Protection

I don't care about any of them either?

ha! :D

what about this em?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leather-Boxing-Head-Guard-Removable-face-Protection-L_W0QQitemZ250521908767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Protective_Equipment?hash=item3a5444f61f

oo! gimp chic!

Snoops, are you just recommending leather to me for fun?

Fuckitimabuyasheepgutitandwearitsskin

no, thought the style was more you.

i know you're not a animal killer, just a snail killer.

it's a slug now.

the problem I see with all this Lacrosse, Cricket, etc.... gloves is that they are to bulky to work with the brake lever, now everybody have

You may have a point there Rik.

£40 buys a nice Thai grilled helmet.

You lot are weird, I tell ya... chuckles

not sure they'd stand up to much "armoured on the knuckle just to make you feel safe"

Make no mistake, these gloves are tough bastards... Its hard plastic with a bit of give, not soft rubber. They are good gloves...
Ever been paintballing? You can be hit in the hand fairly close and not feel it...

The ice hockey gloves are no where near as flexible in the joints as the lacrosse gloves though?

Cricket gloves would probably work but I can't buy leather.

ice hockey gloves are shit, you cant move your hand at all! really rigid, the la crosse gloves are good, but huge, i seriously think you should check out motrobike gloves, they're designed for falls at big speeds!

and snoops, a dude here has got a regular bike helmet and just screwed a hockey mask cage onto it, im sure theres a way of making it detachable

I'm with max on this. Motorbike gloves have all the plastic bits and allow for good movement. Also double leather palms should prevent holes that I get so quickly on mtb gloves it's not funny.
But this does not helpeth the object.

im sure there are a lot of synthetic motorbike gloves around

I'll keep looking Max but I haven't found any thus far.

Em - Alpinestar do non leather biking gloves

Cheers Wayne.

em, not exactly hardcore gloves, but vegan...

http://www.rocketclothing.co.uk/spidi/spidi-gloves-series/spidi-striker-h2out-gloves/prod_641.html

and things like this seem ok, at least i can't see any mention of leather etc.

http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/product/2010-ONEAL-BUTCH-GLOVES/?catalogId=116157

doh. wayne's are nicer.

Just bought these at Motoden, Kingsland Road:

They're wrongly priced on the web site, should have been £35 - he gave me them for £30. Last pair in Medium.

If anyone is planning to buy motorbike gloves, probably best to get them now; all the lightweight summer gloves are in the bargain bins - the winter gloves will probably be too thick (and are more expensive).

good advice

some cheap summer ones here

non vegan, sorry

http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/271/28797

this looks awesome, and it's called street fight - http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/271/28772

this just looks like a good glove, no protection but reinforced fingers and thumbs, and minimal branding- http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/271/31434

went to try a pair of these on today, seemed nice but didn't buy. yet.
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/detail.jhtml;jsessionid=XMVASZ4JSZHQACQIUB2CGWQKBCQGIJCK?prodId=IrwinProd100559

how much and where? they look pretty well built, snot rag 'n all.

my work gloves are wearing a little quicker than i expected.

18.50 from machine mart or around 15 online.
they do different models (see the site), a thicker pair and a fingerless pair.
they are well built and feel tough. nice bit of proper padding on the knuckles, but everywhere else is just thick synthetic material.

I've ordered some lacrosse gloves to see how they go, as Rik pointed out they may not be ideal due to potential brake lever issues, but I decided it's worth finding out.

Will keep you all informed as to how I find them.

they'll be fine. Loads of people play with ice hockey gloves in america, and they are very bulky