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Work gloves for riding gloves?

Started by NYSingh, January 14, 2021, 08:18:09 PM

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NYSingh

Anyone use or have used work gloves for riding gloves?  Yes, I know that $300 moto specific gloves with all the high tech armor is better, but I'm curious whether people think a work glove could be passable or have used em themselves.  I have a moto-specific summer glove and a heavy winter glove, so was looking for something to use in transition seasons, which took me down a rabbit hole. Looked at the Lee Parks Designs elkskin gloves, then the Aerostich versions. Then read that Aerostich was made by a company Geier so looked at those. Then just started looking at driver/roper gloves generally and came across these $15 leather kevlar-ish lined gloves from Galeton: https://www.galeton.com/rough-rider-reg-cut-resistant-leather-driver-gloves/2506-product/ and the upgraded version with knuckle protection for $24 https://www.galeton.com/rough-rider-reg-flakbak-trade-cr-impact-protection-and-cut-resistant-leather-driver-gloves/2514-product/
1976 RD400C (SpecII pipes, K&N Y-boot, Dave F Mod, Team Scream Racing Stage-1 Porting)
Moto Guzzi V7III

pdxjim

I wear goatskin drivers from the hardware store on the dirtbike, and sometimes lite-duty around town.

Very comfortable and plenty of protection for the woods.

https://www.mcrsafety.com/safety-equipment/gloves/3613

Anything other than "around the block", I wear very high quality roadrace gloves

https://www.racerglovesusa.com/collections/street-motorcycle-gloves/products/high-racer-glove
Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

Dvsrd

I guess most of us have used work gloves or similar. Hell, I once used lightweight welding gloves!
But there is two aspects to consider here. One is curved vs straight fingers. This is mainly a comfort issue. Then it is the lack of a wrist strap, keeping them on your hand in the event of a crash.

RustyRD

#3
I have used work gloves for years and have found some at the home depot that are pretty comfortable have Velcro wrist straps and will offer protection if needed. 15$

85RZwade

Anything is better than nothing! I wore leather work gloves for years as a callow youth.
I post waayyy too much

NYSingh

Those $15 Huskys seem to provide the same or more protection than some moto gloves 2-3x the price.  I've seen other work gloves lined with Kevlar (which I don't think I've seen in a moto glove), which seems useful if you're sliding down the road with your palms down, still for less than moto gloves with basic protection.
1976 RD400C (SpecII pipes, K&N Y-boot, Dave F Mod, Team Scream Racing Stage-1 Porting)
Moto Guzzi V7III

pdxjim

#6
Quote from: NYSingh on January 15, 2021, 01:37:24 PM
Those $15 Huskys seem to provide the same or more protection than some moto gloves 2-3x the price.  I've seen other work gloves lined with Kevlar (which I don't think I've seen in a moto glove), which seems useful if you're sliding down the road with your palms down, still for less than moto gloves with basic protection.

These look rad!

https://www.mcrsafety.com/safety-equipment/gloves/36136kdp

And yes, I am a big fan of white gloves.

... also these if you're into boring brown.

https://shop.mcrsafety.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_38_40&products_id=902
Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

RustyRD

Home depot has those on sale at times for 10$, you just have to cruise thru one every now and then.

350smoker

#8
Just use riding gloves! just got done going through physical therapy for my hand after a wreck I had 6 months ago. Was wearing plain old mechanics gloves and would have faired better with actual riding gloves! Just my  :twocents: