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suggestions welcome,
I am after something light, long fingered and that doesn't bunch up in the palm. just for clarity no armour, minimal padding but maximum breathability.
current best fit is the Assos trail glove but for £55 i should hope so.
Best gloves I've ever had (and that's a lot!) for not bunching are the ION Gat. Something to do with the stripy palm cover instead of the usual fake-leather
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they seem to have changed this, so you'd have to find the older model.
Troy Lee XC are still my choice with the same criteria as you.
Troy Lee XC, the ultimate simple go-to riding glove.
there's a few sizes and colours of TRoy Lee XC on Startfitness for £20 btw.
The Scott gloves I bought on there a few years ago are still going strong for commuting. £5/£6. No-one ever believes they're any good cos they're so cheap, but... well ya knaa.
Ive got some Fox Digits (from 2015-ish) that are super comfy and grippy. They are not too hot in summer, yet strangely they are also warm in winter. Clever people those foxes..
Liking the Fox Sidewinder's I picked up at the end of last year. Good fit, though i've not had the chance to wear them on any hot days yet. Seem to be lots around discounted to about £15 in 'old' colours
there’s a few sizes and colours of TRoy Lee XC on Startfitness for £20 btw.
13.50 at Merlin, great buy.
Edit - reminded me how bloody good they are, ordered another pair. 😊
Last gloves I bought were some checkered cheapies from those Prendas Ciclismo people. Dunno if they'd fit your requirements but they're good quality and value. Their site's usually worth a browse for clothing, if you're not too worried about retro roadie styles
Another fan of TLD XCs.
Sidewinders are sort of the opposite of what the op wants.
The TLD xc gloves on Merlin for 13.50 are a different design. Not as tough as older ones, ive just had a set replaced through warranty after 2 weeks as they were already falling apart.
All gloves bunch
and no glove is properly breathable.
what you want is No-gloves
They're free too. 😉
what you want is No-gloves
They’re free too. 😉
and they also offer no protection from nettles and brambles. I could do with a little less of the gentle tingle of nettle rash.
any chance you could stop dragging your bars through nettles and brambles?
any chance you could stop dragging your bars through nettles and brambles?
No, not until the undergrowth dies back in the autumn, just the nature of where I ride.
All gloves bunch
So awesome he’s worn every model of glove ever made. **** me.
All palm materal bunches when folded in on itself in a gripping position. it aint really all that difficult a concept to get your head round Deborah.
Local riding is just like that round here too mrmo. I tend to have different routes/detours depending on the season. all the nettliest/thorniest trails have to wait til late autumn/winter early spring.
I never wear long sleeves either.
All palm materal bunches when folded in on itself in a gripping position
I don't see why it has to be the case, pre-curve the palms, use stretch material. There are ways to minimise the problem. But most gloves are crap when it comes to the details.
minimise yes. but you'll never eradicate it.
Stretch material pulls away from your palm (where youre calluses are if you ride a lot) when your hand is in a gripping position. the palm becomes concave too so the material has no option but to bunch.
All gloves also get worse in these respects with age.
Gloves are just horrible for riding a bike in.
The TLD xc gloves on Merlin for 13.50 are a different design. Not as tough as older ones, ive just had a set replaced through warranty after 2 weeks as they were already falling apart.
Possibly just unlucky, mine are like new.
Gloves are just horrible for riding a bike in.
A less confrontational way of stating your opinion is below.
I personally don't like riding in gloves, I find them horrible.
To answer the OP - I am finding the Polaris gloves good, nice thin unpadded palm and I have either softshell for cold or mesh version for summer. Last well and £5-10 on the sales.
I didn't read that post as confrontational at all. There's hardly anyone left on this bloody forum, if we chase anyone with an opinion off there'll be no **** left!
Troy Lee Ace also fit the bill. My fave summer glove
LOL at GW able to be a bell end about literally anything.
Fox Ranger and Giro DND are my choices
Fox Flexair - best I've used for what you describe
Troy Lee XC here as well, though those on Merlin are a different material to the norm and don't fit me as well.
The Ace glove are great as well, much more minimal though and I had to size up.
LOL at GW able to be a bell end about literally anything.
Yet another of his amazing skillz none of us can match.
Endura MT500 ones are nice.
Good fit, light, a tiny bit of armour, dry out very quickly when they get wet.
I just got some about £14 DHB ones which do what is asked.