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[twisted_ophelia]

Does anyone know if Colours' chair gloves are available to buy anywhere online? I currently use Hatch's Para Push gloves and if anyone has any recommendations for websites that sell Para Push gloves reasonably priced and that ship to Canada, I would appreciate it. I was buying most of my chair gloves (an essential thing to use, in my opinion) off of Ebay but the seller I was getting them from is no longer shipping outside of the USA for some reason. I ordered a pair of Hatch's mesh fingerless gloves (not the Para Push) from southwestmedical.com a while ago but the shipping cost was brutal (more than the cost of the gloves!) and I've already practically shredded the gloves because of the knobby tires I use on my chair and from constant use. Also, any recommendations for glove brands that can withstand a lot of abuse with links to where I can purchase them would be good. Like I said, I use chair gloves all the time and they need to be really durable. I find that buying them online is way cheaper than buying them local and I have never been able to find the Hatch gloves in any of the medical supply stores here. Thanks!

[Santa Cruz Soul Surfer (LRO)]

Funny you should bring this up...I got over using standard wheelchair gloves, because you pay through the nose for gloves that dont really offer any kind of technology or durability. I switched out to using motocross gloves a long time ago and they are a million times better than anything you find otherwise. I use the "polarpaw" fox gloves in the winter and the "dirtpaw" during the summer...Rapidracer is actually having a closeout on their gloves from 08' right now, you can find some killer deals, check it out!!!

http://rapidracer.co...nufacturerid=53

Edited by Santa Cruz Soul Surfer (LRO), 23 February 2009 - 06:00 AM.

[silone74]

Hi as said above the wheelchair gloves are well over priced i use full finger mtb gloves they are really good and cheap enough to replace when the time comes for new ones.





Si

[Travelling Blackbird]

Like the previous two posters, I think motorbike gloves are the way to go. They're fairly durable - I usually get 6 weeks before the first small holes appear, and at least 6 months before I have to get a new pair - and they're not as expensive as wheelchair gloves. Also, most of the wheelchair gloves I saw available were fingerless - not an option in the north European summer, let alone in winter!

[araitn]

I purchased my Hatch Para Push gloves from Sammons Prestonfor a very reasonable price of $28.95. The shipping charge was not much, but I don't know what it would cost to ship to Canada. I did notice they had a link to their Canadian website in the top right corner of their website.

I've used these gloves for at least six months and they're still holding up. My finger tips do tend to get very cold in the winter months and I've been looking for a full finger glove, but can't find anything for a reasonable price. I'm going to give Santa Cruz Soul Surfer's suggestion on the MX gloves. Not sure why I haven't thought of using those types of gloves before now because I've ridden motorcycles all my life, just not ridden dirt bikes in a long time. Riding a street bike is what landed me with a SCI...... well, with a little help from a tractor trailer.

Good luck on your search.

[twisted_ophelia]

Sammons Preston Canadian website has the Para Push glove listed for about $40 (plus the $20 something for shipping WITHIN Canada!), if I recall, so that was WAY overpriced compared to what I was paying on Ebay (about $20 plus minimal shipping). The gloves I have found in local med supply shops are usually $50 and up. NO WAY, I'm not paying that!

The motocross gloves are a GREAT idea! I'm checking out that link right now and the prices are great. Plus the gloves are cool looking, as opposed to the rather boring chair glove styles. I tend to prefer fingerless gloves as well because I find that when I'm out somewhere I don't have to keep taking the gloves on and off constantly to do something like write, pull something out of my wallet, etc., but my fingers FREEZE in the winter. Plus the Fox motocross gloves have a womens Dirtpaw glove which is awesome for me because I have small hands and most standard chair gloves don't even fit me right unless they are an extra small which is hard to find as it is.

Edited by twisted_ophelia, 24 February 2009 - 05:31 PM.

[outkastsl]

i've been using the fox glove for the past few years for the winters.

