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#Post#: 1996--------------------------------------------------
Klim Element Gloves
By: Bartlioni Date: October 18, 2014, 12:33 pm
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I broke down last week and ordered a pair of Klim Element
Gauntlet gloves. Because the Klim Badlands pro jacket I wear
has weather seals on the sleeves that most jackets don't have
(You listening Rusty), I should have ordered the Klim Element
short gloves and saved 30 smucks. But I have now added the full
gauntlet gloves to the pile of cheap winter gloves I have
accumulated over the years. I haven't even broken in the Klim
gloves yet. But I already know they are far superior to any of
the Bilt (never buy Belch anything) River road (overload) or any
of the other fluff out there. And so I can already say that
these new Klim gloves are far superior in every way to any
winter glove I've ever worn: I can flick a bic and light a
smoke with them on my hands ma'an. That's new and differnt.
Now I expect this out of my warmer weather Rev-it gloves which
are outstanding gloves in their own right. The guys at
Cyclegear pointed me at the Rev-it swearing they're the bomb.
Besides, they passed the bic test even brand spanking new. It
took a couple of weeks to break in the rev-its, but no glove is
as transparent on the hand as these. Get-em tight. Treat 'em
right. But back to the Klim: These babies show serious
promise. So far I haven't had a chance to test them below 45
degrees, but all the reviews say I won't be disappointed. They
offer superior feel transmission on the palms and underside of
the fingers, while offering serious insulation and high quality
leather on the top. I thank I done good. For 230 smucks I
better have!
#Post#: 2007--------------------------------------------------
Re: Klim Element Gloves
By: Rusty Shovel Date: October 20, 2014, 1:48 pm
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[quote author=Bartlioni link=topic=381.msg1996#msg1996
date=1413653588]
Because the Klim Badlands pro jacket I wear has weather seals on
the sleeves that most jackets don't have (You listening Rusty),
I should have ordered the Klim Element short gloves and saved 30
smucks. ....For 230 smucks I better have!
[/quote]
When weather is bad enough, I wear gauntlet gloves and cinch
them down on the outside of my jacket cuffs so water doesn't
blow up my sleeves. I don't know if the weather seals are
anything more than windproof. They don't appear to be made of
GoreTex.
$230!! Klim makes the best stuff around, and they sure know it.
#Post#: 2011--------------------------------------------------
Re: Klim Element Gloves
By: Bartlioni Date: October 21, 2014, 7:56 pm
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You're right. The jacket cuff seals we place our thumbs through
are not waterproof, but I rode through a heck of a thunderstorm
with a pair of short-guantlet gloves strapped under the jacket
cuffs and arms stayed dry. I read some other guys had similar
experience with them. But who knows? I know you can't go wrong
with a good external gauntlet. And yes, Klim knows all too well
their stuff is the best. Be well ma'an.
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