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 ...
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- 07 May 2013
Halvarsson Dryway Gloves (superseded by Waler, £74.99) Miles covered/owned: 10,000/three years What’s good: I’ve never been a fan of winter gloves as they can tend to be bulky and limit movement but that’s not the case with these. They fit well and the adjusters on the cuffs and at the wrist make them snug enough to fit under the sleeve ...
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- 31 October 2012
Alpinestars GP Pro gloves, £229.95
Miles covered/time: 5500/three months What's good? I absolutely love these gloves. This is my second set, and the previous ones lasted me for the best part of 40,000 miles. They didn’t look too pretty by then, and had a slightly dubious whiff about them, but they were still going strong, with just one unraveling seam in ...
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- 24 October 2012
Revit Tarmac gloves, £134.99Miles covered/time: 3000/five months What's good? These have become my go-to pair of gloves; they took a couple of hundred miles to properly bed in, but since then they’ve been amazingly comfy. The leather is soft and supple and none of the armour digs in anywhere on long rides as it does with some gloves. The hard ...
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- 05 October 2012
Held 2-in-1 Gortex air and dry Gloves £134.99Miles covered/time: 2200/four months What’s good: With the unpredictable weather at the moment, these gloves seemed to be the perfect option. Somewhat quirky in their design, they are something I have never come across before. How they differ to the conventional gloves we are all used to is the fact there are two ...
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- 16 August 2012
Weise Custom glove, £34.99Miles covered/time: 5500/three years What’s good: Since I last reviewed these gloves, just over a year ago, they’ve become my regular mitt of choice, what with the unpredictable temperate climate we contend with on a daily basis. At the end of last year I crashed in them. Quickly. They have no hard protection, but it seems the ...
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- 08 August 2012
Alpinestars Techstar off-road gloves, £29.99Time used: Five months What's good: They’re exceptionally thin, offering a level of feel you can only dream of when wearing road gloves. The venting works extremely well at keeping your hands cool when you’re hanging on for dear life as you career down yet another hill completely out of control. Since they’re so thin they’re ...
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- 25 July 2012
Rukka Apollo gloves, £169.99Miles covered/time: 7000/two years What’s good: These could well be the best gloves I’ve ever worn. Not only are they splendidly comfortable with excellent feel for my bike’s controls, they are also waterproof and breathable thanks to the Gore-Tex membrane. Better still, there is hard armour over the knuckles (but it’s under the leather, so looks subtle ...
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- 09 July 2012
Alpinestars 365 Gore Tex gloves £169.99Time used: Three years What’s good: These are the best gloves I’ve ever had. They’re a cross between a lightweight, dextrous racing glove and a warm, fully-waterproof Gore-Tex winter glove – the very best of both worlds. I wear them all the time for commuting, biking holidays and even racing when it’s really cold and ...
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- 24 April 2012
As has been said, these are reasonably warm summer gloves, but the Gore Tex liner keeps the bulk down and the ventilation good. I wore them (yes, past tense) and wear them (a new pair) year round in Germany, so darn cold and wet all the way to pretty darn warm in summer. 'Wore' because I can report that they ...
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- 22 March 2012
