What gloves?

spasypaddy

yeah but the nano gloves are waterproof/windproof...

ic.

The Lightness aren't waterproof, but they do well in wind

Clearly you need to keep both

spasypaddy

the one thing i do know, is i dont need both!

i might go with the nano ones as they are closer in material/style to the gore that i also have and also know exactly how those gore gloves perform

il_principe

spasypaddy wrote:

the one thing i do know, is i dont need both!

i might go with the nano ones as they are closer in material/style to the gore that i also have and also know exactly how those gore gloves perform

I've been wearing the Nanos for commuting since October. Only swapped them for full winter gloves on a few days. Also use them for early morning spring/summer rides as they can always be taken off and pocketed. Great gloves. Not waterpoof but will keep the rain out for a bit and keep the hands warm.

bendertherobot

All I would say is that, right now, it might be better to start out with the lightness and suffer for a few moments rather than start out warm with the nano and have to pocket them mid ride. The lightness seem to have a really good range. I'm really rather taken with them!

spasypaddy

so i did 40km with the lightness yesterday.

glad i made that decision.

went for the most expensive...

meanredspider

BigMat wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

Second to those are some Pearl Izumi ones with thin lobsters built into the backs that you can use or tuck away

My daughter has some hello kitty ones like that!

Mine are Hello Kitty too 8)

t4tomo

spasypaddy wrote:

so i did 40km with the lightness yesterday.

glad i made that decision.

went for the most expensive...

you should have kept both incase you meet that girl on the motorway bridge again.

spasypaddy

t4tomo wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

so i did 40km with the lightness yesterday.

glad i made that decision.

went for the most expensive...

you should have kept both incase you meet that girl on the motorway bridge again.

shes now an international tri-athlete...

KnightOfTheLongTights

Got the Nano XT through today.
They look ok - similar weight to the LG Course Attack I miss so much, but lacking palm protection.
The LG gloves had a couple of leathery pad like mitts do - shame these don't...

spasypaddy

that is the only downside to both of the pairs of castelli. neither have any padding on the hand at all.

KnightOfTheLongTights

I'm thinking of getting relatives in Canada to send me a couple of pairs of the LG gloves...

daniel_b

Why is it that most manufacturers seem to not put any padding on their long fingered gloves, when every single pair of mitts has them - I find it bizarre.

Mavic Eclipse gloves are my glove of choice for when it is slightly too cold for mitts, and for colder and or wet weather I either use Altura Night Vision with or without liners, or some Giordana Nordic gloves that are lush - ALL have palm padding!

meanredspider

My Pearl Izumi (Hello Kitty) gloves have some of the best padding. Funnily enough, they drew lots of admiring comments on yesterday's Rapha ride (which was wet and cold)

KnightOfTheLongTights

spasypaddy wrote:

that is the only downside to both of the pairs of castelli. neither have any padding on the hand at all.

And I would add, an oddly small / restrictive cuff: I have trouble getting hands in and out, with what feels like a risk of tearing stitching, even though fingerwise they are if anything slightly too big. But that could be my spade-like hands.

spasypaddy

yeah i had noticed that a bit as well

KnightOfTheLongTights

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19515281#p19515281]spasypaddy[/url] wrote:

yeah i had noticed that a bit as well

To reopen glovegate, they bloody smell as well, after like one or two rides.
Have managed to source a couple of pairs of the LG Course Attack gloves, which has pleased me more than it should.

veronese68

I had to revert to cooler weather gloves this morning. My mildly mullered hand doesn't like the cold at all. Got a pair of Sportful gloves with windstopper and a slightly fleecy inside to them. Lovely, comfy and warm, but will revert to mitts for the ride home I should think.

DrLex

This weather certainly makes rear pockets useful; mitts in them on the way in, gloves* & t shirt on the way back.

*the wonderfully-named & fantastic Ground Effect 'Chipolatas'.

spasypaddy

i lost my gloves yesterday

prawny

Get some of the defeet ones then, I lost a pair on a day trip to Aberystwyth with the family, ordered a new pair as soon as I realised they were gone. Best gloves I've ever had, despite they're only a tight knit woolly glove.

I wear them pretty much every day, only swapped to full winters in the pouring rain or sub zero days.

spasypaddy

nah, i'll probably just get a new pair of the castelli gloves. they were awesome

bendertherobot

My Lightness are a year old now. Still absolutely mint condition. Still great.

spasypaddy

I found them!!!

Went to get my rear light off my TT bike this morning and took my saddle bag off the TT bike as well to put it back with all my other bike stuff. For some reason i decided to open it and inside was my gloves. Result!

veronese68

spasypaddy wrote:

I found them!!!

Was this just after you'd ordered a replacement pair? I only ever find things like that after ordering a replacement. :roll:

spasypaddy

no, id put off ordering a new pair. not sure why. but thankfully i did and it hasnt cost me extra money