Best budget gloves?

[shouldbworking]

Can anyone recommend any cheap (say max £30) gloves for someone with huge claw hands. Textile very much preferred. I use my bike for commuting so 'all-weather' I guess too.

[speed_monkey]

shouldbworking said:

Can anyone recommend any cheap (say max £30) gloves for someone with huge claw hands. Textile very much preferred. I use my bike for commuting so 'all-weather' I guess too.

I bought some buffalo "roo" style sports gloves for £30.

Very good gloves, CF on the knuckles and nice soft kangaroo leather

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 13:03

[steven182]

not textile but, http://www.chasesuperbikecentre.co.uk/index.php?ma...

very nice and comfy stay relatively cool, better for summer i guess, definately not waterproof though

[evo stu]

speed_monkey said:

shouldbworking said:

Can anyone recommend any cheap (say max £30) gloves for someone with huge claw hands. Textile very much preferred. I use my bike for commuting so 'all-weather' I guess too.

I bought some buffalo "roo" style sports gloves for £30.

Very good gloves, CF on the knuckles and nice soft kangaroo leather

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 13:03

ill second buffalo,can be had for £20 - £30 ans seem pretty good quality for cheapies

[speed_monkey]

evo stu said:

speed_monkey said:

shouldbworking said:

Can anyone recommend any cheap (say max £30) gloves for someone with huge claw hands. Textile very much preferred. I use my bike for commuting so 'all-weather' I guess too.

I bought some buffalo "roo" style sports gloves for £30.

Very good gloves, CF on the knuckles and nice soft kangaroo leather

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 13:03

ill second buffalo,can be had for £20 - £30 ans seem pretty good quality for cheapies

I compared mine with my friends Alpinestar Sp2's??? I see not much difference, except he paid £80+++ and i save £50

[evo stu]

speed_monkey said:

evo stu said:

speed_monkey said:

shouldbworking said:

Can anyone recommend any cheap (say max £30) gloves for someone with huge claw hands. Textile very much preferred. I use my bike for commuting so 'all-weather' I guess too.

I bought some buffalo "roo" style sports gloves for £30.

Very good gloves, CF on the knuckles and nice soft kangaroo leather

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 13:03

ill second buffalo,can be had for £20 - £30 ans seem pretty good quality for cheapies

I compared mine with my friends Alpinestar Sp2's??? I see not much difference, except he paid £80+++ and i save £50

main difference is lack of designed badge for the saved £50

[StevRS]

Spada Blizzard II WP - I can vouch for these being 100% weatherproof

[shouldbworking]

Thanks for the suggestions so far but still hoping for textile options. Not looking for a flamefest, but im a veggie and would prefer that something didnt have to die so that my hands can be properly protected.

[dern]

shouldbworking said:

Thanks for the suggestions so far but still hoping for textile options. Not looking for a flamefest, but im a veggie and would prefer that something didnt have to die so that my hands can be properly protected.

Ah - penny drops. I've never seen any leather free gloves but a quick google search suggests that such a thing exists. This page may point you in the right direction or google for vegan biker and similar such expressions...

http://www.waterjets.org/vegan_motorcyclist.html

Good luck.

[speed_monkey]

speed_monkey said:

shouldbworking said:

Thanks for the suggestions so far but still hoping for textile options. Not looking for a flamefest, but im a veggie and would prefer that something didnt have to die so that my hands can be properly protected.

I have heard pretty good reviews from Oxford from some friends... maybe you could try these: gloves

And I wouldn't flame you for being a veggie, I know lots of people who wouldnt wear leather

ETA: they have leather on the palms.... this is harder than I though!

[Rawwr]

I have gloves made from baby seals.

[speed_monkey]

Rawwr said:

I have gloves made from baby seals.

I was looking at the white Rhino hide gloves, with re-enforced knuckles made from the ivory tusk.....

[surfsofa]

If protection isn't a priority then maybe you'd be better looking at one of the outdoor gear specialists.

[speed_monkey]

surfsofa said:

If protection isn't a priority then maybe you'd be better looking at one of the outdoor gear specialists.

+1 i used to have skiing gloves with "faux-leather" palms

[cyberface]

shouldbworking said:

Thanks for the suggestions so far but still hoping for textile options. Not looking for a flamefest, but im a veggie and would prefer that something didnt have to die so that my hands can be properly protected.

I know where you're coming from, but the cows die so I can enjoy a lovely steak - since you don't eat meat you're not responsible for the killing of the cow, the leather is a happy byproduct that happens to be good at making protective clothing.

Are cows bred purely for their hide? I thought the prime consideration was food, and you get the leather for free. If so, as a veggie you're not responsible for the cow's death. I guess it'd be different for hides / furs where the animal is killed purely for clothing that can be made quite happily from textiles, in which case I'd agree with you...

As to baby seal gloves - does anyone here eat baby seal meat? Never seen it in Waitrose.

[shouldbworking]

speed_monkey said:

surfsofa said:

If protection isn't a priority then maybe you'd be better looking at one of the outdoor gear specialists.

+1 i used to have skiing gloves with "faux-leather" palms

Skiing gloves I would have zero confidence in, ive destroyed plenty of those just on snow or rope tows, much less tarmac!

So far the only veggie ones ive found have been these http://www.motoport.com/Product.asp?Clv=105170 however they have no UK reseller.

May have to go for part leather ones... certainly im not going out there with my hands unprotected (using borrowed leather ones at the moment)

[StevRS]

The Spada WP's are mostly man-made

[speed_monkey]

cyberface said:

shouldbworking said:

Thanks for the suggestions so far but still hoping for textile options. Not looking for a flamefest, but im a veggie and would prefer that something didnt have to die so that my hands can be properly protected.

I know where you're coming from, but the cows die so I can enjoy a lovely steak - since you don't eat meat you're not responsible for the killing of the cow, the leather is a happy byproduct that happens to be good at making protective clothing.

Are cows bred purely for their hide? I thought the prime consideration was food, and you get the leather for free. If so, as a veggie you're not responsible for the cow's death. I guess it'd be different for hides / furs where the animal is killed purely for clothing that can be made quite happily from textiles, in which case I'd agree with you...

As to baby seal gloves - does anyone here eat baby seal meat? Never seen it in Waitrose.

I think I saw a programme (about fur) and it said that with cows there was hardly ANY wastage

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 15:38

[StevRS]

Leather & meat cows are different beasts

[speed_monkey]

StevRS said:

Leather & meat cows are different beasts

Really?????
So what happens to the meat from the cow has been skinned? I bet 100% it isnt thrown away or something.

ETA: That isnt sarcasm that is genuine shock as i believed it all came from the same beast

Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 22 September 16:10