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  1. hi all,

    i'm thinking about investing in a set of gloves. any recommendations?

    As you already probably know, I'm a (urban) trials rider.

    Keep in mind:
    I live in Michigan...those of you who went to NAUCC in Bowling Green
    (1.5hrs from my house in Adrian) know what I'm talking about when I say
    that the humidity in the summer is a killer! Which means, although they
    are good (I hear), I probably won't be picking up a set of KH gloves,
    being that word around the campfire is that they're warm (which in
    Michigan's case, would make a decent winter riding glove instead)...

    thanks for all the help,
    keep on riding,
    evan d

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  2. I like the wrist support in the KH gloves I use, however the full finger
    design is rather hot it the summer.

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  3. I use 'PRYME \"Dem Bones\"' (http://www.prymegear.com) gloves. Full
    finger, mesh backing arent TOO hot, some wrist support without being
    too constricting.

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  4. 661 dirt jumping gloves. i got a great deal on a pair of the "nastys" i
    like the non-padded palm, i think for trials it gets in the way.

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  5. [image:
    http://www.unicycle.com/images/catalog/accessories/safetygear/wristgear/SAH110G.jpg]

    The back's of them are synthetic and wick the sweat away. I like them in
    the summer. They have great wrist support, too.

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  6. thanks for all of the help guys!

    when i go home this weekend, I'll have to see what my LBS is offering,
    before i decide to order/buy anything.

    later,
    evan

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  7. There is one more rarely considered option for quality riding gloves!
    The Home Depot.

    I have a pair of Harbingers and to me they are like leather-elastic
    ovens. As a distance runner, I was never able to keep a pair of gloves
    on for more than 1/2 mile because I always found them too hot, no matter
    what the temperature.

    However, I took some leather work gloves, cut off the fingers, and I can
    wear these without a problem. They provide no wrist protection but I
    never all anyway. (OK. I lied. Sometimes I fall down.)

    Some people have had the audacity to suggest they lack aesthetic appeal.
    (Not mentioning any names in reverse, namguB & dnommurD.) So, if you
    need to look the part, these aren't for you. But for the unicyclist who
    doesn't need to conform to any style, these are all that, and some. I
    love them!

    Plus, you can use old broken-in and worn out gloves, because you are
    cutting off the fingers anyway.

    Hey, maybe I'll market them. I think I have a couple more worn-out pair
    in the truck.

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0022.JPG]

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0023.JPG]

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0024.JPG]

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  8. There is one more rarely considered option for quality riding gloves!
    The Home Depot.

    I have a pair of Harbingers and to me they are like leather-elastic
    ovens. As a distance runner, I was never able to keep a pair of gloves
    on for more than 1/2 mile because I always found them too hot, no matter
    what the temperature.

    However, I took some leather work gloves, cut off the fingers, and I can
    wear these without a problem. They provide no wrist protection but I
    never all anyway. (OK. I lied. Sometimes I fall down.)

    Some people have had the audacity to suggest they lack aesthetic appeal.
    (Not mentioning any names in reverse, namguB & dnommurD.) So, if you
    need to look the part, these aren't for you. But for the unicyclist who
    doesn't need to conform to any style, these are all that, and some. I
    love them!

    Plus, you can use old broken-in and worn out gloves, because you are
    cutting off the fingers anyway.

    Hey, maybe I'll market them. I think I have a couple more worn-out pair
    in the truck.

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0022.JPG]

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0023.JPG]

    [image: http://munipsycho.com/gallery/gloves/DSCF0024.JPG]

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  9. Fox sidewinders are my favorite. Although the modle I like is about 4
    years old. Things I look for in a glove is comfort, a snot rag on the
    thumb and a padded palm for when you fall.

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  10. I go for TSG professional wrist guards everytime, i just don't see the
    need for a full finger glove.
    http://www.socalskateshop.com/images/products/TSGwrist.jpg

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  11. I'm buying these ones soon, they're winter confortable too.
    [image: http://www.bruhns.com/shop/ULproduct/59141-111.jpg]

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  12. I use Fox Digit gloves, they're comfortable in summer and winter, even
    though you will need to wash them very regularly, as they begin to smell
    quite badly, quite quickly. (Mainly due to the fact that I wipe my
    forehead with them, it has a special area for that) It has saved my
    hands from severe bruising more then once, and it makes my KH seat
    handle much more comfortable to hold.

    [image:
    http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/10_4181BLK.jpg]

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  13. I use Fox Digit gloves, they're comfortable in summer and winter, even
    though you will need to wash them very regularly, as they begin to smell
    quite badly, quite quickly. (Mainly due to the fact that I wipe my
    forehead with them, it has a special area for that) It has saved my
    hands from severe bruising more then once, and it makes my KH seat
    handle much more comfortable to hold.

    [image:
    http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/10_4181BLK.jpg]

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  14. I use full finger gloves just skinny ones tho so they dont get warm...

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  15. i have the exact same gloves, fcwegnm0b. they are great to use with or
    without the plastic plates, since they make the gloves kinda chunky.

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  16. sweet...i was thinking of going full-fingered. more protection, even
    though i rarely hurt my hands.

    will my hands be less rough?

    i'm thinking about going fox or 661. i feel good about both.

    thanks guys,
    evan

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  17. A friend of mine had the very expensive 661 wrist guards, they were
    junk, they didn't cover the hand much and he destroyed them in a single
    fall on some scree, also resulting in several nasty cuts to his hands. I
    can't be bothered to resize the photo to show it here but you get the
    idea. Just goes to show that 661 aren't infallible as a brand, shame cos
    the 4x4, 2x4 and mullet are great.

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  18. In winter and colder weather, the KH are great. In summer, my 10yo
    roller blade guards with hard plastic inserts are fine.

    Regardless, wrists are usually the first point of call.......so to
    speak!

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  19. when you guys say that the gloves are confortable on the winters, but
    how cold does your winters get ?

    simon

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  20. Not much less than zero on a frosty morning.

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