MotoGP Nitrous gauntlet gloves

[Alphamazing]

Brand: MotoGP
Model: Nitrous
MSRP: $119.99
Distributor: Tucker Rocky
Price Paid: $87.96 shipped from MotorcycleCloseouts.com





Protection:
Carbon fiber protection is located on the outside wrist of each glove, as well as smaller studs on the second and third knuckles of the index, middle, and ring fingers.The thumb has padded studs rather than carbon fiber, and the pink has nothing. There is also a two-piece carbon fiber knuckle protector for the 1st knuckles on the back of the hand.







The palm is a two panel design, which means that there are less seams to fail in the event of a crash. All the things that are on the palm are sewn over these two main panels, which eliminates the "patchwork quilt" type gloves which have a much higher chance of failing.

There is padding reinforcing the base of the palm underneath a second layer of leather, as well has padding along the gauntlet's length.



According to the manufacturer, these gloves are made of "the finest Nappa leather." A little research turned up that Nappa leather is made from unsplit sheepskin, lambskin, or kidskin. To me, the leather feels very soft and supple, easy to move and flex. This will become even more true when I get a chance to break these gloves in.

Comfort:
External seams along the fingers. This means that when the fingers are sewn together the panels of leather are sewn together outside of the glove, making the inside (where your fingers are) smooth and protrusion free.



Venting along the insides of the fingers allows cool air to effectively make its way into the glove. From my own experiences, this is one of the most effective ways to vent a glove.





Rubberized matierial along the palm and thumb allows for a better grip on the controls, as rubber to rubber has a far greater coefficient of friction than leather on rubber. This feature should make for no-slip throttle gripping. I do not know how long this material would last under real world conditions.

Stretch panel on the back of the palm allows for easy movement of fingers, as it isn't stretching the leather.





Secure straps:
The gauntlet has a dual-closure system, thus ensuring a much tigher fit than the typical single strap gauntlets.
The main wrist strap has excellent adjustment range, and can even be cinched down tight enough to fully enclose my 6.5" diameter wrist with adjustment room left over. The manufacturer did an excellent job in providing enough "loop" side for the "hook" strap to stick to.

The wrist cinch strap is covered by a leather flap similar to Alpinestars SP-1 and higher end gauntlet gloves. This prevents the cinch strap from coming undone in the event of a slide.



Overall Opinion:
My main concern when buying gloves was finding something that fit my skinny wrist (6.5" around, as noted above). There was not much information on these gloves anywhere that i could find on the internet. No reviews, only limited mention in various forums and only as a "hey have you checked these out" type situation.

The fingers are slightly big, but they still manage to snug up to my long and skinny fingers surprisingly well. I intended to wear liners with these at times, so I couldn't have fingers that were too tight.

The guantlet has plenty of room to fit all sorts of jackets inside, and the double closure strap facilitates a tight fit no matter what.

And to be honest, I really like the white. It looks awesome, I think.

For $90, I think they are a fantastic deal. You can find them pretty regularly for $100 at various other online retailers as well, but I was lucky enough to find them for cheap; that's good for my poor college student budget.

If you have any questions or would like specific detail shots, please let me know. This is only my initial review as I haven't even gotten to road test these at all yet. I'll update and add more stuff as time goes on, hopefully giving some more information on these.

[blue05twin]

Great pic's and nice write up 

[l3uddha]

The main wrist strap has excellent adjustment range, and can even be cinched down tight enough to fully enclose my 6.5" diameter wrist with adjustment room left over.

bump - these are some awesome gloves & can be found at good price.

P.S: damn Alpha, you got some fat wrists 

[Alphamazing]

I've been using these gloves for a while now, and their temperature range for me is down to about 40F. Below that and I need liners because my fingers start freezing.

These are excellent gloves! I am very glad I got them.

[Turd Ferguson]

That's one helluva write up!  I...heart...those...gloves.

-Turd.

[Alphamazing]

I got caught in a downpour on the way home one day. These gloves are not waterproof. At all.

The rubberized material on the palms is still rubbery, and works very well with my rubber grips.

They are losing some of the bright white (as expected), but I would imagine I could clean them up to regain some of the color if need be. Some of the spots have had the white scrub off (I tried cleaning them while they were still sopping wet from the downpour mentioned above, which took off a little bit of the white).

After breaking them in, they are extremely flexible, and palm bunching is essentially non-existent for me. I don't feel restricted in them at all when I bend my wrists; they feel like short cuff gloves.

[manofthefield]

Comfort:
External seams along the fingers. This means that when the fingers are sewn together the panels of leather are sewn together outside of the glove, making the inside (where your fingers are) smooth and protrusion free.

To me it seems really hard to find gloves with external seams on the fingers, an I remember being told/reading that that is the only way to go for motorcycle gloves.  I have some cheap JR gloves (Blaster I think, like these) that have external seems and are really comfortable, but other than that they are cheap and the leather has worn through in one spot after 3 years... unacceptable. 

I've tried replacing them a couple times, but the gloves I've gotten have uncomfortable internal stitching and they bunch up under the palm.  I guess maybe I'm just to cheap.  I'm almost ready to get another set of those cheapo JR gloves, but I don't want them wearing through against the pavement   I guess I'll have to look into these gloves further and plop down some more cash than my cheap ass wants too...

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

MOTF, if you need a good alternative, just for the short run, look at the Cortech Accelerator gloves. they don't have external seams on the fingers, but the internal ones are unobtrusive, and have never bothered me ever. Unfortunately, they're a short, summer glove, that's why I say they're a good short run glove.. I'm trying to find a good pair of gauntlets... thinking maybe A* SP-1s... Dave loaned me a pair of those, and they felt great.. probably even better once they're broken in. First, I need to replace Dave's pair, as some shithead stole one from a party.. that's right, I left all my gear on a sofa.. and some drunk shithead thought it would be funny to steal ONE glove. Boy, was I pissed.