but for the price and waterproofness/warmth it's a winning bit of kit I reckon.

[dcurzon]

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Just ordered some TZG4's, will let you know how they do (£18)

Any particular reason you went for the TZG4's not the 5's? Looking forward to your review!

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£18 versus £30.  I think the 4's actually look slightly better too.  No other reason at all.

[dcurzon]

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[quote author=dcurzon link=topic=14949.msg170047#msg170047 date=1413300882]
Just ordered some TZG4's, will let you know how they do (£18)

Any particular reason you went for the TZG4's not the 5's? Looking forward to your review!

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£18 versus £30.  I think the 4's actually look slightly better too.  No other reason at all.

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Arrived today.  Its not raining.  Build quality looks ok, nothing outstanding, but they were £18, not £80.  Certainly look like they should keep my delicate little pinkies snug, and they dont look like they'll fall apart quickly either.
Size wise, a bit roomy.  I suspect a M may have been a bit too snug (but perhaps after a bit of wear they be ok), am semi-tempted to swap them for a M, but then i might just be dicking around sending them back, getting M, finding them too snug and wishing i'd stuck with the L.

[dcurzon]

Fuggit, i've started the returns process to exchange to a M, as they will give a little once worn in.  I purchased from Busters (ebay) so hopefully should be a smooth process.

[AllyBally]

I can thoroughly recommend the TZG4's as I'm about to buy my third pair, have had Spada's a couple of times aswell. But found the TZG lasted longer and stayed waterproof for longer. Mine have lasted a winter then through spring/summer (not as warm as padding compresses after while),still usable but not so warm or as waterproof, so will keep them as spare.
  Spada's were good gloves but didn't last as well, splitting or stitching coming apart after 3 or 4 months.
Worn daily, year round, always been warm enough for me.

[papercutout]

I had my concerns about protection too TBH but for £25 I thought I would try em.  The palms and fingers are quite thick leather with a suede piece over the top for extra grip  so I think a "double somersault with twist and finally into handstand"  off would be as good as any other motorcycle glove.  They have a lot of padding and protective pads on the front of hand (and the fingernails are leather).


I reckon they would offer decent protection. [source - some bloke on a forum]

This is the sort of information we need! That's great to hear that such a cheap glove is apparently so well made. But then, it is HELD, you'd expect good things from them at any price.




Thanks to one of the guys on this forum, I've managed to bag myself a set of the Racer Titan's really cheap. Proper reviewing/comments later as they arrived today, and it's back to summer glove weather again. But the quality obviously seems good (normally £100 glove), and the fingers are surprisingly flexible considering their bulk. Size wise, they come up tiny for what they are. My summer RST's are a 'L', my old winter Alpinestars are an 'XL' and these are an 'XXL' and fit well! The wrist velcro only JUST goes tight enough, but I have narrow wrists.




The same day, several hours earlier, I ordered the Furygan Land Pro Evo gloves Get Geared had on sale For £59.99 instead of £99.99. I ordered these in an 'L', and they're slightly tighter, but fit well. Build quality is good, they seem nice gloves - decent dual insulation (thick top, thinner palm), but you can feel the inner move when you pull your hand out. It's obviously stitched into the ends of the fingers, but it does move, I would hope that it'd not pull away overa winter period - that would be really inconvenient!
My biggest problem with them is that the wrist doesn't go anywhere near tight enough to stop them pulling off my hands if I had a crash - again, I do have thin wrists, but there's plenty of space to put more velcro. (I'll be offering them a guy at work for what I paid, or sending them back if he doesn't want them)

[fireblake]

Golly, whilst reading a few of the above comments I'm a bit shocked about the longevity of some of the so called good gloves. I've been wearing my non branded gloves for about 14 years and they are just starting to get a little bit damp, nothing really but when I put them on the next day I notice that they are a tiny bit damp. I bought them from Infinity at the same time as I bought my Hein Gericke Master V jacket. The jacket has a zipped cuff so the gloves have a Neoprene skirt and are gauntleted to cover the out part of the cuff with a neat little meshed drain hole to let the water out. As I was saying the gloves are only just about showing signs of dampness the next morning. They are Gore text with a leather outer skin. I've never had an Off so never tried out the modest protection which looks like it wouldn't last too well. I ride all year long and at least 4 days a week with only snow keeping me off the bike. I'm very impressed. I might go into Infinity to ask for the name?
P.S. My summer gloves are Alpinestars GP Plus or something like that, so maybe the winter gloves aren't used ALL year but as I work a lot of nights I do use them more than my summer gloves.



Mickey