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I wear some of the Pole Position gloves from motoport/cycleport. They're nice sport bike gloves (my last bike was an FZR400 which someone ripped off whaaaaa) and have kevlar sliding protection with full guantlets. I was hoping to find either some inserts (but with wet leather outters, this might be kinda cold!) or something. My mom's a nurse, I was thinking about latex gloves on the outside hehehe. Since it hardly ever rains in CA, and since I don't like the looks of the nylon style waterproofs, I hope I can find something to "upgrade" my sport gloves. William Diehl 1999 KLR650 (Blue of course!) Riverside/Fallbrook, CA Looking for someone to ride with!

----- Original Message ----- From: "Trev" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Waterproof Gloves > I've been looking at waterproof winter riding gloves for a while now, > and I have yet to find any with better protection on the knuckles and > other points of impact than my snowboarding gloves have, some seem > like they would protect my hands less than my snowboarding gloves. > Anyone have any reccomendations on some armoured waterproof witner > riding gloves? > > Trev > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

Sorry to double post on a thread, but I found these http://www.bargainoutfitters.com/showad.html?promo_code=BOFX1&item_id=38555 6$ for some nice Sweedish military motorcycle mittens Suppose you could waterproof them with a spray Look kinda dorky, but I'm sure they're warm! This place has alot of really cool surplus stuff for REALLY cheap. I bought the german gas suit (waterproof) for 1.38$ for my rain gear! William Diehl

----- Original Message ----- From: "Trev" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Waterproof Gloves > I've been looking at waterproof winter riding gloves for a while now, > and I have yet to find any with better protection on the knuckles and > other points of impact than my snowboarding gloves have, some seem > like they would protect my hands less than my snowboarding gloves. > Anyone have any reccomendations on some armoured waterproof witner > riding gloves? > > Trev > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

In a message dated 11/11/02 4:38:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, kilrcalikawi@... writes:

> I've been looking at waterproof winter riding gloves for a while now, > and I have yet to find any with better protection on the knuckles and > other points of impact than my snowboarding gloves have, some seem > like they would protect my hands less than my snowboarding gloves. > Anyone have any reccomendations on some armoured waterproof witner > riding gloves? > > Trev >

The Joe Rocket Ballistic 3.0's keep hands dry, and I've experienced no numb fingers in temps to low 40's. Not armored, but the material seems to be fairly abrasion resistant. Reasonably priced, decent riding glove. -Scott A14 "thunderdog" Sorrento, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 09:04:04PM -0500, InWoods13@... wrote:

> > The Joe Rocket Ballistic 3.0's keep hands dry, and I've experienced no numb > fingers in temps to low 40's. Not armored, but the material seems to be > fairly abrasion resistant. Reasonably priced, decent riding glove. -Scott

My ice climbing gloves look almost as abrasion-resistant as the JR stuff; they're really designed to be _cut_ resistant, not abrasion resistant, but it's all nylon and leather anyway so there's not really a ton of difference AFAICT. Except that the ice climbing gloves have thick foam-rubber armor (to prevent knuckle damage from bashing the grip of the tool on a bumpy piece of ice) and gore-tex inserts. Oh, and taped seams. And thick primaloft insulation. Black Diamond, Granite Gear, and Mountain Hardware make armored ice climbing gloves. The Black Diamond ones are probably the most durable, particularly in the palms -- thick high-quality leather. The Granite Gear ones are the cheapest but the nylon looks thinnest on the back. They're all kinda pricy though -- from $79 for the Granite ones up to well over $100 for the BD gloves. But they'll keep your hands warm and dry to way below freezing... I've been pondering buying an oversized pair of the Granite Gear ice gloves and wearing a pair of the $10 kevlar glass-handling gloves from mcmaster as liners. Best of both worlds? It'd end up costing about $80.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "vfr523" wrote:

> I picked up a set of the Aerostich Triple Digit rain covers early in > the season. A bit pricey, perhaps, but worth every penny when the > weather's crappy. > > For the ultimate in waterproofness, you need to tuck the gauntlets > under your jacket sleeves, so water doesn't run down the inside. So > positioned, I've ridden hundreds of miles in the rain with nary a

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> of moisture making it inside. >

I've been pleased with these overmitts, too. With the gauntlets over your sleeves they add quite a bit of warmth to a pair of unlined deerskins. Aerostich also offers a version with a knit cuff that will tuck under your sleeves more easily, to keep the rain out. I'm not sure if it's in the catalog, but I've seen them on the shelf.

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 08:01:05PM -0000, vfr523 wrote:

> I picked up a set of the Aerostich Triple Digit rain covers early in > the season. A bit pricey, perhaps, but worth every penny when the > weather's crappy. > > For the ultimate in waterproofness, you need to tuck the gauntlets > under your jacket sleeves, so water doesn't run down the inside. So

Duct tape. I'm not kidding. Sometimes even tucking gauntlets inside the jacket elastic isn't good enough, but you'd be amazed what duct tape can do (excuse me while I go remove the cat from the bike's rear rack, we just went to the vet, you see... ). Thor