I've been researching the following gloves and was curious what others might have to say on the topic. My local shop has Astars GP Pros and RS Taichi GP-Evos that I've tried on, and the Evos felt much better, but I've heard that Held, Rev'It Jerez and Knox Handroids are also very good in terms of protection and quality fit.
I wear protective gear on the street, but am relatively new to the track gear side of things. With most of these gloves being mid $200's and higher I'm curious what others think in terms of protection, fit and quality as I can't try on everything that's out there within my local shops.
I'm sure there's a lot of personal preference involved, but does it seem like there is a glove or two out there that "takes the cake" compared to others in terms of quality, fit and protection? I was also curious if Astars seems to be more popular just because they're better at marketing and brand awareness compared to some of the smaller companies or if they truly do seem to be high quality.
Maybe I'm over analyzing, but just want to any disappointment and make a good decision.
Thanks!
I realize this is an old post...
I can't comfortably wear all gloves - many years ago my metacarpal and my knuckles were broken so unless the gloves are ergonomically correct, I'll have anywhere from discomfort to pain. I've fallen off wearing both Alipinestars and Spidi. Both performed as advertised; neither were compromised. I wiped both off when I got back to the pits and I went back out.
I've raced in Alpinestars and Spidi and been happy with the protection and ergonomics. I've never spent any significant amount of time in any of the other gloves that you've mentioned, so I can't really comment. I have seen a lot of fast guys in those brands though and I suspect that they wouldn't be working with garbage.
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I realize this is an old post...
I can't comfortably wear all gloves - many years ago my metacarpal and my knuckles were broken so unless the gloves are ergonomically correct, I'll have anywhere from discomfort to pain. I've fallen off wearing both Alipinestars and Spidi. Both performed as advertised; neither were compromised. I wiped both off when I got back to the pits and I went back out.
I've raced in Alpinestars and Spidi and been happy with the protection and ergonomics. I've never spent any significant amount of time in any of the other gloves that you've mentioned, so I can't really comment. I have seen a lot of fast guys in those brands though and I suspect that they wouldn't be working with garbage.