690 Enduro Forum
General Category => Gear => Topic started by: Bartlioni on October 18, 2014, 12:33:08 pm
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I broke down last week and ordered a pair of Klim Element Gauntlet gloves. Because the Klim Badlands pro jacket I wear has weather seals on the sleeves that most jackets don't have (You listening Rusty), I should have ordered the Klim Element short gloves and saved 30 smucks. But I have now added the full gauntlet gloves to the pile of cheap winter gloves I have accumulated over the years. I haven't even broken in the Klim gloves yet. But I already know they are far superior to any of the Bilt (never buy Belch anything) River road (overload) or any of the other fluff out there. And so I can already say that these new Klim gloves are far superior in every way to any winter glove I've ever worn: I can flick a bic and light a smoke with them on my hands ma'an. That's new and differnt. Now I expect this out of my warmer weather Rev-it gloves which are outstanding gloves in their own right. The guys at Cyclegear pointed me at the Rev-it swearing they're the bomb. Besides, they passed the bic test even brand spanking new. It took a couple of weeks to break in the rev-its, but no glove is as transparent on the hand as these. Get-em tight. Treat 'em right. But back to the Klim: These babies show serious promise. So far I haven't had a chance to test them below 45 degrees, but all the reviews say I won't be disappointed. They offer superior feel transmission on the palms and underside of the fingers, while offering serious insulation and high quality leather on the top. I thank I done good. For 230 smucks I better have!
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Because the Klim Badlands pro jacket I wear has weather seals on the sleeves that most jackets don't have (You listening Rusty), I should have ordered the Klim Element short gloves and saved 30 smucks. ....For 230 smucks I better have!
When weather is bad enough, I wear gauntlet gloves and cinch them down on the outside of my jacket cuffs so water doesn't blow up my sleeves. I don't know if the weather seals are anything more than windproof. They don't appear to be made of GoreTex.
$230!! Klim makes the best stuff around, and they sure know it.
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You're right. The jacket cuff seals we place our thumbs through are not waterproof, but I rode through a heck of a thunderstorm with a pair of short-guantlet gloves strapped under the jacket cuffs and arms stayed dry. I read some other guys had similar experience with them. But who knows? I know you can't go wrong with a good external gauntlet. And yes, Klim knows all too well their stuff is the best. Be well ma'an.