If I am ever in a riot I hope I have my Cayenne Pros on me
Gloves Or No Gloves?
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The used bike I got a few years ago had grip tape applied to the brake levers/shifters/dropper lever. Made for really nice touch on the control surfaces, especially in muddy conditions. However that shit shreds the fingertips of all my gloves in just a few rides so I had to remove it, and I need gloves the majority of the year.
Never understood grip tape on levers.
But then I don't ever remember my finger/thumb slipping off a brake lever or shifter paddle
But then I don't ever remember my finger/thumb slipping off a brake lever or shifter paddle
Been riding gloveless so long now that I genuinely struggle to ride as well WITH gloves.
You can just engage the lever more with the tip of your finger which allows for better ergonomics IMO.
Sure? It seems to me that those MTB gloves have a really thin palm, so they are good for sweat absorption but not protect your hands much in a crash (e.g. Fox Pawtector). The Moto gloves have a way thicker palm and more rugged construction (e.g. Fox Dirtpaw)
I had a couple of pairs of Oakley Factory Pilot gloves back in the day but I think they had goatse leather palms that busted out pretty quickly.
Nah. I still don't get it.
Unless you mean you run your levers bite point/throw way out instead of close to your grips
There are obviously variations but that's more manufacturer and model, not sport. I've had plenty of different pairs of moto gloves and they're no different than what I own for mtb gloves (and now I obviously use the same ones for both)
They used to sell dirtpaws as mtb gloves and still do sell several of the same ones as both.
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this. it's either humid and you're sweaty as fuck, or chilly enough to need/want them for most of the year. not much between the two.
i have had a few wrecks that they have for sure protected things, and i do like the padding provided on some (particularly the outer knuckles) for the inevitable pilot-error tree punching times.
thin gloves, no palm/heel padding, some knuckle protection, screw the little bits of stuff they stick on the finger and thumb tips for grip - it all peels off anyhow. just make the thumb and index finger bits seam-less and tougher materials.
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The cayennes are proper street bike gloves with double layer kangaroo hide in the palm with sliders. Actually wore them a few times on the MTB after recovering from thumb surgery. the slider puck can kind of hook onto the handlebar and takes some of the weight off the thumb.
Damn, you are right. They sell the Pawtector also as moto glove.
and now they don't sell the pawtector as an mtb glove any more (same with the dirtpaws)Damn, you are right. They sell the Pawtector also as moto glove.
notice the trend yet?
They literally sell the same shit for each purpose but just rotate who they market them to
I want some Alpinestar SPD moto boots!
You guys should be old enough to remember the Sidi Avalanche.
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I actually don't care as long as I can color matchy-match them to the rest of my "kit".
Dirt paws and troy lee...light to medium and handle a hand landing skid very well...not too worried about the back of my hands and knuckles are already solid from certain sports over the years.. carbon knuckles I tried on my old street bike and on my thumper mx...can't stand em. Feels like the knuckle plate digs in over time especially long desert runs...
Yeah Eastcoaster Mid-Atlantic here. We might get a few weeks a year that riding without gloves is nice. And I'll keep a pair in the pack for rocky downhills between trees.