25-02-15, 11:03 PM
At the risk of being an outcast I will admit that I'm just about vegan, I have knowing made one purchase that breaks this - motorbike gloves. I decided that my safety came first.
Asking other vegans if there is a specific reason why there is such a lack of textile gloves tends to be a bit pointless. When summer comes I'll be on the look out for summer gloves so the whole fun will start again. All this had resulting in me having a few questions from your collective experience.
1. Does leather still work better (at least on the road) then textile gear (when new)?
2. How do they compare after a few years use?
3. Would "normal" people be put off by non leather gloves? I'm not sure that this is an issue as I didn't find a shortage or Loric/microfibre boots (I got some TCX ones which I'm happy with)
In addition I was wondering if anyone has come across gloves coming off during a crash. Besides the very cheap or motorcross gloves I have since found a few textile gloves that look interesting. Rukka appear to make a winter glove
http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcyc...rod/201496
I also came across a company called Motoport that makes these
http://www.motoport.com/index.php?option...&Itemid=22
They look a bit home made (and expensive after import costs)
Asking other vegans if there is a specific reason why there is such a lack of textile gloves tends to be a bit pointless. When summer comes I'll be on the look out for summer gloves so the whole fun will start again. All this had resulting in me having a few questions from your collective experience.
1. Does leather still work better (at least on the road) then textile gear (when new)?
2. How do they compare after a few years use?
3. Would "normal" people be put off by non leather gloves? I'm not sure that this is an issue as I didn't find a shortage or Loric/microfibre boots (I got some TCX ones which I'm happy with)
In addition I was wondering if anyone has come across gloves coming off during a crash. Besides the very cheap or motorcross gloves I have since found a few textile gloves that look interesting. Rukka appear to make a winter glove
http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcyc...rod/201496
I also came across a company called Motoport that makes these
http://www.motoport.com/index.php?option...&Itemid=22
They look a bit home made (and expensive after import costs)