1. Nice warm weather glove with a comfortable interior.
I was in need of a summer glove but am pretty picky. I don't like hard armor over the knuckles and I don't like feeling a whole ton of seams on the inside. My prior pair that needed replaced were basically motocross gloves with some street-oriented features and my search was looking in that direction again. Then I found the Racer Guides.
Mostly leather construction and hard palm sliders made for an appealing upgrade on slide protection. But what really sold me on spending the money was the mcFIT liner. It is a breathable liner that is adhered to the inside of the glove which promised a soft uniform feel against my hands.
I ordered a size Large which fit me perfectly after a couple days of break-in. For reference my palm measures 8 1/2" almost exactly at the widest point and my middle finger is 7 1/2" from the base of the palm. The mcFIT liner completely addresses my usual complaints about seams but still lets air through the perforations. The first ride was a little stiff, but once broken in they move very well and don't restrict my feel of the controls. The gloves have clean stitching and seem well-constructed so I'd trust in them in a slide. The armor has good coverage of the knuckles but is flexible TPU so it will only offer a little impact protection, and that's a risk I accept wearing a glove like this.
My main nitpick is that there is no capacitive touch on the fingertips. I believe these gloves have been on the market unchanged for a number of years so I would like to see an update to include that for phone use. One other minor squabble is the shape of the right thumb. The liner is shaped normally and fits nice and snug against my thumb, but the leather continues and comes to a point. If this were my left thumb it would interfere with the feel of the turn signal switch, but being on the right and only used on the bike for the starter it doesn't create an issue. The left thumb's leather cuts much closer to the shape of the liner.
I have about 1,000 miles on the gloves now and am very happy. These gloves fit well, are put together well, and have a unique set of features that made them very attractive to me. I am very glad those features added up to a pair of gloves that were worth the money. Now to see how long they hold up!
