[Closed] Any gloves which last?

POC. I haven't managed to wear a pair out yet. Go through anything else in a few weeks (of guiding!).

661 have been decent, and my 100% brisker have fared better than most. I may have to check out POC though.

Troy Lee, Dakine, ONeal, Fox have all been pretty poor for me.

POC. I haven’t managed to wear a pair out yet. Go through anything else in a few weeks (of guiding!).

What's the sizing like on POC gloves? Like the OP I get through gloves fast and it's usually due to them being too small in one dimension or other.

If you're not style conscious, try visiting a surplus store. I've had a pair of German summer combat gloves for close to a decade. They are comfy, but bit hot for actual summer weather. Leather on the palm, between fingers and over the knuckles. Get a half size too small and the leather will mold itself over time for a custom fit.

Bicycle Union BMX gloves.

I like POC gloves, they were my go-to for ages. Comfy, decent-lasting and fit well (pretty much true to size, I'm an XL in all gloves, same for POC).

Tried a pair of 100% gloves for a chance and I find them equally as good quality as the POC ones and a third of the price. Haven't bought anything else since, they're great.

In short:

POC = ace, but spendy
100% = just as ace, less spendy.

I don’t know if they last yet, but if you have trouble with gloves going through at the fingertips because you have to usually size down to stop the palm being baggy, 100% gloves are really well cut.

It’s weird because I don’t have particularly long fingers or small palms/fists but in a lot of brands I have to size down to a small to stop the fabric rucking as I grip the bars. The rest of the time I’m a men’s medium or large in gloves!

Endura singletrack have lasted very well for me.

Slight hijack but why are MTB gloves so tiny? I'm an XL according to 'normal' glove size charts, 25.5cm across knuckles. A quick glance at CRC and a lot seem to only go to 21.5cm, I think that's an xxxxl in a Fox.

Troy Lee XC.

100% ones for me.
Really nice quality.

Slight hijack but why are MTB gloves so tiny? I’m an XL according to ‘normal’ glove size charts, 25.5cm across knuckles. A quick glance at CRC and a lot seem to only go to 21.5cm, I think that’s an xxxxl in a Fox.

Yeah it's weird, there's been several gloves I've ordered going by the size guidance on CRC and then when they've come they actually are tiny and I can't even get my hand in. The sizing of 100% gloves are one brand I've come to trust. Need more pairs (on offer) of their summer ones.

I've got Fox sidewinders that are at least 5 years old and seen tons of use. And some Rangers that are newer but again have had a lot of use and are standing up well

Must be something to do with the way I hold the bar on that side as it's just my right thumb, it goes through the stitching on the side rather than through the end. I'll have a look at the POC and 100% - cheers!

Not just you. My right thumb goes through the tip of the glove every time ..I'm using Giro DND and they seem better than most.

I thought it was just me who found MTB gloves weirdly sized, I'm Mr medium, but MTB gloves...always large, it's weird

I find most bike specific gloves have a too-short thumb. Ok on road, painful on mountain bike. And overpriced.
I've got a couple of pairs of North Face that I got from Millet's. Really comfortable, good grip, phone friendly fingers and cheap.

Chiefgrooveguru +1.

MTB gloves seem to be really minimalist this last few years, which is rubbish if you're a trail hacker on narrow stuff with spiky bushes everywhere.

Can I have something where my fingertips don't poke through and has armour on the two outside fingers and across the knuckles please?

Mini has some Madison Roam gloves which he uses on his scooter and bike so are regularly dragged along tarmac. They have lasted well. His previous pair lasted untill his fingers grew out the ends! He refused to put the new pair on as he prefered the colour of the older pair

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weird, ive been meaning to make a post on the same subject. all my gloves are in ribbons, even the new ones! i hate a glove thats too big and bunches up, but my fingers always end up sprouting out of smaller ones, or they get ripped trying to get them on and off plus they get snagged on thorns or gate posts etc. new gloves are often ready for the bin within a couple of weeks. i like riding without, but that always ends in tears too...

perhaps time to try spending a bit more on them... £37 seems alot for gloves, but if they outlast 2 pairs of twentyquidders....

