Cheap Alpinestars gloves from China on ebay.

Sounds like i just got very lucky.
same with my new boots "sidi evos" last years model for £40 but got these from a proper bike shop on ebay was last stock going cheap!
i do love the site when u find deals !

just to add ..how many people have bought these gloves and found them to be bad ??

Originally Posted by phil24_7

Seems you got lucky (just read glove reviews in the bike mags, even good gloves from reputable names can have difficulty standing up to the test) and I don't fancy willingly putting any part of my safety in lucks hands!!

Gloves are a tricky one because there is always the trade off between feel and safety. I believe there is only one glove on the market that is actually CE approved:

http://www.hideout-leather.co.uk/fol...etygrip_black/

I have had A* for the past two pair and while they have both held up ok, I find the leather on the fingers get very thin and wears through. I don't mind though as my current pair is about 2 years old and are bit mingen, so a new pair is probably due

They could well be fake, but think on. How many multi national companies are based in China or alike?? almost all of them. Look at where your leathers and kit is actually made. Probably in the factory next door. By people paid the same ammount. Chances are they are actually just as good as the 'real thing'

[Drew Carey]

Thats why I wanted to know if anyone had purchased them and if the quality was any good or not.

Originally Posted by neio79

They could well be fake, but think on. .......Chances are they are actually just as good as the 'real thing'

and if not, they are probaly just as good, or better than some other gloves for £30

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

I'm gonna go cry now......mwahhhhhh. lol. Decided my money will be better spent in HG. lol

And where do you think HG have their gloves made?....China and Pakistan, that's where. That's where you'll find AlpineStars, Dainese, Akito, Racer, HG and just about everyone else's kit being produced in huge numbers.

I worked in the motorcycle clothing business for years, and those two countries are responsible for producing the vast majority of all motorcycle clothing sold worldwide. One firm I worked for had their leathers made in Pakistan, ours sold for 300 quid but were made with the same quality of materials and stiching and by the same workers as the 900 quid Dainese kit that was also produced in the same factory.

None of the large clothing forms have their own factories, (EDIT - I forgot Arlen Ness, Wolf and Berick do, as part of Madif Industries in Hong Kong) no matter what they might lead you to believe, they have it made in a number of smaller places at whatever price is right. At one time one firm I know had their two piece leathers produced by two different factories, because one quoted cheaper on the trousers. When they two garments were put together there were slight colour differences and the graphics didn't quite line up. We mentioned this to the boss and he said "It's a 400 quid suit, if they want better they can pay me more".

Some of these factories have their own design people, and I remember being told that one particularly stylish textile jacket we were selling was actually destined to be a Dainese garment but was rejected on cost grounds - we were selling it for under 150 quid, if Dainese had taken it on it would have been closer to 300, but they still thought that the production costs were too much.

Don't kid yourself that the more expensive something is, the better it is. Most of the time it's a lottery and the only decent gear you'll find is what you've seen to work when someone else tests it by throwing it up the road.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Don't kid yourself that the more expensive something is, the better it is. Most of the time it's a lottery and the only decent gear you'll find is what you've seen to work when someone else tests it by throwing it up the road.

+1
had some people complaining about their HG race gloves falling to peices before they ever got near a track or fast speeds.


back to topic ... its worth the purcahse if there cheap and look to be an alright dealer ebay man, but i just make sure ive got some thicker gloves under the seat every time, as you dont want to be caught out.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

And where do you think HG have their gloves made?....China and Pakistan, that's where. That's where you'll find AlpineStars, Dainese, Akito, Racer, HG and just about everyone else's kit being produced in huge numbers.

I worked in the motorcycle clothing business for years, and those two countries are responsible for producing the vast majority of all motorcycle clothing sold worldwide. One firm I worked for had their leathers made in Pakistan, ours sold for 300 quid but were made with the same quality of materials and stiching and by the same workers as the 900 quid Dainese kit that was also produced in the same factory.

None of the large clothing forms have their own factories, no matter what they might lead you to believe, they have it made in a number of smaller places at whatever price is right. At one time one firm I know had their two piece leathers produced by two different factories, because one quoted cheaper on the trousers. When they two garments were put together there were slight colour differences and the graphics didn't quite line up. We mentioned this to the boss and he said "It's a 400 quid suit, if they want better they can pay me more".

Some of these factories have their own design people, and I remember being told that one particularly stylish textile jacket we were selling was actually destined to be a Dainese garment but was rejected on cost grounds - we were selling it for under 150 quid, if Dainese had taken it on it would have been closer to 300, but they still thought that the production costs were too much.

Don't kid yourself that the more expensive something is, the better it is. Most of the time it's a lottery and the only decent gear you'll find is what you've seen to work when someone else tests it by throwing it up the road.

Whole heartadly agree with that. My HG leathers are made in Pakistan for startes.

There are a lot of people who are brand name snobs and delude themselves that just because it says Alpinestars or Danise etc etc it HAS to be better made than those other brands that cost over half less. When in reality the poor deluded fools are getting ripped off and paying over the odds for kit no better made.

[Biker Biggles]

I didnt pay £5 for my HG gloves at the BMF to find out they were cheap Chinese copies.How can I be seen out in them knowing that ferrchrisssakes