Gorse proof gloves anyone?
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- Specialist Hoprocker
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Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Fed up with death by a thousand pricks ever summer. I need a pair of gloves with a ballistic nylon back and thin grippy front.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks.
- thenorthwind
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Paintballing gloves sprang to mind... I was going to make this as a joke, but...
- fatbikephil
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Not sealskins waterproof gloves!
Cheapo gardening gloves - those yellow leather ones.
Cheapo gardening gloves - those yellow leather ones.
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Ha, i did consider them! Actually I reckon a leather glove would work. But I'd look a bit weird.
This sort of thing: https://amzn.eu/d/6MTf7mX
This sort of thing: https://amzn.eu/d/6MTf7mX
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
I used to wear something similar in the winter before I bought some actual winter cycling gloves. They were more yellow though, and I kinda liked the cowboy vibe.Specialist Hoprocker wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:59 pm Ha, i did consider them! Actually I reckon a leather glove would work. But I'd look a bit weird.
This sort of thing: https://amzn.eu/d/6MTf7mX
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
I used to ride in paintball gloves just because they were the only gloves I had but they worked well.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395053230178 ... BMjOqP761k
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395053230178 ... BMjOqP761k
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Nah, stylish!Specialist Hoprocker wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:59 pm Ha, i did consider them! Actually I reckon a leather glove would work. But I'd look a bit weird.
This sort of thing: https://amzn.eu/d/6MTf7mX
Plus they give you the option of cuffing another cyclist with one across the face, then throwing it down in front of them, at the bottom of a climb

Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Showa 281 might be a good shout, as well as being the best waterproof gloves out there they're probably tough enough to stand up to gorse
https://mstore.co.uk/products/view/showa-281-temres
https://mstore.co.uk/products/view/showa-281-temres
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
I reckon there are some army surplus ones that'd be great for this. I've seen something like these at a local place and was tempted.
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
I quite like the look of these but wonder if the palm will be so thick I'd struggle to feel the brake lever!
https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/9121_6_s ... QMQAvD_BwE
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https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/9121_6_s ... QMQAvD_BwE
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
As they're cut resistant will the gorse just poke through between the threads of Kevlar?
You probably need needle safe gloves, these are a liner but at £90 you'd have to really want to ride where the gorse is.
https://www.safetecdirect.co.uk/product ... l-5-cut-f-
You probably need needle safe gloves, these are a liner but at £90 you'd have to really want to ride where the gorse is.
https://www.safetecdirect.co.uk/product ... l-5-cut-f-
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
They look pretty good actually. I've 2 pairs of tegera gloves - one warm and waterproof, 1 basically a pair of cycling gloves with a liner and a bit of water resistance. They are both good and cost a lot less than equivalent cycling gloves!Specialist Hoprocker wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 3:45 pm I quite like the look of these but wonder if the palm will be so thick I'd struggle to feel the brake lever!
https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/9121_6_s ... QMQAvD_BwE
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
I've got ice climbing, well mixed climbing, gloves that have thin strips of kevlar(?) along the back of the fingers and knuckles. I have used them for biking. Another option might be slalom skiing gloves, again armoured along the back - in this case to bash the poles out of the way!
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
Go all enduro and get mx style handguards, they're the future 

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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
MTB knuckle guards - £60 or Pikeman sort of gloves:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HIKEMAN-Tactic ... JEDDVHJ2IF
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Re: Gorse proof gloves anyone?
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Only ones to use when fondling gorse/hawthorn/blackthorn
Only ones to use when fondling gorse/hawthorn/blackthorn
