Shimano Gloves

Yesterday I got for myself a pair of Shimano gloves in size XL and colour red. The sub brand is Airway Glove. From Stay Tuned for Rs 1470. It is a thin pair without any gel. My Rockbros gloves have done 4K plus kilometers and may not last me for too long. That's why I got these. The gloves feel rather ordinary. 

There is nothing except the brand logo that can justify the price. Let me see how long they last. That can be the only justification for the more than double the price of a pair of Rockbros. 

The gloves do not have any closure around the wrist. Just a triangular piece of elastic. In fact the stitch had come off a bit on one of them. Got Monisha to stitch it.  

The one good thing about the gloves is that it is very very light. It hardly has any weight of its own. That's the in thing in the world of road biking. Some road bikers even shave their hair to reduce weight. They are known as weight winnies.

I normally require a pair of gloves to ride my bicycles (or even motorcycles) for two reasons. A. my palms sweat a lot and it becomes very uncomfortable, if not risky, to ride with such sweaty and clammy palms. B. it's safer to be wearing gloves while riding in case there is a fall. It protects the palms from bruises and cuts. Our natural tendency in a fall is to protect the body by smothering the fall with our outstretched hands. A pair of gloves can protect the palms in such a case. 

These half finger gloves are for my regular riding. For cold climes (if and when it happens) I will need a pair of full finger gloves. But that I will buy when I go somewhere really cold. Otherwise it will be a waste of money. Let me see what this winter and the next summer holds for me.