Motorcycle gauntlets, but non leather?

[ajlelectronics]

My gloves are starting to fall apart so would like to replace them. I see adverts for Gore-Tex gloves etc but they then disappoint by including bits of animal corpses. Does anyone know of anything fit for year round riding, waterproof and protective please? Or is it that lack of demand means that such things don't exist on the market? I can buy textile clothing and synthetic boots, just struggling with the gloves now.

 

[Cuthy246]

My manager cycles to work all year round, has just been sporting some neoprene gloves recently. Like a wetsuit for his fingers he says. Toasty warm but not much protection for a motorbike. Might be an equivalent available though.

 

[Bob Rivers]

I bought some Rukka Virium gloves at the weekend - yeah they're expensive but they seem to be the only brand I've tried that really fit - and I love the feel I have with them, anyway the cuff comes up quite high and over the cuff of my jacket if it is dry but under when it is wet....

Now I need to do my full test in Feb and get a slightly bigger bike (still keeping the 125 as it gets through tight gaps and 100mpg is amazing haha)

 

[ajlelectronics]

I bought some Rukka Virium gloves at the weekend -

Reviews look good, but this bothered me: "The palm has a couple of layers of suede covering most of it and the bottom/sides of the fingers. I noticed the water absorbed into the suede right away, but nothing soaked through the GoreTex underneath… at all."

No mention of corpse in the manufacturer's info, so need to look into it a bit more. I see that size 10 is 8.5" round. Is that palm extended or closed fingers? I'm 10.5" to 11" extended so need to find a sizing chart for that.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Just confirmed with an authorised dealer that they are now shipping with a piece of animal corpse at the palm area. Really disappointing but I can find nothing else actually available that is animal free. I found a "Vegan gloves" yankee website, but they seem a bit faddy and the products are all marked "Not currently available" anyway.

I measured wrongly, so I am a 9" or size 11. Must tell 'er indoors, I have always said that she has been spoilt!

 

[Migmac]

Do sealskinz not do anything that would suit you?

 

[ajlelectronics]

Do sealskinz not do anything that would suit you?

Had a quick look, but they seem to have nothing motorcycle specific. I have ordered the Rukka now, not much choice really and they don't even carry the yellow flashed ones so have to go for black.

 

[Migmac]

Had a quick look, but they seem to have nothing motorcycle specific. I have ordered the Rukka now, not much choice really and they don't even carry the yellow flashed ones so have to go for black.

They use leather from goats too, wouldn’t suit your needs.

What have you got against leather? The animals dead so we might as well use everything from it we can instead of wasting it.

Not having a pop

 

[Shox Dr]

Do sealskinz not do anything that would suit you?

Oh the irony.

(Bloke round the corner from me used to be the importer, good gear)

 

[Migmac]

Oh the irony.

(Bloke round the corner from me used to be the importer, good gear)

I have a pair of their shooting gloves, nice gloves. A pain to get on if your hands are the slightest bit wet

 

[Shox Dr]

I have a pair of their shooting gloves, nice gloves. A pain to get on if your hands are the slightest bit wet

Yup, tried a pair on when they first came out, not for me. Fitted a suspended ceiling in a wet suit factory the following day. Tried a pair of their gloves on, never looked back.

These days I either wear new-ex army leather gloves, or Gerbing heated gloves. Textile gloves never seem to last 5mins

 

[MattH]

Why were the suits wet?

 

[ajlelectronics]

They use leather from goats too, wouldn’t suit your needs.

What have you got against leather? The animals dead so we might as well use everything from it we can instead of wasting it.

That's what I am having to tell myself, but it still seems like hypocrisy to accept and wear it when I won't deliberately consume it any other way. By making use of it, it perpetuates the market. I suppose it is a bit like thieving really, if nobody bought stolen goods, they wouldn't be stolen to begin with.

 

[Migmac]

That's what I am having to tell myself, but it still seems like hypocrisy to accept and wear it when I won't deliberately consume it any other way. By making use of it, it perpetuates the market. I suppose it is a bit like thieving really, if nobody bought stolen goods, they wouldn't be stolen to begin with.

You not using one wee bit of leather isn’t going to stop animals dying. Skins come from from animals that die due to age and illness, this might help your conscience somewhat.

 

[ajlelectronics]

You not using one wee bit of leather isn’t going to stop animals dying. Skins come from from animals that die due to age and illness, this might help your conscience somewhat.

If they did die of natural causes, I would have absolutely no problem with using the remains, it is after all the ultimate in recycling and perfectly natural. My objection comes from the commercial breeding and killing of healthy young animals by the billions when in the 21st century there are so many cruelty free alternatives.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Why were the suits wet?

Cuz the ceiling was leaking, silly!

 

[Gareth J]

I have a contact who collects fallen stock. Hides have a slight value, but it's minescule. Just enough to warrant saving them. They really are a by product of whatever the animal was bred for. Similar story with wool.

I can understand that you might not want to be a part of that but don't be under any illusion that if everyone stopped buying leather tomorrow, any fewer cows would be bred/eaten.

Re. Sealskinz, I bought a pair for a relative but the hand shape was weird, a really odd design, like with all fingers the same length and too short. No human was made with hands that'd fit them! So try on before you buy I guess.

 

[cheb]

The animals did die from a natural cause: Being a victim of an apex predator.

 

[premmington]

I commute to work on a Honda 110i wave daily plus a R80RT sometimes. I have commuted to work for over 36 years on a motorcycle. Big BMWs for years and mostly Honda singles. Now a scooter in my later years.

While I don't dress for motorcycling - I do always wear leather gloves - only had three accidents - every time I have put my hands down and "torn or abraded gloves".

To be honest - while I don't "dress for the slide but the ride" (sic).

I always wear leather gloves - even in the summer - I have a light pair of perforated leather summer gloves.

To be honest - I think good gloves are more useful than a helmet.

Never will I take a bike out without wearing gloves - even on the hottest day in a heat wave.

Rukka is a good make - but very expensive!

 

[Richard.]

I must have 3/4 of a cow over my back when I ride. Suit, boots, and gloves all leather.
By far the best stuff if the unfortunate happens and you end up taking one for the team.

However I do respect entirely people’s views on not wanting to wear it. It’s a personal choice and a few posts on here certainly won’t have any influence on people’s life choices so the best thing to do really is help the man find the right gloves rather than give him reasons to try and change his opinion.
Nobody is stopping animals been slaughtered for our consumption. Nobody is under that illusion either. However some people just don’t want to have involvement with it. Nothing wrong with that.