[twisted_ophelia]

So I'm gonna order the womens Dirtpaw motocross gloves in a min. In the hot pink, of course I haven't checked out whether or not that Fox site ships to Canada so I guess I'll find out shortly when I try to order! I've managed to find another seller on Ebay who has the Para Push gloves for a really reasonable price. I love that the Para Push are fingerless (1/2 fingers, actually) except for the thumb. I just hate paying through the ass for little things like gloves that probably cost less than a couple bucks for the manufacturer to make.

[Santa Cruz Soul Surfer (LRO)]

Ya, the fox gloves are really far superior to your regular wheelchair gloves...I mean hell, for the price your paying for the fox gloves, buy two pair and just cut the fingers of one pair...That way you could have the best of both worlds. ;)

[twisted_ophelia]

Santa Cruz Soul Surfer (LRO), on Feb 24 2009, 04:00 PM, said:

Ya, the fox gloves are really far superior to your regular wheelchair gloves...I mean hell, for the price your paying for the fox gloves, buy two pair and just cut the fingers of one pair...That way you could have the best of both worlds. ;)

Oh! Good idea!! I didn't even think of that! I'm totally going to do that!! I haven't ordered yet. Ended up running really late this afternoon (as usual) and figured I'd just do it when I got home again so I'm gonna order shortly. This will be good for when I'm out in Mammoth Lakes in March in the deep snow on the mountain in the ski resort area and will need gloves that grip really well (especially when the rims and tires get drenched with melted snow, salt, dirt, etc) yet are not fingerless so my fingers don't freeze and fall off or something AND don't shred due to the knobby tires.

[twisted_ophelia]

Ahhh craaaaap, that Rapid Racer site doesn't ship to Canada!!!! I wonder where I can buy motocross gloves locally.

[Slowlegs]

Has anyone ever tried sailing gloves? They are reasonably light, mostly fingerless and are great for wear resistance.

[twisted_ophelia]

A friend of mine suggested using those BMX racing gloves as well, I'm assuming they are similar to motocross gloves? Not tried sailing gloves! I was also thinking that weight-lifting gloves might work. They basically look like fingerless chair gloves though I'm not sure about the durability factor.

I did find the Fox gloves on Ebay but they are way more expensive than the sale prices being offered on the Rapid Racer website.

[silone74]

The first gloves i used where weight lifting gloves,they are ok i find the gel in the palm hampered me when pushing though but ya can get them with no gel in,i prefer full finger gloves though as i tend to push with my thumb and 2 fingers more than my full hand so the full finger gloves help with that,its mountain bike gloves that i use not moto cross gloves they are thinner and i find i can get more feel throught them

http://shop.foxracin...e=24058001F.jpg

Like these ones if the link works?



Si

[Boozyuzi]

Ebay Uk have loads of Fox Dirtpaw gloves if anyone in the Uk fancies giving them a go ?

http://shop.ebay.co....wuscZdirtQ20paw

[china]

My partner uses weight lifting gloves and gets along fine with them, the one's he buys cost around £4.00 a pair and he normally gets through three pairs a year.

I suppose it's just a matter of preference.

[twisted_ophelia]

silone74, on Feb 25 2009, 04:56 PM, said:

The first gloves i used where weight lifting gloves,they are ok i find the gel in the palm hampered me when pushing though but ya can get them with no gel in,i prefer full finger gloves though as i tend to push with my thumb and 2 fingers more than my full hand so the full finger gloves help with that,its mountain bike gloves that i use not moto cross gloves they are thinner and i find i can get more feel throught them

http://shop.foxracin...e=24058001F.jpg

Like these ones if the link works?



Si

Yeah, I also tend to push a bit more with my thumb but also like the freedom of having my fingers free in the 1/2 finger gloves which is why I've always liked the Para Push--the thumb is fully covered while the other fingers are free. I actually stopped in at Canadian Tire (the Canadians here will know what this store is!) last night to check out their glove selection because of the friend that recommended the BMX gloves. He said they have some at Canadian Tire. Sure enough, they did. So, not knowing anything about brands (and selection was limited) I bought a pair that felt comfortable from a company called Hyperbikes for about $25. They didn't have any Fox gloves. When I head out later, I'll try them in the great outdoors known as downtown Toronto to see how warm they keep hands, how well they grip the rims, etc.

