I've worn through my Alpine Star GP Tech gloves and have some Held Speed III for the street. I was thinking of getting the Held Titan because of the nice feel the kangaroo leather gives.
A* GP techs why? Because guy next to me in the pits pulled them out of the box brand new and didn't like them. He didn't even give them a chance to break in :nono so he asked if I wanted them for 140. unk
I love them though. They have good feel and seem like they will protect rather well. Hopefully I do t have to test the though
well, I'm a squid, so I have RevIt RSR gloves for now, maybe I will upgrade to something else from RevIt in the future, but I actually like these gloves, they appear to be very well made, very plush and comfortable. bought them instead of the slr gloves, but I was told rsr's are more comfortable and better bang for the buck, plus I got them at a discount.
i think for future reference, people throwin in their opinions should include their previous gloves so there's some semblance of an unbiased (say, if you've only owned one pair) decision.
i'll start, in no particular order. (this is by no means a be-all end-all kind of comparison... that said)
cortech adrenaline gauntlets
alpinestars mx carbon (textile)
alpinestars gpx 3/4 gloves
alpinestars gp pro gauntlets
knox biomech gauntlets
of these, the biomechs are a notch above all others in terms of feel response, comfort, ease of on/off and protection. worth every cent i spent and then some.
A* GP Plus. My only complaint is that within a month of having them (brand new) the plastic on the wrist pull peeled off. Makes it a bit harder to pull it off the velcro.
They're the only gloves I've had for a year and a half now, they're held up pretty nicely.
I have A* GP Pro golves, but next gloves will have palm sliders or what ever those are called. Other than that, these are great gloves and really comfortable. I got a replacement glove for 20 euros, so I'll use these until they wear out.
I got the Handroids and the Gp pro.......I find the A* to be more comfortable and with better feel....I thought the handroids were bulky but needed wearing in........I wear them everyday and still feel the same about them :dunno
I'm using a set of Dainese Steel core carbons. Once I broke them in they fit perfectly. Also held up great in a small lowside I had. The palm slider took the brunt of the impact and was hardly scratched.
I've had similar issues with astar gp gloves. High-sided over the summer, I broke my wrist in three spots and the palm of the glove came apart on me. Now I'm using Heroic. Their gloves are amazing and their customer service too.
I was sooooooo waiting on that shit. :lol I am actually surprised you didnt post the picture of Samuel Jackson from that movie. :lmao You must be on your phone.
I haven't done those in like 3-4 years. Which coincidentally, now that you mention it, was the last time i was injured. :scratch
But then again, i have only crashed twice since i was taken out in '09 (the highside at Jennings in '10 and then the lowside on wet track at RA in '11) so im sure that has something to do with my lack of injuries too.
For the record, my comments about the Knox gloves are not biased. Everybody knows i am sponsored by STG and by Knox...but i bought my first pair of gloves (post that ^ crash) based upon what i felt would offer the best protection and prevent a reoccurance of that injury...and i bought the Knox gloves.
I simply wanted the gloves that i thought offered the best protection. Same thing with boots. I was wearing the top-of-the-line A'stars boots in that same crash...which resulted in a Ti plate and 7 screws in my ankle.
After that, i went looking for the best protective boots on Earth...and bought the Daytona Security EVO boots...which i highly recommend...and STG doesn't even sell them.
My friends can tell you that i am passing on this information based upon what i went through...not because i am looking to make a sponsor pitch.
And at Jennings you broke your hand. You can lie to everyone including yourself, but I know you broke it
I was actually refering that lance thread on the beeb is all :lmao.
And Toejam and I are similar, in that Yes, I promote my sponsors and their products. But I dont use products that wont allow me to win and keep me safe. Thus I wont promote products I dont believe in or use.
Ahhh, i gotcha. There actually is some validity to such accusations...which is why i thought you were really taking a jab at me.
Moto_Joe said:
And Toejam and I are similar, in that Yes, I promote my sponsors and their products. But I dont use products that wont allow me to win and keep me safe. Thus I wont promote products I dont believe in or use.
I have:
- A* smx - horrible gloves. only good thing is that it is has lots of perforation for air.
- Knox Handroid - INCREDIBLE feed back. god i love the kangeroo palm. and as toejam says about knox's sps .. i too will always be looking for gloves with some type of palm sliders.
.. Soon knox orsa leather to replace the worthless $100 A* smx glove. I'll never buy a* gloves again. One year of usage and shit is falling apart.
I hate to resurrect the dead but this thread has good info thought someone might know about eska spiders, probably our friends over seas would know better, i believe they are based in Austria?
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