new gloves

[jch364]

I have owned my bike for almost a year now. In the last year I have tried my best to outfit myself with the best safety gear I can afford. So far I have a Shoei rf100, joe rocket blaster 2.0 leather race pants, Sidi boots and an AGV leather hayabusa jacket. I figure thats not to bad but I admit I am kinda shooting in the dark on some of this. The only thing I got burnt on bad was the joe rocket gloves I bought. They are junk.

So I have come up with 2 choices for gloves. I like the looks of both and I like the features. The first is the Held Phantom gloves. they go for $250. the other are the alpinestars gp pro gloves that go for $150 to $200. Found them for $150 on ebay. So the question is which one. Both seem to be great gloves but for bang for the buck, would the held gloves be worth an extra $100.? what do you guys think? Im kinda on the fence so any imput would help allot. thanks

 

[SpeedAdict]

100 dollars saved is a 100 dollars into the bike. I don't know nothing about either other than they have good reputations and you would be good with either. I guess it's about comfort and coverage. Good luck

 

[Aquaman]

Did you check out the Moto-GP Nitrous gloves?
I have these and they are awesome!

 

[Devil Dog]

I like JR gear except for their gloves..... I agree, they suck

Try Alphinestar. I got a pair about a month ago. I like em'

 

[Revolution]

pics pics pics

 

[dadofthree]

My $50.00 Joe Rockets are meeting my needs.

 

[GSXTacy]

My $60 Alpinestar sp-s's are awsome!

 

[FadeTwoBlack]

Some killer deals at New Enough on closeout gloves.

New Enough Closeouts

No connection or business interest - just a happy customer...

 

[jch364]

see if this works

 

[jch364]

ok now the rest

 

[jch364]

another

 

[jch364]

another one

 

[jch364]

number 5

 

[jch364]

number 6

 

[jch364]

she is cold. no heat in garage

 

[jch364]

number 8

 

[jch364]

thats it. hope to do some appearence mods this year. won't do allot cause i spent so much on gear... you can see on the pic on the gloves that there is a hole in it. it is not a hole from being rubbed on. it is a defect. I mean for crying out loud i have only had them a year and it looks like they have been through the ringer already.

 

[dadofthree]

How old are the gloves, and is the damage only to that area on the clutch glove. I know they stand behind their products. If they're new take em back.

 

[jch364]

i have had them about 9 months or so now. got them from new enough. i think its probably too late now. funny thing is, the first pair i got from new enough had a hole in the palm. should have taken that as an omen. both gloves have worn the same on the padding.

 

[DaCol.]

Both are top notch, but that doesn't matter. What you want is the gloves to work for you incase of a crash. A $5,000 set of gloves that look great, feel great are useless if they don't protect your hand and fingers. I look at quality built first (you already have), then the protection capabilities starting at the Knuckles (they tend to get SLAMED down on a hard get off). Then the finger protection (joint protection), tip of fingers (can't tell you how many cheap gloves (made not nessary cost) I have seen at the track split on the finger tips (THIS IS REALLY REALLY BAD). And then the palm (your gonna slide ya know- and I can tell you, you'll put your hand out if your on your back- it's just natural) and last but NOT least how they are secured to your hand around your wrist. Again, sliding with fashion gloves with no hold, WILL COME OFF ( Again WERY WERY BAD DEAL HERE) . Other than that, well it's up to YOU