Not so much a question or topic here so much as letting everyone know how damn thrilled I am by these gloves. I picked them up at my Duc dealer, and I think are targeted at mostly the cruiser and chopper crowd, but they are the only decent pair of gloves I've tried to date.
Pros:
- Heavily perforated, the airflow is astounding
- Very well fit, thumb and index cramped on the first ride (get them snug, leather stretches) but they were great after that
- Low break in time. 100 miles or so (one of those rides in the rain)
- Padded palms, but not the kind that just create pressure points (this may vary from person to person but they work great for me.
- They left all the seams out of the crux between your thumb and index so you don't get unnecessary friction. On that note, all the seams are out of the way and comfortable.
- Good feel, second only to bare hands (so far that I've tried that is. What's all this hype about Roo leather?)
- $25 brand spankin new
Cons:
- Length. They barely cover my wrist bone which leads to a pretty wicked ride tan on those longer rides
- Velcro. This is more of just a personal beef, rather than a true design flaw. The velcro attachment works well, but it's comprised of a big ass panel on the top side of the glove. I keep wanting to reach for the underside of my wrist to take them off.
Jebus, I sound like a Redline rep, but I'm just a really satisfied customer.
Pics? or link to pics.
http://www.redlineleather.com/retail/nfoscomm/catalog/index.php
Here's their home page. I think i have the G055Ps, but they look pretty awful on the site. I'm a bit of a fashion whore and I actually dig these. To put it in perspective, I have a white and a black helmet, depending on what I'm wearing. Yeah. It's that bad, but in my defense I didn't pay anything for the white one.