i wanted to get the oakley gloves but they’re kind of pricey can anyone recommend me another brand?
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Buy the cheapest gloves with the most padding. Mountain biking is about riding the bike not having the most leet equipment. I have seen people riding Huffies that kicked the butts of people riding $5,000 bikes.
I recommend you a Louis Garneau gloves, use complete fingers gloves for security. I also have a pair or Axxo, more heavier than garneau but more durable.
This gloves are for XC and free ride, don’t use it for downhill, they don’t have much protection for this use.
You need to check out these links, http://performancebike.resultspage.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&w=gloves
http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm?category=140&subcategory=1225&storetype=&estoreid=&init=y&pagename=Category%3A%20Clothing%20%2D%20Gloves
I’m sure you can find what you’re looking for in the way of gloves.
ive never spent more than $15 for gloves, the ones i have now are Trek bcause thats what happened to be for sale at my LBS. have worn them and thrashed em hard for 3 yrs now and its time for new ones. shop around man, excellent ones must be slightly padded.
goto foxracing.com or checkout SIX SIX ONE. Nice biking stuff!!
Oakley’s are icecool man !! but i myself prefer SIXSIXONE and FOX, but to really look for gloves just take in consideration of.
1. Comfort
2. Padding
3. LOOKS that fit your furnish and bike.
4. Most vital is PRICE !!
Cheers
i wear the sam gloves that i use for motocross. they’re a pair of static gear thor gloves. they’re pretty excellent and i got them for $15
If your’e looking on the internet you e wasting your time just go to the nearest bike shop and look there
Always wear gloves while biking on the road or trail or singletrack or on city streets… while many people cite the need for additional padding, my opinion is that it is all about falling and pushing brush out of the way… comfort is down the list a small ways.
If you buy the best gloves you can you will be rewarded with superior fit and long life (for you and the gloves). Forget the Oakleys and shop around for best fit, not necessarily best price.
Okay, I really recomend full fingered gloves for mountain biking…. but certainly Oakley stuff have many attributes, but being cheap isn’t one of them.
Six Six One has some nice ones, Fox and Specialized also. But some are not too pricey, so search around.
Azonic, Fox are quite fine choices—-look for excellent low priced gloves in Jenson USA ( http://www.jensonusa.com), PricePoint ( http://www.pricepoint.com ) or Cambria Bikes ( http://www.cambriabikes.com).