Endura singletrack have lasted very well for m

didnt last one ride for me.

Seems strange that mountain bike gloves can't seem to follow the size chart that work gloves follow, I'm a nine on that chart which is a large but often have to get an XL in gloves or they won't go all the way to my wrist.

Have you noticed the same with cycling specific socks? I'm a size 9/43 in shoes but often have to buy socks that at are xl.

OP, have you considered going singlespeed? as it's probably all the gear shifting that's wearing out your gloves 😉

Just thinking, it's always along a seam that my gloves wear out so it would make sense to make a seamless (or part seamless on the high friction area/s) glove.

After a quick Google it seems there are seamless cycling gloves but they're either wool type winter glove liners or water proof neoprene type.

Of the "normal" MTB gloves, I've had the longest life from Dakine Highwires, I think.

But I find softshell gloves last waaaaaay better, and tend to wear them half the year or more.

If you have an off-road motorcycle shop nearby go there and buy MX gloves,especially if there's a sale on.A mate bought three pairs for £30 many years ago and is just now wearing through the last pair.

i see all you folk have flocked to CRC to check out the 100% gloves - hot product apparantly!! 🙂

same here with sizing issues, and as the cheif has become my go to for advise (stalker alert) - i'll go with the 100%'s...

FYI - these £8.43 100% Womens Ridecamp gloves in XXL fit just like a L mens.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/100-ridecamp-ladies-glove-ss17/rp-prod147620
Good summer weight gloves.

For indestructible gloves the Mechanix original gloves do the job. Reinforced ends of fingers means they don't go through like all the lighter gloves always do. Bit heavy for summer wear though.

POC. I haven’t managed to wear a pair out yet. Go through anything else in a few weeks (of guiding!).

What’s the sizing like on POC gloves? Like the OP I get through gloves fast and it’s usually due to them being too small in one dimension or other.

I'm the wrong guy to ask as I have weird shaped hand - normal sized hands but short fingers so I have to buy all my gloves pretty small as I HATE having baggy space at the end of the fingers. Probably one of the reasons I like POC is that they stand up to me cramming my hands into them.

My recent history:

Fox - brilliant design and fit, wore through after reasonable use
Dakine - Thin material, comfy, lasted hardly any time at all
Specialized Grease Monkeys - Not a great fit, wore through on the thumb as the OP. Sewed up and holding up as spares
Endura Singletracks - Good fit, if a little tight to put on. Holding fine so far but too early for a verdict

Seems strange that mountain bike gloves can’t seem to follow the size chart that work gloves follow,

+1 to this.

There is already a numerical standard for glove sizing. We really don't need a new one, but the bike industry seems to love doing that at the moment!

seconded the Mechanix gloves

non-padded palm which i like, bombproof, a retro throwback to what you bought when 'proper' mtb gloves weren't available, lots of colours, and cheaper if you buy them via mx websites
there's a Vent version that's good for summer use

There is already a numerical standard for glove sizing. We really don’t need a new one, but the bike industry seems to love doing that at the moment!

I once tried to buy snowboard gloves using my actual glove size (I know I'm a 7.5 from wearing surgical gloves at work) and they were way too small. I'm not sure I would trust bike manufacturers to do a better job.

I went through a phase of using work gloves from Screwfix to ride in as well as work. Until a while back they stopped XL gloves. I asked on their website why and they claimed a lack of demand.

I call BS as most trades tend to have bigger hands and more likely the sizes they have are small because they are cheap from China.

I HATE having baggy space at the end of the fingers.

I'm similar, with 100% Briskers it was like having an extra half a finger waggling around.

Troy Lee for me; unfortunately they no longer have leather palms, but they're still mostly well-made.
661 were absolute garbage in my experience

Horses for courses - it must be down to a combination of hand size and getting a glove that fits correctly. I've had Troy Lee XCs go after a matter of a couple of months but got some very similar feeling lightweight summer Fox gloves at the minute and they've lasted a couple of years now and are still going strong. The only complaint is the velco-esque strap on the wrist is shit.