hey eveyone, i just ordered my first pair of gloves, A* Breeze Airflo Glove

it was reletively cheap, $34, is textile and is perforated for airflo (obviously)

now im starting to rethink my purchase. Should i have gotten leather, for safety, warmth and protection?

Has anybody used this glove?
http://www.alpinestars.com/Breeze_Air_Flo_Glove/pd/np/142/p/357028.html

what about the icon super duty?
http://www.rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=1977&id=7883

or icon pursuit
http://www.rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=1977&id=7882

i think i want leather now. rides to work in the am will be chilly until about May here in Michigan but really i ride maybe 2 miles which i think is going to be okay


thanks for all your help.

DC

Gloves are not an area to skimp. There are a lot of little bones in there and they can take forever to fully heal, if they ever do. Just ask Casey Stoner. How long has that scaphoid injury been costing him wins?



My personal preference is an armored gauntlet. A buddy of mine ended up with road rash on his wrists when his jacket cuff slid up while he was wearing short gloves. Is that common? No, not really. Do I want to chance it? No, not really.

In my (admittedly limited) experience, gloves are not an area where overheating has ever really been an issue. I live in Maine, so we'll see maybe a couple of 90^o days in the summer, and the rest of the time its 70's and 80's. What are the temps like there in Michigan? Your hands have enough surface area that even on those hot days, they'll get enough air moving over them to stay cool. Also, if your climate is like ours, your hands being cold will be the limiting factor on how long your riding season is during the Spring/Fall.

If I were you, which I'm not, so the decision is totally up to you, I'd worry less about ventilation for my hands and more about ventilation for my body. If its one of those random 95^o days, you'll be a lot more comfortable with warm hands and a well-vented jacket than with cool hands and the same jacket you were wearing for the first day of the season.

Hope that helps.

i totally agree, i think i'm going to return the gloves, maybe call them asap in the AM and cancel, order the icon leather ones. They have a half gauntlet but i may consider larger gauntlet gloves too.

i like the way they look too, plus, the armor isn't overly "plastic" more thicker leather areas.

good call

Thanks

jim

A couple of guys had these at my MSF course and the coaches made fun of em. I think their target buyers are people who would otherwise go gloveless.

Jim-

Last season I picked up the Icon Pursuit in the stealth color (black perf'ed)  I live in Milwaukee, WI so I'm assuming the climate is pretty much the same.  The early morning commute was always pretty cold, but nothing a pair of thinsulte gloves underneath can't fix.  I like them because they have more than enough airflow, plus great armor on the knuckles and joints.  Most shorty gloves IMO won't give lots of protection, but for commuting and daily trips they'd be fine.  I picked up a pair of "Dragon Rider" Moto GP Gauntlet gloves at the Chicago IMS show, used them last night in 36 degree foggy conditions and my hands stayed toasty and the armor and padding look like it'd hold up.  The website for Dragon Rider is www.dragonriderusa.com.  If you want a pair shoot me a PM and I'll be able to get you cycle show pricing (which is lower than the sale pricing).

All in all, the Pursuit leather gloves are great for short rides in the mid to late spring until early fall.  They look real cool (my HD rider cousin just picked up a pair actually after seeing mine) and they are very breathable.  For protection definitely get a pair of long gauntlets.  Hope this helps.  Cheers!
-Andrew

I have both the perfed and regular pursuit gloves and love them.  I would recommend them to anyone.

I have had the super duty gloves for about a year. They seem to have good protection for a non-gauntlet glove. They've also not shown too much wear and I put about 6000 miles on them last year. Not a glove for colder weather tho. I'd say they are good for anything 60 degrees on up.

That said, I bought a pair of joe rocket gauntlet gloves this year. I don't like the thought of asphalt scraping across the one inch of skin that is left open between my jacket and gloves when I'm wearing the icons. Plus, the gauntlets keep the cold air from going up into your jacket, keeping you warmer.

I really like my rev-it short gloves. I am looking at other gloves because short gloves can be a bit, well, short.

I only wear full gauntlet gloves, and since they are called gauntlet, I wear the full TiMax Icons
I can now tell you from experience, that at least those Icon leather gloves held up pretty well to a 70mph lowside.  I still wear them, since I can't find any for sake anymore!! 

Oh, and the look the buisness, I like that too.

Can you imagine losing the use of your hands caus of cheap gloves?!  What would you do for a social life!?!?!

I think you can do better than the Icons, for a similar price.  I'm not saying either are bad, and they are way better than nothing - but I had a pair of super duty that got relegated to closet duty.  They lack and hard protection and aren't very thick.  If you're looking at something for short hops around town and wish don't bother with the bulk of gauntlet.

A*s makes a wide range of short or 3/4 gloves
http://www.newenough.com/gloves/street_short_cuff/
I replaced those super dutys with the A* SP-S

Now, if you're looking for a glove for more serious riding - I'd say go more serious.  Cough up for gautlets

I also have the Pursuit gloves in both perfed and non-perfed.  I would say they're just a little better protection than a golf glove. I won't ever ride without gloves, and on those 90+ degree days, I'll wear the Pursuits if I'm just going for coffee or something. Otherwise, I've really grown fond of my Arlen Ness qauntlets.

I broke 3 metacarpals in my left hand a few years ago wearing a short leather glove with no knuckle protector. I'm very lucky to still have full use of the hands; if I had needed significant hardwear to fix the bones, I definitely would have lost a lot of range of motion. I will never make that mistake again; from then on, it has always been  fully armored gloves with gauntlets. What's that old saying? I'd rather sweat than bleed. Besides, I think Obsessed is right, ventilation is much more important for the body than the hands. I currently wear A stars GP techs, but used to wear Joe Rocket GPX gloves, which were more affordable and stood up well to a 50 mph low side. Part of the knuckle protector ground down, so I know they took some impact, but all seams held and I didn't get so much as a bruise on the hands - just some mild soreness.

The hands actually sweat very little due to heat, compared to the rest of the body.  They will sweat due to nervousness, but I'm with swampduc here, I'd rather sweat than bleed. 

i really hope this can be one instance where we learn from the injuries of others, rather than requiring the lesson be personal

Gloves and helmets are definitely places you dont want to skimp on.  Imagine losing the ability to use your hand!!  its not just a scar you might get from a slide or fall... you could be talkinga bout going from a righty to a lefty due to loss of dexterity from an accident.

go full gauntlet, go armor, go leather.