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Gloves Review: Alpinestars Tech Road GTX gloves

Andy Downes, 07 May 2013 17:09

Alpinestars Tech Road GTX gloves £149.99 Time tested: 1500 miles/6 weeks What’s good: These have barely been off my hands over the past six weeks as my daily commuting winter gloves. They have seen temperatures as low as -8°C, lashing rain, snow, sleet, and more rain. So far they have been impregnable which comes as a massive relief, having had ...

Spyke Fuel Race Gloves

Andy Downes, 09 November 2011 11:26

Spyke Fuel Race Gloves, £110 Miles covered/time: 6500/nine months What’s good: These Spyke gloves are a replacement for an older set that wore out after three years of constant use. From the start they have been comfortable and can cope with hot and cold temperatures. These are not winter gloves but manage to keep out the cold to around five ...

Knox Zero Outdry

Andy Downes, 01 June 2011 14:29

Knox Zero Outdry gloves, £130Miles covered/time: Three months/2000 miles What’s good: They are well built, look good and are waterproof. What’s not: These are described as all season gloves; they aren’t. Not unless you live in California anyway. I wore these Knox gloves on multiple occasions in very cold conditions (below 6°C) and they are simply nowhere near warm enough. ...

Glove review: Dainese D-Ramjet

Andy Downes, 15 November 2010 17:32

Dainese D-Ramjet gloves, £119 (superseded by Jerico; identically priced on www.mcnshop.com)Miles covered/time: 35,000/five years What’s good? The fact that I am still wearing these gloves says a lot about their performance. As winter gloves they have done about five years of constant cold weather use and remain totally waterproof and warm with barely a sign of wear. I love them. ...

Kit review: Spyke Hipe gloves

Andy Downes, 09 June 2010 15:06

Spyke Hipe gloves, £135 Miles covered/time: 8500/two years What’s good? I love these gloves. They are the most comfortable I have ever worn and have some of the best ventilation too. A mixture of kangaroo and cowhide with bags of carbon-fibre protection means these gloves are instantly comfortable as the leather is so soft, yet they have the hard carbon ...

Glove review: RevIt Monster

Andy Downes, 01 April 2010 16:53

RevIt Monster Gloves, £60Miles covered: 3500/six months What’s good? These goat skin short gloves are the perfect thing for a quick summer blast and were great to use around town and on a scooter I had for a bit. The ventilation and comfort are superb and because they are so supple there was loads of feel while riding. They are ...

Glove review: Spyke Hipe

Andy Downes, 27 July 2009 09:57

What’s good? A mixture of kangaroo and cowhide with bags of carbon-fibre protection means these gloves are instantly comfortable as the leather is so soft, yet they have the hard carbon to look after your hands. Unlike many gloves that take an age to bed in, these took a few decent rides before they felt like they were as comfortable ...

Glove review: Mechanix gloves

Andy Downes, 17 July 2009 14:28

What’s good? For years I have been getting annoyed with grubby hands from working on bikes. All of that is a thing of the past thanks to these Mechanix gloves – as used by the Ducati MotoGP team along with loads of other top professional spanner men. At £19.99 they aren’t expensive, they wash easily and they even make me ...