Merino Wool Insulated Elkskin Gauntlet Gloves, Black - Oil Changes - Maintenance & Repairs - Repair

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  1. 5yr Update
    I stopped wearing them after a few years in favor of the elk skin ropers. The merino wool liner seemed to challenge my grip whereas the Elkskin formed well to my hand. So after thousands of miles, I turned the gloves inside out and cut the merino wool inserts out. I left the windblock fleece intact. Now the gloves fit perfect. The fleece keeps my hand warm and I can feel the heated grips. I love these gloves again and can see putting thousands more miles on them.

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  2. Best gloves ever
    As long as I don't lose the gloves, I will have to put them in my will. So comfortable, warm, and amazing craftsmanship.

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  3. Sad that I couldn't keep them...
    These really seem to be hit or miss and, unfortunately, they were a miss with me. I did a good amount of research to find what I thought would be my perfect winter glove (real NE sub-freezing winter not this 45F SoCal stuff) but after trying three sizes I couldn't get a good fit. I'm a solid 9.5 according to the size chart so I started at 11.5, went down to 10.5 and finally 10. My hands aren't freakish, they're pretty average, but I had the same problem in all sizes: the pinky side of the palm is way too long which restricts movement and the ability to grip. I compared these to several other pairs of gloves of other types, brands, and quality, and in every other pair, the length from the wrist to the base of the pinky/ring fingers is shorter than the length from the wrist to the base of the middle finger. In these gauntlets, the opposite is true (for all three pairs I received): the pinky finger length is fine, but the base is too far from the wrist. IMO, that isn't a fit issue, but a design flaw. A real shame, because otherwise this is a beautiful glove that I'm sure would last a very long time.

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  4. Great so far
    Just received these gloves within the last week. I measured my hand at 9.5. Per recommendations, I ordered a 10.5. It felt slightly tight across knuckles but I think it is stretch to fit nicely. Very soft leather makes feeling controls great. Much more feel on the controls than my Cortech Scarabs. I did ride briefly in sub freezing weather and cold protection seemed good. Time will tell how great these could be.

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  5. My All Winter Glove
    These are my Go To glove all winter long. So much more convenient and agile than electric gloves. They're plenty warm for me all year, on my Goldwing with heated grips. OK, I'm not in Duluth, only the mid-Atlantic, but I rode from DC to Moonshine in the 30s and 40s, through some snow in WV, for 12+ hours, and these were the ticket even then. Basically, I no longer use my electric gloves.

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  6. Great Winter Glove
    I've tried Knox, Furygan and Klim winter riding gloves...I've ridden with a few Gp race gloves too. I find the more I ride the more I appreciate an old school style glove. These remind me of a warm version of the Vanson Rocket. This was another of my favorite simple gloves they just feel so much better than Japanese gloves with armour plastered everywhere. I try not to crash these days anyway. The other reviews helped me get the sizing spot on first try. I measured 9.5 on the size chart an 11 was perfect. Fit was snug when out of the box, but breaks in with one nice long ride I can fit a silk liner in there and I don't know if they changed the design but the gauntlet fit over any of my Jackets, Winter textile or leather. With a Kanetsu Winter vest and now these I'm set!

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  7. Have Faith
    It seems these grow a size when you break them in, so don't let the first fit scare you off. Go up the 1.5-2 sizes for the insulation, then have a little faith. They're still going to feel tight when you put them on. They will break in fast.

    If I hadn't experienced that with the regular Elkskin Ropers before, I probably would have returned these. They felt tight even though I went up a full 2 sizes from the uninsulated gloves I wear daily and love. After I soaked them, it was worse, I could barely get my hands inside them. Then the magic started. Three wears, about five hours total. Now I LOVE them.

    I'm a big fan of the gauntlets, they are easy to get on and work well over my Darien and Transit sleeves. The black dye washed out a little bit from the break in wetting -- not onto my hands, but they just don't look so fully black anymore (not anything I care about).

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  8. First Impressions....
    My favorite gloves BY FAR are my Elskin Ropers. I started with size 10s but eventually moved down to size 9 because they really do break in and conform to your hand. The 9s fit me like, well, a glove, once broken in.

    First, the gauntlets are superb. They really work well with my jacket sleeves (Darien and Transit). Second, I like the knuckle pad and wrist strap. I will almost certainly try the competition ropers in a decade or so when my other regular ones wear out.

    What a dilemma on sizing. I went up all of 2 sizes from the gloves I love and got an 11 in these to follow the imperative of avoiding tightness in a winter glove. I might have gotten an 11.5 but that's not made. These 11s feel a bit snug right now out of the box, to the point where I would not buy them if they were your typical ski glove made from nylons and such. However, these are leather and wool, and with my past experience with the plain ropers I'm expecting the magic to happen as they break in and loosen up. It is, though, a leap of faith.

    I'm sticking with these, wish me luck. I'm thinking that the 12s would feel better right now but in the end they'll be a little baggy. That's what's going on with my 9 & 10 uninsulated now.

    I see lots of folks wrestling with sizes in the comments and can sure see how one might be put off by these on the first try-on. If I can edit this in the future after they break-in, I will update the review. If it helps anyone, I'm a big guy at 6'5" but only average boned. I usually find gloves a little loose in the palm or short in the fingers. I typically go for an XL in your standard vanilla WalMarty type glove, occasionally an L if the cut has long fingers.

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  9. I Wanted to Like Them
    d bought these to replace some deerskin lined gloves that had become so loose that I was afraid they'd come off in a slide. I used lined gloves as a bridge between electric and unlined ones, normally 40-60 degrees F.

    I was very impressed by the quality and robustness of these. But I found that they constricted my hands to the point that my fingers became number. I thought that would go away as they broke in, but it didn't. Last weekend I had to pull myself out of an exercise at the MSF Advanced Riders' Course because my fingers had become so number that I couldn't shift.

    Eventually I figured out that it wasn't the leather that was constricted the blood flow to my fingers, but the lining. And that, of course, doesn't break in or stretch.

    So I guess I'm going to use them for the 4 mile commute to work but can't wear them for much more than 30 minutes at a time. Which is very unfortunate.

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  10. Fantastic Gloves
    I compared with the Held Rainstar. Aerostich is a much better fit for me and construction quality is superior. My hands stayed warm while riding in 35 degree weather. Very nice gloves. Glad to see these are US made.

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