Re: [RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-17 Thread clyde canter
These are nice: http://www.amazon.com/Spenco-Classic-Glove-Beige-Crochet/dp/B0025UEWQ6/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goodsie=UTF8qid=1342529818sr=1-1keywords=spenco+cycling+gloves A bit pricey though On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:04 PM, pruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.comwrote: I'm stuck wearing lycra

Re: [RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-17 Thread Eric Platt
The Spenco gloves are actually pretty nice. I've had a pair for a couple of years now. Doesn't get as sweaty as the leather and crochet gloves from Rivendell. I rotate between both. The Spenco gel seems to last longer than the padding on the Riv gloves, also. But there is something nice about

[RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-16 Thread Brad Mitchell
I picked up a pair of these Planet Bike gloves two years ago and they're still going strong: http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Taurus-Cycling-Gloves/dp/B000SED7SK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1342362904sr=8-1keywords=planet+bike+gloves -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-15 Thread Peter Pesce
I have Nashbar crochet back gloves that work fine for me and are super cheap. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ijGNmwLsZYEJ. To post

[RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-14 Thread pruckelshaus
I'm stuck wearing lycra backed Pearl Izumi cycling gloves. Comfy enough, but I hate the look. I used to have a set of Cannondale crochet backed fingerless cycling gloves back in the 80's, and I'd like to find something similar. Dromarti makes gloves that I think would be perfect -

Re: [RBW] Riv-ish retro cycling gloves?

2012-07-14 Thread Robert F. Harrison
I live the Avenir Classic Comfort Cycling Gloves (Amazon: http://goo.gl/Z2Cuy). They are crotchet, black (which works for me as I get greasy), and, most important, fit my hands in the XL size. I didn't think my hands were that large till I started looking for cycling gloves...most pinch after a