What sort of gloves do people wear for driving?

Do people wear gloves for driving?

Karting gloves are good.... light and not to expensive.

The cold quick air soon chills those fingers without protection.

Steve

ive never found any gloves that didnt affect grip too much. I wear biker gloves when karting, but as you dont need to let go of the wheel the grip is ok.

sabelt gloves, got them from autosport show 2006 for 25 quid worth every penny

But I thought real men don't wear gloves?

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Originally posted by marcjagman
But I thought real men don't wear gloves?

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Originally posted by marcjagman
But I thought real men don't wear gloves?

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I use a pair of Berghaus Windstopper gloves with leather on the palms. Like the ones in this link

I got three pairs of leather biker gloves from the Peterborough BMF Bike show.

A thin pair, and two thick pairs. Thick ones have chamois leather finger pad for wiping your visor.
Thick ones are Breathable Fabric type.
Thin pair just plain leather, but warm even in winter,

Thin ones £5
Thick ones £10

All from the Frank Thomas Rejects Marquee. Excellent value. nothing wrong with any of them. Some stuff in those tents are definately seconds, but lady told me 80% was mail order returns and could not be sold as new.

Got two biker jackets for £20 and £40 each.
Lightone for summer, and heavy one for colder days.
Both Frank Thomas, and breathable fabric type. Both retailed at £100+
Only took a bit of searching through endless racks to find something my size and in good condition. Cos I'm a Bat F'Stard

Well worth the time spent searching through the racks etc

I use my mtb gloves! lol!

I used to use Fox MTB gloves and bloody good they were too. I now have some Alpinestars that I got as a present. I think they are mechanics gloves rather than 'race' type. They're just right in terms of 'feel' and 'grip' ooer.

Cheers

I use bike goves in the winter and no gloves in the summer. It feels wierd the first few times I go out without gloves. The only thing is the breeze on my right hand can get a bit much on a long trip unless the weather is warm

I recently tried a pair of Rev'it H2O "lobster" gloves - each has 3 'fingers', one for the thumb, the next for the 1st & 2nd fingers, and the third for the 3rd & 4th fingers (aka 'vulcan' gloves). Felt odd at first, but they do keep my fingers warm, despite being very lightweight. They're the only gloves I've worn so far that keep me comfy.

In the summer I wear lightweight bikers' gloves, the type without protective armour. Good for grip, but not at all hot.

Thin leather bike ones in summer and waterproof ones in the winter. I've tried the motorsport ones but they tend to be long. Which is good in winter (cover your wrist) but can't seem to find ones that are waterproof.

If you go to a bike shop; buy the thing for your neck with a zipper. Don't know what they are called but they replace a scarf. And it's brilliant because they also cover the shoulders.

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Originally posted by bigrich
sabelt gloves, got them from autosport show 2006 for 25 quid worth every penny

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Air Impact 'mechanics' range of gloves are ok ( apart from the coldest day's ) wery good feel and grip.

regards

Agriv8

I use Alpinestar Tech K1 karting gloves. The leather on my steering wheel is wearing down a bit so the grip isnt great, but getting a suede wheel soon so should be fine.

Only really wear them on the coldest days as I think bare hands seem to give the best grip.

Ive just been getting some XC-ting Neo moto-x gloves. Neoprene backs so hopefully waterproof, not too chunky so easy to operate switches, grip isnt too bad, would be better with suede wheel.

Didnt fancy proper rally gloves as they tend to be long and finger tips too chunky to operate the savage switches.

I have some of these.

They seem very good so far, quite warm in the winter months and with good feel.

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Originally posted by Coose
I have some of these.

They seem very good so far, quite warm in the winter months and with good feel.

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Cheers for all the ideas and feedback - looks like a set of bike gloves are the thing to rty first.