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Originally Posted by Easy Rider
Patrick is over generalizing and actually knows NOTHING about those exact gloves, in which case.......well, you know! :roll:
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BANNED!
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Originally Posted by roncg41677
Really? Is there a cheap glove that does a good job at keeping your hands warm while riding?
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Originally Posted by Easy Rider
Patrick has some actual experience with those EXACT gloves and, if that is the case, his opinion gets a large weight.  |
You're halfway right. I do not own the Xelement gloves, but instead have a lot of experience with very similar gloves to them (
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...of-Gloves.aspx) made by Teknic. I tried those Xelement gloves on at the same time I bought my Xelement padded jeans, which are alright. The gloves are inside seamed, meaning the burr of the cloth and the stitching is on the inside. It generally rubs your fingers raw in certain places while letting tiny fragments of cold air coming into them at every seam. The inside seam keeps them from molding down to the controls right, so you're actively forcing your fingers in a position that the glove is fighting. Over time, the glove will win.
I have the Teknic Thunders and have a few of the same problems. They use an artificial packer-lining in the gloves that is not water breathable and doesn't wick away moisture. which means cold. The best thing I can think of for cheap, is to jump on ebay/craigslist or your local bike shop and look for deals. The A*s are great gloves for winter, but the stuff that really works for you in this situation is police duty street gloves with the 4 oz of powdered lead in the knuckles.
they are warm to below 0f and have been tested at well into the -20s. The intention is not to just trash the gloves you're looking at, but instead, let you know that $19 is only $19 and no matter the country or company, most all of the $19 gloves will be stacked with the same old stuff that doesn't wick moisture, keep dry and warm.
Spend a bit more (it doesn't have to be a LOT more) just like $20 more and you can get some really decent
Alpinestars SP-3 for $39 or some
Fieldshear Rangers
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Originally Posted by Easy Rider
Previously I think he said that "fat" gloves aren't good gloves as far as warmth goes but I really can't buy that because it depends on what MAKES them fat and how they are put together. I don't think I have ever seen a picture of someone in extreme cold (-40F) that had on THIN gloves. :poked: :biggrin:
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To be fair, most fat gloves are made from a wool or synthetic lining that is supposed to keep moisture off of your skin, but the antiwet coating on the outside keeps it in no matter. So your hands keep sweating and still freezing.
It was 43F here today and I rode in mesh gloves and my leather jacket. Any colder and I'll put on my all-leather gauntlet with a glove thermal liner.