I've a pair of Held Akiras: carbon knuckles, kangaroo palms, and rivets in the palm. I like the gloves, but the rivets don't get along well with the bar-end mirrors, so I'm thinking of a new pair, and moving the Akiras to backup.

Held Phantoms: replace the rivets with stingray skin. Seem very nice, but found a Ride magazine glove comparison bashing the embroidered logo on the index finger.

Ku****ani: have soft knuckles, no rivets. Same Ride article didn't have them ranked very highly for the price.

BKS: very nice, but very very expensive.

Others I'd consider are Alpinestars GP plus or pro. Helimot?

Please chime in if you have experience with any of the above models.

thanks!

I don't have any of the gloves on your list, but I do have a pair of Racer High End gloves that are awesome. Here's a review-http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/racer-gloves/.

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You might look at the BMW branded gloves. Reminds me of my Helds, quality-wise.

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I have become a bit of a glove wh0re of late.

Hot Hot Summer - R-Jays mesh with carbon knuckles and leather from some dead animal (very cool)
Spring/Autumn - Dri-rider and Joe Rocket (the JR are fantastic and soo comfortable)
Winter - Rivets (hipora, thinsulate and kevlar) but I am looking at a warmer pair for this winter.

Gloves are all pretty expensive but you get what you pay for to a certain level.

Just sold 2 other pairs. One Technics that weren't comfortable because of the kevlar sheet on the back wouldn't flex at all

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My Aerostich Elkskin Gaunlets are soooo, uhm wait.. lets not go there.. they are a soft and tough glove that feels great and wears well.

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For the hot summer, I have a set of Triumph Perforated gloves.

For chilly weather, I have a set of lined generic gloves.

For "man, it's cold!" riding I have electric Widder gloves.

and there are the elkskins that I wear whenever possible...

does this make me a glove whore?

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Have had a fair amount of gloves cheap and expensive alike - I currently ride a pair of Joe Rocket GPX and I think they could possibly be the best glove I have ever owned. Great protection, good stitching and the comfort is top notch. Not bad on price about $80 if I remember.

Recently bought a pair of Revit Infernos. Love them. Great protections and fit.

I have been using a pair of Lee Parks Deer Sports PCi gloves for the past two years. The work great in both summer and winter. Expensive, but they are really comfortable.

Rich

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My last gloves were Held Akiras and they served me well in 3 crashes. Finally they got cut through by a car wing mirror. Prior to these I had Ku****ani GPR Zylon - excellent glove now unobtainable but they started to rot from the inside.

I now have Phantoms. They feel even better than the Akiras. They're comfy, light yet sturdy and have a longer cuff so protect the wrist more. They also have even more protection on the outside of the little finger. Oh and a visor wipe on the left forefinger.

I would be hard pushed to wear anything other than Held gloves.

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I have a pair of Triumph Explorer gloves for 3 season riding, This is the third year I've been using them and they're still warm and waterproof. I recomend them.

I wear Lee Parks Elk hide gloves in the summer and agree they're pretty nice, soft and supple but supposedly tougher than cowhide.

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