I dropped $165 on some A* GP Plus gloves about 2 years ago. Since that time not only did the dye quickly fade from black to gray on the tops of the gloves, but more importantly a few holes began to appear on the left hand glove's pointer and middle finger areas near the seams.
Do you guys consider this normal wear and tear, or abnormal from your experiences?
I dropped $165 on some A* GP Plus gloves about 2 years ago. Since that time not only did the dye quickly fade from black to gray on the tops of the gloves, but more importantly a few holes began to appear on the left hand glove's pointer and middle finger areas near the seams.
Do you guys consider this normal wear and tear, or abnormal from your experiences?
I dropped $165 on some A* GP Plus gloves about 2 years ago. Since that time not only did the dye quickly fade from black to gray on the tops of the gloves, but more importantly a few holes began to appear on the left hand glove's pointer and middle finger areas near the seams.
Do you guys consider this normal wear and tear, or abnormal from your experiences?
Well i have some A* GP Pros that i wear 99.9% of the time im out. Ive had them for almost a year, and have put over 10k on them this year. They are not worn out yet, but some of the top leather on the palm and fingers is starting to wear off. Kinda looks like tires after they have been used.. Im a little irrated that they are doing this after only a year, but at the same time 10k on a pair of gloves w/ kang is a lot of sweat, oil, gas, rain, mink oil, saddle soap, etc...
One season of what? Multiple track days/races? One-year of daily street use? 10,000miles of use? All summer long, regardless? At the point at which the protective qualities become compromised?
It would seem wise to replace them before any protective abilties are compromised. This is going to range the gamut of subjectivity, and vary drastically with different materials and models. If the materials were standardized in the way that helmets are, it would be an easier estimation, but environmental issues also vary a lot more with glove features, materials, and wear. Some riders seem to be a lot herder o ngloves than others, and many wear differntly than others as well. Not sure if there is a better way, but it's certainly not specific enough to have a set schedule of more than a few hundred miles or a period of a few weeks.
Yeah my SP-1's are done after 3 seasons. They look fine more or less but the leather is hard and getting brittle and the black dye gets all over my hands now. Pretty sure they would crack open in a wreck. Probably could have lasted longer with some leather conditioner as i'm not very hard on stuff.
Well, the gloves arent made to last.. They are made to protect and still allow you to feel. Either way, if you figure it, 15k is A LOT of time in a glove. Hell, if you did the same thing in a leather work glove, i bet they would be close to worn out.
my nitro something gloves lasted 3-4 years and didn't miss a beat, and ,with regular cleaning etc, still look as good as they did when i got them, and theyv'e only just got a little hole by the wrist after 3 crashes, which is why i got a new pair. £30 bargin
£165 NOT WORTH IT!!!!
I've had about the same experience as you TNT. About a yr and a half or 10-12K miles of riding, same gloves. They are pretty well toast. I think the right hand glove is still usable, but the left hand is gone. The leather between the fingers is mostly rotted out, completely out on the pinky finger.
I think this time I'm going to get the Moto GP gloves. They are about $100, so that's about 60 bucks I'll save. I too had no idea that gloves would wear out so quick when they cost so much.
I've been using the same set of gloves for at least 2 years now and they're about ready to go. They've been through 3 crashes and are starting to rip in spots but overall they've held up so good thats all I wear now.
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