Boring question – sorry? What gloves is bestest for long all day XC rides? Don’t need waterproof but must be well padded. Thanks.

Troy Lee XC. Get your padding from grips.

Never got on with troy lee fit. Royal gloves and 661 seem to fit better. Giro are surprisingly comfy too

Poc index air are great but minimalist glove. Suprisingly tough too.

Dakine gloves have been the longest lasting of all the flimsy xc ones I’ve bought.

Troy lee, air for me.

Although be wary of ones on ebay, bought one pair and they seems pretty shoddy quality and came in no packaging etc.

Then bought some from a shop and they are 100000x better and quite different in terms of material and quality so seems there are knock offs about.

Troy Lee air for me too. Lasted more than 12 months so far…a first for me.

Padded gloves? Nah. Horrible things! Troy Lee or Sombrio’s FTW

I’ve got 2 sets of 661’s – Comp and Descend – both comfy, fit well and have lasted a few years with no sign of wearing through/coming unstitched. The Comp’s are a little sturdier looking.

Specialized Ridge for me,

those above are mostly right when they say no padding but I find that having padding on the outside of the palm- the ulnar nerve region? makes a big difference to comfort on long rides

like the padded bit in this glove

Another vote for Troy Lee. Old style SEs for me

Spec BG are a nice range for padding. As for choice the ones that feel best when I try them on.

Troy lee xc for me, i’ve got a few sets, 2 of which are around 2 years old and still look as good as the day i bought them. Just purchased a set of the newer style xc gloves so hopefully these will be just as durable.

Endura Full Montys for me.