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Was looking at the old summer gloves tonight and thinking.....god they're wrecked :( .

So time for a new pair and I'm thinking of something other than Frank Thomas this time.

Was thinking about a pair of Alpinestar Gp Pro....

Anyone tried em :boing
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Zathos wrote:Was thinking about a pair of Alpinestar Gp Pro....

Anyone tried em :boing
I think yello has a pair. :-)

not cheap mind.
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If they are good then they are worth it :cool

Only other ones I have seen which I like are a pair with iridium bits on the knuckles.....very cool....unfortunately I can't remember where I saw em or who makes em :(
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Speak to yello about em!

£159 :eek
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I think i saw the ones with the iridium they were in the two wheel centre. i have just got myself a new pair of akito gloves. top gloves.. : :2up
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That's the place I saw em, unfortunately they were too small :(
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My Alpinestar gloves are the GP pros' , very nice but take a lot of breaking in , kangaroo palms with leather fingers and back , they feel very protective though , £110

The £159 ones that R2D2 mentions are the GP tech's , all kangaroo , lovely :I can't believe it's not butter!

They also still do the original GP plus at about £90 , go see Graham, in Shirlaws.

A very good alternative is the Texport TX1 glove , DiRe magazine top rated , also £90 , also available from Shirlaws :I can't believe it's not butter!
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I love my Swift Dynatecs a DIRE recomend. :2up

http://www.dexdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Sho ... es_62.html
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yelloisfriedegg wrote:My Alpinestar gloves are the GP pros' , very nice but take a lot of breaking in , kangaroo palms with leather fingers and back , they feel very protective though , £110

The £159 ones that R2D2 mentions are the GP tech's , all kangaroo , lovely :I can't believe it's not butter!

They also still do the original GP plus at about £90 , go see Graham, in Shirlaws.

A very good alternative is the Texport TX1 glove , DiRe magazine top rated , also £90 , also available from Shirlaws :I can't believe it's not butter!
I bought a pair of the Texport TX1 gloves a few months back and they are almost identical to the GP Techs and they're also a good £20 to £30 cheaper.

Great pair of gloves, they've been comfortable from the off, although they are still to be broken in and as I don't wear them that often it may take a while.
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Max (Billy-Ray) (Stay-Press) Power wrote: I bought a pair of the Texport TX1 gloves a few months back and they are almost identical to the GP Techs and they're also a good £20 to £30 cheaper.

Great pair of gloves, they've been comfortable from the off, although they are still to be broken in and as I don't wear them that often it may take a while.
Close , but no cigar , the TX1 is almost identical to the GP plus , and exactly the same price , £90


The GP tech is a completely different glove , all kangaroo with kevlar stitching and re-enforcing panels , a much higher armoured cuff , brand new halfway through this year , you don't see many of them about :nono

The TX1 is a very good glove though at a very good price :I can't believe it's not butter!
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:worthy ;)
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Max (Billy-Ray) (Stay-Press) Power wrote::worthy ;)
....it took you long enough to check though ;)
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yelloisfriedegg wrote:
Max (Billy-Ray) (Stay-Press) (Stay-Press) Power wrote::worthy ;)
....it took you long enough to check though ;)
Some of us have work to do you know!! ;)
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i have last years model..not the new 1s but the 1s that were out be4 them...i like em there pretty good..takes some time to get used to havein your pinky in ring finger sewn together.
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The RST carbon I have for track days are fine for the job.

Nice and cheap at £40 :I can't believe it's not butter! ;)
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Bought a pair on thursday. Cna't remember the manuf but they have 'Racer' and Shoell....something or other written on em.

Very impressed, this Kangaroo skin is the business and you don't really notice the two fingers being stiched together...
Road rested at the weekend and they passed with flying colours :cool
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Zathos wrote:Bought a pair on thursday. Cna't remember the manuf but they have 'Racer' and Shoell....something or other written on em.

Very impressed, this Kangaroo skin is the business and you don't really notice the two fingers being stiched together...
Road rested at the weekend and they passed with flying colours :cool
Did you buy them from Shirlaws :???

..guy in there was trying to punt me a pair today :roll
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Yup that's the ones.....and very good they are too.

I did like the Iridium ones they had, but the only pair they had left didn't fit :(
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I went in looking for Alpinestars gloves,but surprise surprise,they didn't have my size.


....ah but sir,have you tried these Racer gloves with kangaroo bla bla.

Seems to me he was on commission for punting these ones. :roll
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Same idea as the Alpinestars (which was what I was loking for)

But when I tried em on they fit........wait for it.......just like a glove :I can't believe it's not butter!
Didn't even need to be broken in :cool
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