Joe Rocket, Tour Master, First Gear

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

When I decide to do moutain riding or trips up to the Gap I'll use my full leather gloves. Which grant it they are nothing more tahn Frank Thomas but I'll be replacing them in maybe a couple of months with some new Dainese gloves that I like.

This will be more for when I want to head out to work or to shoot some pool and want something that breathes a little.

I like the cortech ones and saw them up there. How well do they breathe?

Really well actually. They get awfully cold below, say, 45 degrees. As long as you're moving, your hands will stay cool in 90+ degrees. I had black, so sitting in traffic my hands got hot. Rode with them in the rain, and the color never bled.

Cortech also has a semi shorty (whatever you want to call it) similar to the A* Octane S-Moto. More protection than a true short cuff, but less fighting to get on and off compared to full gauntlet.

[Smittie61984]

I got the Cortech/tour master today. This one...
http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/prod...tid=111&cat=29

I stopped at Cycle Gear first and tried on many gloves again. Even the A*s. I still don't like the A* gloves. The only gloves that I have tried on that fit me perfect is the Dainese gloves. So those will be my next high quality gloves.

But I went back to the store and put on the Cortech ones and they fit the closest to the Dainese gloves. Much better than the Joe rockets they had available. Unfortunately they only had s, xs, and m. The mediums I could probably have managed and hindsight probably should have got. But I ordered the large in black and silver.

I also thinkt he Stealership shafted me and charged me shipping on the new ones. But it totaled out to $54.

[Lamnidae]

Thanks for the post smittie. I'm in the market for summer gloves too...

will drop by Cyclegear when I get home and try those A*s... hope they fit decent.

[Smittie61984]

When I get them in I'll let you know how they feel(Hopefully not how well they stand up in a crash).

These are the Dainese I was looking at. I put those bad boys on and they felt damn good. I think they were $135.
http://www.dainese.com/eng/articolo....ticolo=1815484

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

I also thinkt he Stealership shafted me and charged me shipping on the new ones. But it totaled out to $54.

You got the Scarab RR for $54 total? or $54 out of pocket after your $30 rebate? The first is a great price, the second ($84 total) sucks!

The Cortech Vice and A* 3/4 are the semi-gauntlets I was thinking of. I like the idea. Haven't found anywhere to try them on yet.

[Smittie61984]

$54 out of pocket.

I did try on the A*s, Joe Rockets, Frank Thomas', and more. I couldn't stand how the A*s felt on my hand. And I don't trust JR or FT(Despite I have FT) as much as I would a A* but have been hearing good things about Cortech/Tour Master.

Unfortunately the place I got the discount from doesn't have crap when it comes to gear or anything else really. Like most dealerships they have midrange to low end stuff. Didn't have a single pair of riding boots.