Bibio
02-06-11, 03:44 PM
i took the plunge and got a pair.
this thread will be an ongoing review of these gloves.
i got them from Vcustoms who were kind enough to give £20 off first order so i thought what the hell. they arrived this morning in a plastic postal bag with a bit of bubble wrap around them. on first inspection they look ace nice and supple with good stitching and they look the doggys doodaz. but its all down hill from there. putting them on was my first disappointment for the day as they are sized small. they are a size 9 which is 9'' so should equate to 9'' around the hand at the widest point near the knuckles. when i measured my hand its 9'' with comfort so i would say they are more like an 8. things started to get worse after this as i tried to do up the wrist strap, now bear in mind that i have skinny wrists but to say that the straps were to short is an understatement. they are tiny and about as much use as a chocolate fire poker so i reckon i'll be cutting the feckers off. next up is the lining which is their hi'art. all i can say to this is that its bloooody itchy. not a good start to a pair of gloves that are £96. i'll be testing them out on the bike sooon so stay tuned folks.
oohhh and if you were wondering about me sending them back and getting another pair then feck that i have to pay for the postage there around £4 and back and back is £7.99, i'm not happy about this and i think it will be the last thing i ever buy from vcustoms. its not my fault that they are sized wrong but i'm having to pay for it. stuff them i'd rather keep them and give someone else my trade in the future. if i don't like them then some orger with smaller hands will be getting a bargain.
this thread will be an ongoing review of these gloves.
i got them from Vcustoms who were kind enough to give £20 off first order so i thought what the hell. they arrived this morning in a plastic postal bag with a bit of bubble wrap around them. on first inspection they look ace nice and supple with good stitching and they look the doggys doodaz. but its all down hill from there. putting them on was my first disappointment for the day as they are sized small. they are a size 9 which is 9'' so should equate to 9'' around the hand at the widest point near the knuckles. when i measured my hand its 9'' with comfort so i would say they are more like an 8. things started to get worse after this as i tried to do up the wrist strap, now bear in mind that i have skinny wrists but to say that the straps were to short is an understatement. they are tiny and about as much use as a chocolate fire poker so i reckon i'll be cutting the feckers off. next up is the lining which is their hi'art. all i can say to this is that its bloooody itchy. not a good start to a pair of gloves that are £96. i'll be testing them out on the bike sooon so stay tuned folks.
oohhh and if you were wondering about me sending them back and getting another pair then feck that i have to pay for the postage there around £4 and back and back is £7.99, i'm not happy about this and i think it will be the last thing i ever buy from vcustoms. its not my fault that they are sized wrong but i'm having to pay for it. stuff them i'd rather keep them and give someone else my trade in the future. if i don't like them then some orger with smaller hands will be getting a bargain.