C. M. D.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
The pair of these gloves I got had a label mismatch issue--the manufacturer put this right on the listing--so my gloves are labeled "XL" but are actually Large. I have fairly large hands and they fit me perfectly. These gloves are light and good for summer riding.The touchscreen performance on these is great. I don't have any trouble opening the screen or dragging items. As is the case with most touchscreen-compatible gloves, typing is pretty difficult and pressing a menu item can be a bit frustrating, but this seems to be a problem with using gloves on a touchscreen in general rather than with any particular brand. Overall, they're great, and I can open my phone screen without removing my gloves just fine with these. Using voice dictation really makes the difficulty of typing with gloves on irrelevant. The thumb, index, and middle fingers on these gloves all work on a touchscreen.These are nicely padded. They have hardened knuckles but there's enough padding underneath them that I don't feel the hard material on top of my hand and the material over the knuckles on the outside keeps them from standing out at all. If the exaggerated Kevlar knuckles common to this style of motorcycle/bicycle gloves isn't your thing, these do let you have the protection without looking like you're wearing extreme gear. The gloves have very sturdy Velcro fasteners. The fingers have no vents or Kevlar bits, so they're soft and I feel like my hand dexterity isn't affected much by these gloves at all. If you have to stop for an emergency repair on your ride, these are sturdy enough to protect your hands as well. The palm grip is excellent.I'm happy with these. I feel like the quality is good and, since the manufacturer clearly stated that there was a size discrepancy between the labeling and the glove, it was essentially a non issue. For summer riding, these are much cooler than leather. I haven't really noticed my hands getting sweaty at all wearing these and it does feel like the fabric breathes nicely. I'd definitely buy another pair of these when I wear these out.
FidlrJiffy
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
The NoCry gloves are interesting, to say the least. Primarily, because of the knuckles, but I’ll get to that.To start, I ordered Large which I’ve finally learned is the default when ordering clothing items that are made overseas, and, for an overseas seller. More specifically, while every bit of apparel is made overseas these days, when made for a domestic apparel company the sizing is much more likely to be what one would expect, which for me is medium. But not a single pair of medium sized gloves, as an example, from an overseas manufacturer and seller, has fit me. So Large it is.But to further confuse things the product page states that the actual gloves will carry a label marked one size larger than they actually are. So, mine are labeled XL but are Large – which they’re really not. I don’t have big hands. These gloves are medium, but, fine, I’ll order Large that are labeled XL and get on with it.The statements on the product are the gloves are water resistant and they do appear to be, as well as being pretty sturdy, so far as I can tell. Warm, however, they are not, and nor are they stated to be. For cold weather liners would be recommended.There is padding on the palm, and the touch screen fabric on the first two fingers work reliably enough and I have no complaints.I like that the wrist fits past my wrists and has a hook and loop closure to snug it down.There’s a bit of padding on the second knuckle of each finger and then there is what is said to be a PVC shell over the last knuckles. You get a light and rigid shield over your knuckles for whatever reason you might need this.I can say that the product page describes these gloves accurately, although I can’t see anything that makes them specific to military, tactical, or for shooting, and not for motorcycle riding where, back in those days for me, it was leather. But if you want decent fabric gloves but with big knuckles you will have come to the right place.