First Gear Mesh Tex 2.0 vs Held Air Stream Gloves

[chosemerveilleux]

Just for shits and giggles I put my Airvolutions on and closed the wrist closure as tight as I normally do when actually wearing them.  Four people including myself failed to forcefully remove them from my hands.  All we succeeded in doing was making my palms hurt due to all of the pressure from the cuff.  That, is officially enough reassurance for me that they won't run away and hide during a get off.

[OrangeSVS]

Well, just posting up an addendum here, folks. I did a couple hundred miles up to WI for coffee this weekend and got to give my new glove collection a work out! I saw cool 70 degree temps, a bit of nasty rain, and some high-80's, low 90's stuff on the return trip. It was just hot enough, wet enough, and nice enough to justify switching gloves numerous times.... Sooooo... here's how it went.

I started out with the Cortech Adrenaline gloves. A damn comfy, nice, sport glove, man do they feel great! But as it started to heat up, they sure weren't flowing much air, just as a poster had mentioned. Man, are they comfy though. But they sure aren't waterproof! If I could choose my glove for straight out comfort, these would easily be the ones I want! However, it started to rain and my hands were getting wet, so I switched over to an old pair of Hein Gerickes that I got back in the day. Well, there's not much in the way of protection there and they have a plastic loop-around that provides lockdown pressure on the wrists.... BUT that plastic piece isn't secured, so it tends to go sideways and reduce positive pressure on your wrist strap within a minute of being on the bike. They're an annoying piece of crap, but that's what I have right now and they do keep the rain off quite handily. And then the rain stopped and the temps started to climb, so I was happy to switch to the Mesh Tex 2.0s. I still found them to be rather uncomfortable. And I'm still not enthused about their protection., despite the leather "carbon fiber look" knuckle protector that kept reminding me of its presence by digging into my hands. And frankly, they weren't all THAT cool to ride in. They're alright, but if I were you, I'd probably look elsewhere for a hot weather glove.

Don't get me wrong, the Mesh Tex are alright. And for as rarely as I wear them, the discomfort is justified by the low price. Still though, if you really wanted a good pair of hot weather gloves and are willing to pay $100+, I'd look at a few of the other options mentioned in this thread. Those Cortech Adrenalines are damn fine gloves though, as long as the temps don't get out of control!!!

[paddy_crow]

I wound up buying a pair of the Sidi Coibuss. I think they are a pretty good compromise for when the temps get up there. I would rank them about equal to the Held Airstream. One thing I prefer about them is the two piece knuckle guard, allowing a hinge point in the middle makes them more comfortable.

I also have a pair of Dainese Huge Air gloves, they are about as minimalist as they come as far as protection is concerned. They also flow more air than any glove I've owned. I don't like riding with the lack of protection, though, so I'll be unloading them at some point.