HELP - What Summer Fingerless Gloves ??

bilabonic
bilabonic Posts: 299
edited May 2009 in Road beginners
Hi All

Looking to get a decent gel type fingerless summer glove as i only have a cheapy pair which i tyhink are more suited to weight lifting..lol

Anybody recommend a nice good looking comfy pair ?

Cheers
Specialized Epic FSR Carbon Comp

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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Anything from Castelli!
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    Specialized BG mitts are very comfy, but you probably should try a few for fit as each brand will be cut differently.
    Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I have some Castelli Rosso Corsa ones in black and red and some Gore ones in white , depending on what I'm wearing, they are both great! Very comfortable, breathable, well padded, good snot wipe pads and I think they look brill.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Caste ... 360035351/

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Gore_ ... 360042227/
  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 60
    Another +1 for the BG mits :)
    Winter Bike: Specialized Allez Elite
    Summer Bike: Specialized Tarmac Pro SL
  • Stone Glider
    Stone Glider Posts: 1,227
    Aldi have pairs of mitts @ £2.99. You get what you pay for...... (Yes I do have a pair) :oops:
    The older I get the faster I was
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    The Gel BG gloves are the best gloves I've ever had - I don't really rate the cheaper ones though - the padding wasn't great in the ones I've had.
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • larfingravy
    larfingravy Posts: 95
    Anything with loops to pull them off with.
  • Marko1962
    Marko1962 Posts: 320
    Another here for Spec BG mits
    http://www.northcheshireclarion.co.uk/

    Join us...
  • rjh299
    rjh299 Posts: 721
    i bought the Pearl izuni gel pad gloves from wiggle recently and they feel better than any others i've used.think they were about £25
  • Rich Hcp
    Rich Hcp Posts: 1,355
    BG mits, but as said above, try because the cut varies
    Richard

    Giving it Large
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    The 2.99 Aldi ones are pretty good for the money, not going to last forever, but cheap or for a fiver more you could try these, reduced from 20 quid:

    http://prendasciclismo.co.uk/details.as ... =6&ID=1671

    I have a pair and they're fine. Nice quality.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    rjh299 wrote:
    i bought the Pearl izuni gel pad gloves from wiggle recently and they feel better than any others i've used.think they were about £25

    I got a pair of them too, the gelliest pads ever!
  • bilabonic
    bilabonic Posts: 299
    Like the look of the pearl ones, i take it by the Spesh BG ones you all referring to the Specialized BG Gel type.

    I can only find them in black colours, want something light for summer.
    Specialized Epic FSR Carbon Comp
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Forgot to say, the gel pad on the pearl izumi ones, being about 3 inches thick, saved my hand from doom when i came off at high speed... May they rest in P.I.ece.
  • GemmaAtkinson1
    GemmaAtkinson1 Posts: 161
    evans have got some really nice mitts in their sale section - well worth checking out. pearl izumis are v nice.
  • tyax
    tyax Posts: 106
    Yet another +1 for BG mitts :) Apart from decent shorts I'd say they're the best cash I've spend on bike clothing...

    I use the mitts in summer and the long-finger version in winter, no complaints from me. Compared with the cheapies I had previously from Halfords, if you can call £13 cheap, they're a world apart. 8)
    2010 Specialized Competition Secateurs, hell yeh ;)
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    +1 for Spesh BG mitts.
    2010 Cannondale CAAD 9
    2008 Wilier Izoard
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    The Specialized ones come in grey with blue stitching too.

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    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • ScottieP
    ScottieP Posts: 599
    +1 for Specialized BG Mits .... They are very good. I recently tried another brand from Chain Reaction (Chiba) and the Spec ones are much, much better.

    ScottieP
    My cycling blog: http://girodilento.com/
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Hmmm...... may have to have a look at the Spesh ones. I've found that the pads on my Endura gloves are all in the wrong places for a decent hand position on the bars
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilliano/
  • gcaster
    gcaster Posts: 152
    +1 for PI

    I use mine for MTB as well as Road so can definitely tell you that they're comfortable no matter what you put them through.

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