I need new gloves

[Nanci]

I have some LG Ergo Air, but I like gel so much more than foam. I've never had any other PI gloves, but the Gel Vents don't have what I would call thick or heavy padding. They are very different from any of the other PIs.

Nanci

[Aggie_Ama]

I read Nanci's post about the PI Gel Vents right when my Cannondale gloves wore out. I went on a mission to find them and was quite pleased with the way they felt in the shop. After one month I am still loving my Gel Vents. The dry hands were a welcome change, but it took some getting used to. I agree the padding does not feel nearly as thick/bulky as other PI gloves.

The lack of velcro gives my tiny wrists a better fit. I find the I have to pull velcro too tight to accomadate my wrists and then there is extra of the rough part flapping around. The other bonus is the cut a little lower on the top of the palm and my tan line has moved a bit. I still have ghostly white hands, but not as much!

My LG Ergo gloves didn't seem to last as long as I would have expected. The foam just got flatter and flatter, while my callouses got bigger and bigger.

[DirtDiva]

My Specialized gloves have got a big old hole at the cuff, and I've only had them about three months! I need to take them back to the shop I guess, but I won't still have the receipt.

[Kano]

My Specialized gloves have got a big old hole at the cuff, and I've only had them about three months! I need to take them back to the shop I guess, but I won't still have the receipt.

tikiwi, is the hole in the fabric itself, or has the binding along the edge separated because the stitching failed? I heard a bit of a pop when removing one of mine the other day, and noticed that they've used a straight stitch there -- stitching can break pretty easily on a stretchy thing if it's a straight seam! I'll be stitching mine back together one of these days, when the spirit moves me, or its more obvious that the thread is broken and it drives me nuts. Otherwise, I do like my Specialized gloves!

An aside -- Earl got some PI gloves, and the stitching is coming apart at the finger holes already. He's only had them about three weeks. Suggested he take them back to REI (I don't want to try to mend that) and get 'em replaced. Then I looked at my gloves at the finger holes, and was delighted to see that they used a continuous thread in that seam!

Karen in Boise

[crazycanuck]

I'm not sure if the gloves i have are the same one's nanci's referring but i have a pair of PI Air vents.

They're great in the summer as they're so breathable & don't end up with a funny tan line on my fingers. I haven't had a problem with them in the winter yet!

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[DirtDiva]

Kano - both! The neoprene-y stuff on the inside of the cuff ripped and the fabric covering it kind of laddered like tights do, which has made the stitching start to come undone too! I'd understand if they'd caught on something, but this has to be just from pulling them on and off. Hope they'll replace them for me because I do like them and I can't really afford new ones.

[Nanci]

When I was shopping for gloves, I read on road bike review or MTBR or something about PI being known for not wearing well- coming unstitched or something, but that was a couple years ago, and the new ones are supposedly improved. Mine, the Gel Vent Pros, aren't that same type, anyway. But I was a little leery of buying PI gloves because of the multiple reviews I read like that. Anyway, I've had these gloves since March and they have hundreds of miles on them and have been washed after practically every ride, and are holding up great.

Nanci

[winddance]

I just got these and so far I'm in love with them. I really like the venty material in the palm. I haven't taken them on a longer ride yet, so I don't know if the material will bother me, but the fit is improved in the wrists from my other pair of LG's and the padding is gel.