Cortech Accelerator Series 2 Gloves

By Anonymous

Pros: They are a comfy glove to wear off the bike when new.The look of the molded CF knuckle guards are nice. Kinds sold me on these gloves to be thruthful.The price is reasonable considering the fact that you have solid knuckle protection, and it is real CF, not fake.

Cons: They are not very comfy to ride in anymore. Now that they have really been broken in these gloves feel like they have a very thin palm. The claimed gel patches are a joke, they feel like foam. Almost non existent, there are two. One large one at the outside wrist which might only be used in a crash, and a small thin one at the outside palm butt, near the wrist. Almost as thick as a disolving breath strip.I find that the way these gloves have broken in cuts off circulation to my hands on long rides since the bend points get tight and don't stretch very well. I notice numbness much more often than my previous Joe rocket gel palm gloves. Those were true gel palm, no 'patches.' I find myself releasing my throttle hand and strecthing my fingers a bit to get feeling back to normal. Inconvenient, not to mention possibly dangerous.I second the fact that the wrist strap should be tighter, it always feels loose. It just doesn't contour to the shape of the wrist as well as it should.

After a crash where I ripped through my textile Rocket gloves in the knuckles, due to not having guards, I bought these. My buddies and I were on a bike trip, and these were the only gloves that I liked at the local bike dealer. They had a thin selection of gloves... Since my knuckles got chewed up in the crash, I wanted to get gloves with knuckle protection, which these offered, and the CF was a nice touch. It does look good. They initially fit well and were pretty comfy to ride in. The more miles I put on the bike with these being my only gloves the less I like them. In my opinion, if my hands are going numb because of the way the gloves crease around the bend points, it's time to look for a new pair which won't do that. It's kind of a deal breaker, since I never had that issue with the other gloves. One thing worth mentioning is that when it's cold out, hand circulation is important and I noticed my hands getting much colder in 50 degree weather. I also find that since palms do sweat, it makes the thin palm material kind of sticky and uncomfortable. Bottom line, it's time for some new gloves. I'l keep these as a backup pair.

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