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Product Review: Lee Parks DeerSport Gloves...being comfortable never felt so good..

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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Great comfortable gloves for every day use, long trips, commutes, or just around town and not at all bulky or bunches up in your hands while holding the controls....

Easy to get on off without going the cumbersome ritual of other gloves with fancy gauntlets and wrist straps and doesn't have all the blinging knuckle gloves found on most gloves lately...and not bulky as some gloves with the exaggerated "paddings" ..

what ya get are gloves that makes it easy to get the feel of the controls from the day ya purchase it...a long gauntlet that adds extra layer over your riding jacket...a double layer above the knuckles and palm, and an added wrist strap for a bit more security...

these are simple gloves that don't have vents when ya don't need em leaving your hands too cold and can easily be worn with a hand liner...also does a good job of keeping cool....

well made and ya don't see stitches looking like they're gonna burst anywhere like some other gloves in the same price range nor will ya find a loose strand exposed that ya know it'll loosen up in time...

and best of all, ya don't the annoying stitching that digs into your fingernails while wearing em like some other fancy and more well known brand names...

overall a good attention to detail, comfortable, non-blinging, and good glove for the money...

highly recommended..:thumbup

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Premium performance gloves for the street or track.

* Proudly handcrafted in the USA
* 2.75+ oz. deerskin (palm) and 4.0+ oz. elkskin (back) are more abrasion-resistant than cowhide
* Wide temperature range
* Trimmed and ironed internal seams provide unrivaled fit, comfort and dexterity
* Seamless palm for the ultimate in feel without pressure points
* Dual-duty thread provides the strongest seams and won't cut through leather like Kevlar thread.
* Hand washable leather stays soft
* Inexpensive repairs available at our U.S. factory
* Extra-long gauntlet has dual Velcro� wrist closures for a secure fit on any jacket
* Double-stitched ErgoTech� palm patch doesn't bunch up and provides strong abrasion-resistance
* Double layer elkskin backing on knuckles for additional abrasion protection
* Click on the "Size Chart" link (in the yellow area to the left) to get an accurate measurement before ordering.


Handwashing instructions
1. Put gloves on and get them wet with warm water
2. Add Woolite or mild detergent and scrub the gloves as if washing your hands
3. Rinse and air dry, do NOT put them into the dryer
4. Wash gloves once every 6 months.
 
I've been using a pair for more than a year, and probably ~16-18K miles. So far, so good. :thumbup
 
I've got a set of the tan Deer-Tours.

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Very, very good glove that is comfortable. I use a Held Outlast liner in mine for the cold weather, and it works, but if I had it to do over again, I'd get the PCi version for cold weather and a set of the Outseam version for warm.

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With the liner, they are a bit tight and only keep my hands warm because I have heated grips. Without the liner, they are a bit loose. I wish they made the Outseam and PCi version in tan.

Extremely high quality and attention to detail.
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I had a pair of Lee Parks and rode with them for many thousands of miles. Very comfortable and USA made. A bit lacking in the padding department but I think they'd hold up well during weekend corner-carving or sport-touring duties.

Mine never really wore out but a few months back I decided to upgrade. Bought a new pair of Helimots, which are also highly recommended.
 
Going on 3 years, Lee Parks with the outlast insulation. I have heated grips and have never had cold hands with them. Just the $180.00 is little high but what a great product and I like there are made in the USA.

Bill in STockton.
 
Mine got soaked in the rain a couple of months back. It took 2+ days to air dry, but it feels just as soft as before. I got mine at the San Mateo show and had to try out a few pairs to find one that fits well.
 
Gracias beepor!

I've got two questions...
1) How does the sizing compare to other brands (Alpinestars, Held)?
2) Are they as warm as they claim? Are they a decent "bay area winter" glove?
 
Lee Parks sizing is more U.S fit....a large or extra large in the Alpinestars, I would wear a medium due to the wider palms on the LP...as for "warmth", I just got these and weather has been warmer but so far so good in the 60 degree weather...
 
Bumping an old thread because I just got my Lee Parks gloves today and I love them but they are too big. I'm normally a perfect medium but these fit just like some First Gear size Large gloves I have. Anyone have recent experiences with these gloves and sizing?
 
I've been wearing Lee Parks gloves for something like 6 years now. I adore them. The comfort is excellent and they are the only glove I've found where the fingers are long enough yet narrow enough for me.

I have found the sizing to be a bit funky. I'm a big dude (6'4, 235lbs) with big hands and I wear an XL in most things, gloves included. I tend to wear a Large in the DeerSports. I just picked up a pair of the insulated DeerSports PCI gloves, and actually went with a Medium in those!

For this reason I tend to buy at the motorcycle show in San Mateo. I'll spend half an hour hanging out there trying on various pairs, since they're leather and there's some variation. I find it's worth the time for a glove that'll last 5-10 years.

By the by, I've been extremely impressed with the insulated gloves. I've been wearing them for the last few months and prefer them to the standard for the winter riding season. Well warmer without the bulkiness I'd feared.
 
I sent back the mediums and tried a pair of smalls. They fit pretty well, a little tight in the palm but I'm expecting them to break in. They do feel good on the bars. Gauntlet shape is a little too cone-shaped, seems tight around the cuff and flappy higher up.
I'll be keeping them though.

So, sizing-wise, I wear a Large in Japanese gloves (Hit-Air brand from SaferMoto), Medium in FirstGear and Rev'it.
 
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