Why Textile Motorcycle Gloves are Better Than Leather

[fostytou]

Do you mostly ride on dirt... how fast were you going on your tarmac off? There is a reason textile gloves are off-road rated. Yes they are way more comfortable - but they simply can't protect as well from the tearing and rash that happens on tarmac. I think a bit more of a comment / note on that would be appropriate.

[F8H]

How are these on hot sunny weather?

[AtlasRider]

@F8H My hands get sweaty but if you keep moving my hands dry from the wind

[F8H]

@AtlasRider I ordered a pair of cortech hdx gloves yesterday. I'm not sure I want sweaty hands and those are meshy :D I'll get a pair of overgloves or something for the rain later

[Kodiak31415]

Here's something to think about. Top level racers (motogp, wsbk, bsb, ama, iomtt) almost exclusively wear leather gloves. These guys lives literally depend on their ability to make smooth control inputs with superhuman precision. Not to mention that if their hands are damaged beyond repair they're out of a job.

[lauriejennifer]

Leather is the most abrasion resistant for street riding. Mud/gravel/dirt is just not the same thing. I've had gloves last for 20k+ miles. Leather reinforced palms is the way to go. A small, lowspeed crash on asphalt? Maybe. Anything of consequence? Dude, naw.

There are very inexpensive street gloves you can get that aren't 100% leather and will last you a while.  They have the leather reinforcement where it counts, though, and are designed to take the extra abrasion of concrete.

[lauriejennifer]

@lauriejennifer (continued) There are several companies out there now who make street gloves inspired by motocross and enduro gloves. They generally run about $30.

[lauriejennifer]

@lauriejennifer In conclusion, there are textile/adventure riding street gloves that will do just what you're looking for. Firstgear makes several textile street gloves. There are also plenty of gloves, like I said, that are inspired by offroad gloves and run about $30. The materials and textiles used in these gloves is simply not the same as those of offroad gloves.

[robertwillmer]

@lauriejennifer I agree leather FTW when it comes to tarmac crashing

[MadHunterN66]

what are the exact name of these gloves?????

[AtlasRider]

This is not a product placement. It's too cold to ride and I am going stir crazy indoors. I always disclose when the product I am reviewing has been given to me. @Rmp0030

[Rmp0030]

@Rmp0030: didn't mean it like that just wondering if this is product placement

[Rmp0030]

Truthfully, were you paid to do this or did they buy them for you?

[Wilks89]

Nice first hand review!! Think I will give a pair of those a try for this next riding season.

[forrest225]

@Piercekjp2

Thor is really big in the offroad world, not as much in onroad, that's probably why he hasn't heard of them.

[Piercekjp2]

thor makes great gear, i can't believe you've never heard of them!?

[TheTacticalBarrage]

mink oil is great for leather.

[MrHasie]

I buy what's affordable for me and that's generally what's on sale. My first pair were a set of synthetic A* ~$50., then some department leather gloves(held up in a crash :O), recently purchased a perforated leather pair from Tourmaster ~$50 and now just bought a leather pair from RiverRoad(It's getting cold). I loved the A*'s as they were my first pair however they didn't hold up very well. Overall the A* glove was fine, I just prefer leather. Big plus for synthetic is drying time (y).

[cntzero]

I had a 50 dollar leather pair of Olympia's sport gloves give up the ghost in 7 months. I also had a 20 dollar pair of BIlts rip in 2 months. Right now I have the Gerbings heated for very cold weather and also the 50 dollar Tourmaster Cold-Tex 2.0. I love the Gerbings and the Tourmaster does a very good job and is a textile glove. I will have to check out the Thor's this summer. Thanks for the review.

[madjak30]

Nice endorsement of the gloves...I feel the same about the textile products...and your crash in Mexico with the full suit on shows how textiles stand up to punishment...I'll try the gloves next time...but my leather gloves are holding up fine, so far anyway...

You gonna start making some current ride videos? I liked your videos through Canada and the wind farms...

Anyway...

Later.

[emergency56]

I'm gonna go ahead and order me a set of these.. looks like you tested them good!! so i'll take your word.

[emergency56]

i have tried Leather 2 times so far, one pair of heated ones that are insanely bulky and hard to ride with but i guess made for one thing and that's winter riding. One somewhat cheaper (70$) Leather and i found the finger sizing was vary random.. Then i started going cheaper.. and cheaper.. right down to a 20$ textile par and they worked nice, i could feel my grips for once but they lasted 3months tops.. nothing i have tried was really water proof at all.. only the heated.. 150$.. meh

[iamramekin]

Geeze, you became the product placement king.