Dainese Ergotour Gore-Tex Gloves review
When it comes to winter gloves, there are hundreds to choose from with
varying degrees of thermal protection and waterproofing. After spending 2 years
in leather gloves getting cold and wet, it was time to treat ourselves to some proper
winter gloves. For some people this is probably an easy task, for us it was
quite difficult as most felt too cumbersome and lacking feel. Which for us is
important when riding the bikes we have, and especially with the sports bikes. The gloves
also had to have very good protection, we always wear the best we can afford.
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Having tried on numerous brands with varying degrees of thermal and
crash protection we were encouraged to have a look at the Dainese Ergotour
Gore-Tex gloves. At first it was hard to choose between the medium and large
sizing, medium being a bit too tight and large being very slightly too big.
Knowing leather will give a bit we opted for the medium and after a few hundred miles with the gloves on, they have softened slightly and now offer a very comfortable fit.
As with all our recent reviews, there is a re-occurring theme with the
weather, and the first ride with these gloves was no different. Rain and lots of
it! A half hour ride in the rain revealed the Gore-Tex glove does what it needs
to, at keeping the rain out and warmth in. No problems there then.
The Dainese glove has two Velcro straps, one elasticated strap for the
forearm and a second to secure round the wrist. Both make the gloves easy on
and off and offer a nice slim fit to wear under the sleeve of any jacket but
with enough adjustability to wear over the sleeve too.
Having owned the gloves for near on a month and covered many miles on the GSXRs and R1200GS, we can safely say these do meet our requirements. Although, there is still slight lack of feel but we always knew we’d have to concede on this point if we wanted to be warm and waterproof.
You’ll be pleased to hear despite the cold, damp and often wet conditions we’ve experienced, the heated grips have only been turned on once, for a few minutes only to find our hands become very hot, very quickly. We don’t envisage they will be turned on again with these gloves until the very depths of winter, if at all. This may be thanks to the hand guards on the GS though.
The glove comes with 'Techno inserts' in the knuckles and finger joints,
distortion control on the little finger and a reinforced palm, offering what we
think is very good protection, with pre-curved fingers ensure maximum comfort too. Overall, we would highly recomend this glove so far - with it being one of the best pair of gloves we've owned so far.
We will give you an update on how these gloves hold up, in 6 months time after some vigorous winter use!
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