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Hi I know there is a snowboarding gloves thread already but its 7
years old. I'm wondering what the best snowboarding gloves are too get. I particularly am looking for gloves that will last the longest amount of time. I also want them to be as water proof (gore-tex XCR) and warm as possible. I would also like to get ones with wrist support built in. Also removable inserts are very important, I don't mind paying alot for them. I am currently looking at burton support or level half-pipe (I would get the super pipe, but I don't like the look of them), but I'm hearing things that these gloves aren't warm. I'm having trouble finding non bias info around. Does anyone here have any advice? thanks Chris |
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On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:01:14 -0700, Chris wrote:
Does anyone here have any advice? My guess is that you should not spend too much on gloves. They will wear and torn because of for example carrying your board. Removable inserts makes washing them much easier. For the same reason, I would not recommend gore-tex. They will smell badly after only a few days. The built-in wrist support of gloves I've seen, was not effective. You better buy a wrist support and large enough gloves. How warm do you need your gloves to be? If your clothes are not warm enough, you will notice that your hands and feet become cold. Then the solution is not to have warmer gloves and socks, but warmer clothes and something on your head. Of simply board harder :-) So make sure you only judge on how warm the gloves are when the rest is already OK. -- Bas. |
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thanks for the reply, it's quite informative
I had a look at the burton support glove, I kind of agree it's not really effective. It was just a flimsy plastic insert behind the wrist that bent anyway when I moved my wrist. I'm a bit hesitant to get wrist guards as I don't like to have huge plastic things attached to my hands. Do you have any suggestions for good wrist guards? are there ones that have a low profile and can have gloves worn on top? so far I've been boarding without them, but people are always suggesting them to be safe. I'm not a high level boarder at all, so I'm thinking it's better I do get something for the wrists. I'm kind of paranoid since all my past experiences boarding have always ended up with my fingers drenched and ice cold. I decided to give up and just get a more expensive pair. My gloves kept getting holes in them too, again, I assumed because I was always getting cheap pairs. It's an interesting point about gore-tex inserts smelling, I initially wanted them because I really don't want to get wet but I think I've changed my mind now. I'm boarding in Australia, so it generally isn't that cold, it's getting wet fingers (and consequently freezing fingers) that I'm most worried about. On Jun 24, 12:23 am, Bas Mevissen wrote: On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:01:14 -0700, Chris wrote: Does anyone here have any advice? My guess is that you should not spend too much on gloves. They will wear and torn because of for example carrying your board. Removable inserts makes washing them much easier. For the same reason, I would not recommend gore-tex. They will smell badly after only a few days. The built-in wrist support of gloves I've seen, was not effective. You better buy a wrist support and large enough gloves. How warm do you need your gloves to be? If your clothes are not warm enough, you will notice that your hands and feet become cold. Then the solution is not to have warmer gloves and socks, but warmer clothes and something on your head. Of simply board harder :-) So make sure you only judge on how warm the gloves are when the rest is already OK. -- Bas. |
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"Chris" wrote in message ... It's an interesting point about gore-tex inserts smelling, I initially wanted them because I really don't want to get wet but I think I've changed my mind now. I've naver had a problem with gore-tex gloves smelling. |
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"Bob F" wrote in message news "Chris" wrote in message ... It's an interesting point about gore-tex inserts smelling, I initially wanted them because I really don't want to get wet but I think I've changed my mind now. I've naver had a problem with gore-tex gloves smelling. I have the Burton AK Hover Mitts with three layers - the outer Goretex/leather, fleece liner with soccer goalie type sticky palms, and another fleece liner. When really cold I use all three layers and is it warms up I take out one of the inner layers. Even when really cold I end up taking off one of the inner liners as they are VERY warm. Good choice if you don't run through gloves and can use them multiple years as they are pricey. My son always tries to steal them for very long/slow lift rides. I still like Goretex but would recommend a multilayer glove/mitt. I think the mitts keep my hands warmer. |
