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Tight Leather Glove, return or keep?

J

Jasepaste

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May 30, 2008
Location
Sacramento
Moto(s)
Thruxton 900
Name
JP
I bought a pair of Rev'it Airvolutions and they fit very well proportionally, with the exception that the gloves are really tight.

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I know from experience that they will loosen up, but I'm having a problem opening my hand completely due to the palm of the glove restricting my thumb to fulling extend from my other fingers.

Www.WebBikeWorld.com reviewed the Rev'it Giri Glove and the writer had the same problem with his glove:

"This is fine for 90 percent of the time when I'm gripping the handlebars, but moving my left thumb upwards and outwards to indicate for a turn results in some resistance from the leather palm in between the thumb and forefinger. Its a minor problem, but irritating -- although this will probably be eliminated with age as the gloves get broken in further. " Webbikeworld on Giri glove

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Ok, so what I want to know is if this is something that will go away after the breakin period, or should I go bigger, or find another glove with the tight palm?

Thanks,
JP
 
Do they have a larger size than the one you purchased? If so, I'd say buy it too, try them both on, and return one (if the larger size fits better) or both (if neither do).
 
My gut is telling me to go one bigger, but I've owned two gloves in the past, and they have both loosened significantly. I'm happy with the fit, because it's uniformly tight everywhere, but I don't like feeling the leather stretch when i reach for the clutch/brake.

I hate gloves where I have about have an inch of glove hanging off each finger and it takes an hour to open a zipper.
 
Return the tight one, get another paid the next size up, if it's loose - have it altered for $10 and it will fit perfectly.
 
The first pair of gloves I purchased were a set of Racer 'High-End' gloves, size XL. After about half a year of riding in them, I sold them for a pair of medium gloves.

Riding home, I immediately felt like I had made a mistake. The gloves were very restrictive, making it difficult to operate some of the controls. But, about a week of riding later, they fit perfectly. I've since had a few people comment about how well the gloves appear to fit me.

IMO, you're buying the wrong pair of gloves if they feel comfortable the first time you put them on.
 
Let it break in

I had the same situation with some nice Alpine Star gloves that I paid a grip of money for. Since I've had them for awhile now I wish I got a pair smaller since they've broken in they tend to be lose and snag on the grips or the finger tips hanging cause me not to be able to react as fast as another pair of gloves that fit much more snug.
 
If you can't relax in them by the end of the 1st or 2nd week (this is assuming that you're breaking them in while you sleep, haha), I say return and go up one size!
 
Leather likes to break in. So it will more than likely stretch out to where it's comfortable to stretch it.

If everything else fits perfect, than why get a bigger one that is gonna be all loosey-goosey.
 
from my experience after hitting a deer almost a year ago, I welcome a more tight/snug glove...

I was wearing a glove that was a bit on the loose side and was fine for "comfort" which was great 98% on the bike..

unfortunately when sliding down the road at 65mph on the hand, the slight little spaces was enough for my hands to move inside the glove, especially the fingers, caused them to jam inside to the finger tips causing a minor hand injury...

regardless of the brand, make, model, I'd take the extra time to find a proper snug fitting glove without any kind of play/looseness...
 
I bought a pair of Revitt gloves off a BARFer a while back and found that yes, they fit quite snugly. I've only ridden with them a few times but they've already started to get better. So far they appear to be very high quality.
 
Pretty much resolved but I'll add anyway: Rev'It fits small, much like Alpinestars. When I first got my gloves they were tight between the fingers, but only on the right hand. It took a month, but they fit fine now.
 
paroxysm said:
I bought a pair of Revitt gloves off a BARFer a while back and found that yes, they fit quite snugly. I've only ridden with them a few times but they've already started to get better. So far they appear to be very high quality.
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TheRiddler said:
Pretty much resolved but I'll add anyway: Rev'It fits small, much like Alpinestars. When I first got my gloves they were tight between the fingers, but only on the right hand. It took a month, but they fit fine now.
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That's good to know. I agree that the quality seems impressive. I haven't heard about anyone who has crashed in a pair of Rev'its, but everyone seems to like the fit/quality.
 
i say if it causes pain, go a size up. I had a pair of non-leather gloves (textile) and i loved the fit because it felt like a 2nd skin... but reaching for turn signals etc eventually caused my hand to hurt. Changed to a size up.
 
roadRiders down in san jose on monterey street. i think this is their website: http://www.roadridermca.com/

the staff are very friendly. there is this older geriatric lady there - she is AWESOME. while trying on motorcycle boots, i had a nice chat with her. She's got a quick mind of a 25 year old!

the staff there is super friendly, the store carries revit and racer along with a good selection of dainese gear. They carry parts for cruisers etc. RR and my local bmw dealer is the only place i can seem to find RaceR brand gloves :/

picked up my Sidi boots at RR
 
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