Recommend a good pair of mitts - summer gloves - fingerless glove

need a pair of fingerless, for general all year riding not too padded??

Personly I don't see how it is possible to have a one pair of gloves for all year riding.

but for figureless I would go with these.

If you don't get them I might. I love these string backed gloves had a pair as a kid. Classic style
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270112983560

For the winter I got some gloves from a builders murchant, leather palm neopreneback and nylon sides to the fingers. Flexible warm in wet and dry for about one hour - 1 hr 30 min in the coldest weather we had this year. Also good for snow ball fights.

sorry didn't mean when it's absolutely freezing got a pair of winter gloves.

I use some Pearl Izumi's that have lasted 18 months so far.

They're a little padded, but not to the point that they slide around or anything.

I've had really bad experiences with those french mitts. I got a pair 6 months ago, they lasted me till i lost one of them 2 weeks ago. So i get another pair from another seller and they last 1 day...

ok, no knitted french mitts for me

I had the same problem with french nickers. Stitching not good enough quality for cycling.

Pics please

Yeah, i can see what you mean ...

I'm looking for some nice old skool black or white cycling mitts. I have seen the rapha grand tour gloves which are sexy but £80. Anything else out there , crocket, leather or otherwise anyone know of and where to get them?

Evans do some for about £9.

I haven't tried them, I seem to think I've heard that they fall apart, but as I can't recall who told me and whether it was first hand experience I'm kinda ignoring it.

lpg bought a pair of gloves lasted him a day

Ah, that must be it.

My memory is appalling.

first hand experience of gloves - you're on fire today david!!

Edwardes (Camberwell?) had some nice, cheap (10 quid) crochet black track mitts. Bought a pair last season and they're still going strong. They don't have a lot of padding which I like. Brand name is 'etc ...'.

Haven't been there recently so don't know if they still carry them.

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=20123

What about these http://www.gorebikewear.com/1164920285736.html (Retro) on the Gore site. A poor mans version (£30) of the Rapha ones

gore retro tech

£29.99, got 9/10 in C+.

The raphas only got 6/10, btw.

Those Gore gloves don't look that retro and they might actually last longer than 6 months (I have warranty replaced their Compact IIs). Not too shabby..

I've got the altura versions. seem hardy enough so far.

got them from: http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk for under a tenner.

cheers guys...
giot myself som campagnolo ones for £20 but am already regretting it and wished i'd got the raphas.....

made with moisture transport system fabric £20 at CONdor and they have towely bits so you can wipe yer forehead
i no like rapha their stuff has got to be made in human leather to cost that much!
an Armani suit costs less than a Rapha outfit for God's sake !

Stef an Armani suit costs less than a Rapha outfit for God's sake !

Yeah, but the Armani chaffs ever so much..

I must be the only person in London with those leather Royce fingerless gloves..

they look like shit, but are comfortable and cheap.

do leather gloves not get really sweaty? my watch has quite a wide leather strap and that stinks when i've been riding for a long time and have got sweaty, so i'd hate to know what leather gloves would be like :S