OK, finally home and sobered up from the Saki.
The gloves seem to be well built using Keprotec and Kangaroo leather. All the seams are on the outside giving them a more slim fit. There is plenty of protection in all the right areas: Knuckles, fingers, palms, back of the wrist, etc though the leather doesnt feel that thick. They did double up in what feels would be the impact areas.
The Pinky and Ring finger are attached at the top with a piece of leather. Not sure how I like it yet. The right hand feels kinda wierd, like there is too much leather in between the fingers making it hard to close them around the grip. I didnt notice it on the left hand. (this good be from broken pinky knuckles in the past)
These are not cold weather riging gloves! It was about 45-50 when I went for a ride yesterday and my hands were plenty cold. I could not tell if the finger vents on the middle and ring finger work since it was so cold but they probably would vent well.
The index and middle finger have ruberized strips on the tips to help with grasping the clutch/brake levers, a nice little touch. The velcro is sturdy with plenty of grip and there is small leather flap to protect the velcro wrist strap as well.
All in all I would give these gloves 4 stars out of 5 for quality with out crash testing them, 3 1/2 stars for fit since the right glove pink/ring finger issue. (Left glove is a 4)
So if you are looking for a new glove, i'd say give these a try. The price is good and over all, its a well built glove. I will be using these as my primary race gloves this season so we'll see how they hold up.
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