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Chris schrieb:
Hi I know there is a snowboarding gloves thread already but its 7 years old. I'm wondering what the best snowboarding gloves are too get. I particularly am looking for gloves that will last the longest amount of time. I also want them to be as water proof (gore-tex XCR) and warm as possible. I would also like to get ones with wrist support built in. Also removable inserts are very important, I don't mind paying alot for them. I like my Ziener. Don't know the exact name, have to look for it when I see them in the cellar ... summer time Very warm, Material holds good against wet snow/rain (Austria in March .... hrrrm), dries quick. Seams and edges on the fingers start to fray put a little bit without real damage after ~7 full weeks of snowboarding. Has upper and lower protector and a wrap-around-velcro-strap to fix them into place and thus protect the wrist ... but the velcro on the right hand side does not really stick after 20 times unfastening/refastening in the snow after taking pictures (I'm the shutterbug of our crew). They were around 50 euros at the time I bought them. Krischan |
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I'm not really in to mitts as I don't like removing and putting on
gloves all the time. Being in Australia, There's not alot to choose from. I can't buy online because I prefer to wear the gloves before I buy them. I am now leaning on getting Burton gore gloves with the goretex inserts. Hopefully they will last. I'm also wondering if any generic brand rather than burton will be just as good as long as they have goretex |
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Chris schrieb:
I'm not really in to mitts as I don't like removing and putting on gloves all the time. Being in Australia, There's not alot to choose from. .... and there is winter now No bigger city with an skiing outlet nearby (whatever "nearby" means in Australia ... see Simpsons for references ). I can't buy online because I prefer to wear the gloves before I buy them. I am now leaning on getting Burton gore gloves with the goretex inserts. Hopefully they will last. Yeah, I'd recommend buying them after testing them. Except if you are into buying/selling several times until the glove fits. I'm also wondering if any generic brand rather than burton will be just as good as long as they have goretex Hm. I don't think so. GoreTex is just one name on the list of materials which let vapour pass. More important is how the materials were processed into the glove. GoreTex won't help if the glove falls apart. Krischan |
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On Jul 1, 9:53 pm, Christian Georg Becker -
berlin.de wrote: Chris schrieb: I'm not really in to mitts as I don't like removing and putting on gloves all the time. Being in Australia, There's not alot to choose from. ... and there is winter now No bigger city with an skiing outlet nearby (whatever "nearby" means in Australia ... see Simpsons for references ). I can't buy online because I prefer to wear the gloves before I buy them. I am now leaning on getting Burton gore gloves with the goretex inserts. Hopefully they will last. Yeah, I'd recommend buying them after testing them. Except if you are into buying/selling several times until the glove fits. I'm also wondering if any generic brand rather than burton will be just as good as long as they have goretex Hm. I don't think so. GoreTex is just one name on the list of materials which let vapour pass. More important is how the materials were processed into the glove. GoreTex won't help if the glove falls apart. Krischan Yeah each brand have different names for their materials. there's all these names like storm-lite, thinsulate, outlast, durafuse, neoprene etc. It's hard to compare one with the other. GoreTex is the only material I know of that has been objectively accepted as being good, so I always look for it. But one wonders if something better exists, or something the same but for cheaper |
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Chris;
I've owned the Level Biomex Gloves (they come in 3 or 4 different styles) for 3 years now and can't recommend them highly enough. Extremely comfortable and THEY WORK! The Burtons don't even come close from a design standpoint. Level's Biomex design is truely unique and effective. Unlike wearing wrist guards, you don't even know the protection is there until you fall. As for protection from cold. I have never had a problem with my hands getting cold. They have a GoreTex shell with a fleece glove. I snowboard mainly in Mammoth Mountain in Central California. Temps range from 10 - 50 Farenheit, so I haven't had them in sub zero conditions, but I believe they would hold up well. Think of it this way, it isn't going to matter how good your gloves are if your wrist is broken or injured. These gloves are by far the best protection against the number one injury in snowboarding. Just My Humble Opinion, Mark |
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