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Racer Multitop
Gloves
Living in San Francisco, I wear these gloves year round.
Updated
May 31, 2009.
Locally, Scuderia carries them.Unfortunately it is
extremely difficult to find any us retailers carrying these gloves in
women's sizes right now. I did however, find them on sale on a UK
website, UKBikeGear.com. They're
marked down to ~$155 USD, which is less than what the regular price
would be here, ~$189. Racer Gloves are back!! Scuderia West in San Francisco
is carrying them once again, as is MotoStrano in Redwood City. A new
distributor has been chosen based out of the
Bay Area and you can now
get Racer gloves from your nearest distributor.
I love these gloves. They fit me so perfectly.
I've tried all the Rev'it gloves I could get my hands on but with short
fingers, it's tough. I also like the fact they're so comfortable for a
waterproof glove. They aren't the warmest in the world, but they'll do
for the mild San Francisco winters.
The Multitops are great for SF winters, the High Ends are great for
summer (ventilated!) and the Start is a great in between glove. These
are fully waterproof gloves. Some will tell you that they can feel the
water soak through the inner liner, but I really think that they're
feeling the sweat from the liner. I've ridden in a full on downpour.
I've never felt the dampness of the leather but my hands were never
'wet' after taking them post downpour. They broke in almost
immediately. You know how new gloves are stiff and tight until after
the first week or so of riding? Well, look no further. After one ride
they will feel like you've been wearing them for them forever.
They
certainly aren't the warmest gloves that ever lived, but they really are
the most comfortable. These are also hand washable in Woolite. Get
them wet and take a small drop of Woolite (a little goes a long way) and
gently rub it into the palm of the glove, removing as much dirt as you
can. Then run it under running water until the water runs clear. To
dry, stuff the glove with paper towels or newspaper and dry the gloves
right side up over a bottle, or similar shape to fully dry. I've found
that the gloves dried overnight without any problems. You'll never get
the gloves looking like new, but you can certainly try to get any major
stains out of the palms.
Be sure to store your gloves flat, in a
cool dry place. Especially after you've been riding around all day,
sweating profusely in them. They need room to breathe and dry out.
It'll also help keep them from smelling sweaty and gross.
Also check
out this review of the Multitops on a lovely blog called RocketBunny.Blogspot.com.
