Glove Recommendations?

Sorry Steff, didn't see your post. Think they're the same glove.

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=6&ID=595

These are great value for money and last surprisingly well. I've a pair that are on their third summer of commuting and they are still going strong.

Did these help during your unclip fail? :P

Been riding in THESE all summer. Super comfy, light mesh back to keep you cool and good padding.
Highly reccomended!

To those of you who used the Prendas ones - do they hold up alright when it comes to encounters with the tarmac? Will my palms be protected?

They are so good that they actually prevent you from crashing! True fact.

What I'd really like are a pair of these, one off special edition Rapha gloves for reigning National Champion, Kristian House;

Me Julie hit the tarmac wearing some Specialized gloves and they showed no sign whatsoever that she had landed on her hands- and neither did her hands.

My recommendation to you then, Mr andyp. Two pairs of the Prendas gloves - one in blue and one in red. :)

What I'd really like are a pair of these, one off special edition Rapha gloves for reigning National Champion, Kristian House;

http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/shop-for-men-143/bargains-163/25-200/castelli-nano-winter-gloves-317.html

i've got these and i'm waiting to wear them.

ive been wearing full finger enduras all summer. ive always worn full finger gloves year round and never found them too hot. until recenlty i always road in full finger leather gloves and they were fine. maybe i have very cool hands.

while they endura gloves were nice, even the XL size wasnt really big enough for my hands and theyve worn holes in stress areas. after an incident where a cat ran infront me and resulting in spill, the finger tips pretty much all had holes in them. i fixed them with some threa + needle and theyve been fine.

My recommendation to you then, Mr andyp. Two pairs of the Prendas gloves - one in blue and one in red. :)

But they are not goatskin leather! ;-)

What I'd really like are a pair of these, one off special edition Rapha gloves for reigning National Champion, Kristian House;

those are fugly. but then no one with taste wears Rapha anyway :)

those are fugly. but then no one with taste wears Rapha anyway :)

on that note, i'll recommend the rapha grand tour gloves. ridiculously expensive, but actually good value; i've ridden a pair for almost three years (that's three years of daily use and abuse) and they've only developed a rip in the past few weeks. how long did your last leather gloves last?

also just bought a replacement pair for £40 in the sample sale. rock!

I have these and they are perfectly comfortable, grippy and the wick sweat well...

on that note, i'll recommend the rapha grand tour gloves. ridiculously expensive, but actually good value; i've ridden a pair for almost three years (that's three years of daily use and abuse) and they've only developed a rip in the past few weeks. how long did your last leather gloves last?

also just bought a replacement pair for £40 in the sample sale. rock!

those are also fugly. i don't wear leather. i simply slip on six pairs of Park Tools mechanic's latex gloves before each ride.

the white ones are fugly, it's true. mine (both pair) are black.

high altitude goat goodness

Goats are fugly

@teddy - what sort of things were on offer at the Rapha sample sale? I'm thinking of dropping in enroute to Liverpool St in the morning.

andy: lots of stuff in xl and s; then a whole pile of socks and sleeveless baselayers for dead cheap. a bunch of classic jerseys. billions and billions of caps and t-shirts. and then random sizes of other things.

Not to mention a crate of S skin suits.

oh, tonnes of those button down shirts, too. Jackets and bibs all gone, though (at least at about 7 pm this evening).

was it hectic, or not too bad?

Was pretty hectic - queue down the road - about an hour to get in, then pretty mobbed... Suspect it'll be a bit quieter tomorrow

Really, everyone needs a pair of these:

No idea if they are any good or not, but they make me laugh every time I see them...