Well...I'm back to using a new pair of women's Spenco Ironman Elite T.2 cycling gloves. I had fairly good success with these last year, but needed a new pair so I ordered some a few weeks back from Amazon. They're a bit pricey...in the $36-42 range, but I like the fact that they don't close at the wrist. Instead, they close with their "Rip-It" system, which is a velcro closure on the back of the hand. Very easy to get off and sometimes I just ride with the velcro "open" to give my hands a bit more air. I ordered mediums this time around (I normally wear L or XL in women's gloves) and they fit good. Lots of gel padding on the palm, and a very large terry nose-wiping area on the thumb.
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07-20-2011, 11:31 AM #1
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07-20-2011, 11:38 AM #2
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i have the PI gel vents in half finger and full finger. love them. no more sore wrists.
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07-20-2011, 11:50 AM #3
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I'm still searching for my "favorite gloves." I have a lot of PI gloves and they aren't bad, but hard to get a consistent fit.
But I can tell that the best fitting gloves I've ever owned are Terry, but they are also the worst gloves I've ever had. The velcro is reversed - so when you wipe your nose, you are presented with the needle side of the velcro instead of the fleecey side. VERY PAINFUL! What were they thinking?
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07-20-2011, 03:38 PM #4
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Hard to find a glove that fits like a glove
I have tiny hands so I started a list here
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http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=43715Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
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07-20-2011, 03:42 PM #5
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My favorite gloves are ones that do not have holes in them. Sadly, all mine have holes at the moment...
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07-20-2011, 05:01 PM #6
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These Giordana gloves @ Team Estrogen are a staff favorite. I love em. First impression was they were too padded, But i loved em after the first ride. Only thing wrong with them is they are red and starting to fade after two years. PI's never lasted through the summer for me.
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07-20-2011, 06:04 PM #7
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Any glove with pull-tabs that fit me are my favorite. Pull tabs are a deciding factor for me. Everything else being equal. Heck - most of the time I won't even bother unless they have pull tabs on them.
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07-21-2011, 10:12 AM #8
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Several of my male biking buddies have the Ironman gloves and just LOVE them. I have PI's which I think are fine, but have nothing to compare them with as that's all I've ever had. Next time I'll give the Ironmans a try.
Originally Posted by nscrbug
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