Hate it when there are no reviews!
I didn't have any reviews on this item so I thought I'd be brave and go ahead to pioneer. And since it sucks looking @ an item and not having a single review to read 'bout it, here's what I got: PROS: -Great fit. I wear a size 8 (small hands) and size S is what usually fits me. This S fit me really good. True to size. -Amazing grip! I repeat - amazing! I grab stuff like I would with my bare hands - the feel is really, really good! -Design (but that's subjective). ...naah... it's not! The design is great! You wouldn't be reading this if it wasn't. -Functionality. Not only do I have a great grip on stuff, the protection and overall detail in making this functional is very well thought out. -Price. Less that 30 bucks?! I'd have paid an additional $20 and still think they're a bargain. CONS: -The fingers' joints and the knuckles are gonna need an adjusting period to get used to the glove's exterior stiff protection, because they won't follow without a few objections. The glove will need a small break-in period for this to go away. If you have really beefy hands you may not experience this. Again, it depends on your individual habits and hands. I bought them for the military. If you're used to construction work or similar, I wouldn't worry too much. -The flashlight. It's free, has a battery in it, but I don't need it. I'd much rather they spent the money on making this even better, or just clip the price a bit. I was looking for gloves. Just gloves. I am not taking any stars off, it's after all a bonus and the price is anyway reasonable to begin with, but I'd rather they reconsidered. -Level of protection on the outside is not very thick, so I am not completely reassured that these could double as my motorbike gloves. I guess they could (and that I will use them as such some time in the future), but that's not their purpose. Especially with the index finger having a specialized purpose and not being as protected as the others. But I thought I'd write that for anyone contemplating them as such. Not gonna be bad, don't get me wrong, but I'm pretty sure there are better specialized moto gloves out there. Same for mountain-biking. Makes sense: What you win in "feel" you have to lose someplace else. I do note, however, that the design is very clever so when you clench the fist, the part for the joints is thickest. I tried to show it in the pics. So they haven't left that to chance. -No protection for the wrists, but that shows clearly on the pic so I didn't take any stars off for that. I will update if I run into any trouble or have them fail, but I don't see that happening. The quality of these seems exceptional, the design really thought out, and I sincerely expect them to last a long time. PS.1. No, I didn't get a dime for writing this nor do I care for "sincere" opinions in "exchange" for the items "criticized". PS.2. Hint: The only thing that sucks more than not having a review to read on an item is not being appreciated for taking the time to write one! :-) Read more