Edited by twisted_ophelia, 26 February 2009 - 04:44 PM.

[rkzenrage]

I like high dexterity work gloves, fingered and fingerless.
Lowes, Home Depot and the like.

[twisted_ophelia]

Used the Hyperbikes gloves briefly today while out and about--mostly wheeled my ass around a parking lot for a few minutes just to try them out on rougher pavement and did a bunch of wheelies, haha. Anyway, I liked them. They gripped well, kept me pretty warm--though I wasn't out there long and it's fairly mild today. The big test for them will be when I'm out in the mountains in March and need to get myself through the deep snow and keep warm. I've got a bunch of various gloves I'm going to take with me--everything from my shredded up fingerless Hatch gloves, some ski mitts (don't think I'll be able to propel in them though, they won't grip the rims!), now the Hyperbike gloves and these hunting gloves I have that are two layers--inner layer is a fingered thin glove (for pulling the trigger, I guess) and the outer is a big bulky mitt that kind of velcros over top. I've worn them out in the deep snow before and they work well. Ironically, I don't even hunt but I bought them at the Bass Pro Shop. All the dudes in the hunting section looked impressed hahha

[Texaswheelz]

I'm always trying out different gloves to find the perfect one. I haven't tried any of the moto bike gloves yet, but they might have to be the next ones I try.

So far my favorites for winters, of course this is for the dry not so cold winters in Texas, are these Seirus All-Weather Gloves. They are to hot for summer here though, although I only wear gloves in summer when I'm rolling hills as the friction burn going downhill is killer. I've worn them here through winter with temperatures down into the 20's and 30mph winds and they are warm, great wind proof gloves. Not so much water resistant though as little more then a mist and they can soak through, but still stay warm. I've worn em out, big holes in the palm and tip of finger, but they are still warm and I still use them when there is any chill in the air.

I bought these Pearl Izumi Off Road bike glove in January after I got a gift card to REI for Xmas. They are lightweight and I'll probably wear them when I go roll hill when it warms up a little because of the great grip, but not at all windproof or water resistant like stated. I hate gel palms that I've found in wheelchair gloves and so I wasn't for sure about these when I got them, but it's a very thin layer of gel that it is barely noticeable.

If I was buying again and had the choice between these two it would be the Seirus for sure, they are by far the most comfortable gloves I've ever owned, you can't even feel the seams in it, which is what kills most gloves for me. Comfortable, light, thin, warm and windproof. Just needs to be waterproof and have a little more traction to be the perfect gloves. The waterproof ones that are similar to these made by Seirus are thick, but for cold winters they would probably work.

[twisted_ophelia]

Cool, thanks, TexasWheelz! The Hyperbikes BMX gloves I have been using the last few weeks are good for grip but the knobby tires I use have already started to shred them in the area right at the base of my thumb, like on the padded part of my palm. Those knobbies, I love them, but they KILL GLOVES! Plus the seams of the BMX gloves have been digging into places in my hands if I am doing any kind of long, hard wheeling, like what you were mentioning in your post. I will have to grab a pair of those Fox Gloves SoulSurfer recommended off of Ebay or something, maybe they will be more hardy.

[Murray]

Been pushin' with Valeo half-fingered, netted-back, weight-lifting gloves for a couple years. Perfect for maintaining dexterity while still providing decent palm cover. Winters get nasty and I keep a spare set of full-fingered leather construction gloves in my bag. I roll on the wheel and rim a lot; therefore, the Valeos are short-lived. About a month +. Gets a little spendy at about $10 a whack, but I don't like the constraint of a full-fingered glove. Even considering the duct tape through the thumb and forefinger and across the palm. We shall see. If you know of a good, half-fingered glove, give me a holler.

Thanks.

Lynn

Edited by Murray, 23 March 2009 - 10:38 PM.

[Bevan-L]

I use A*'s SP1 Gloves... this way i can still pretend I'm riding my motorcycle... all i gotta do is stick playing cards in the spokes and im all set..

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[pumpkinhead]

Hi-all,
These gloves seem quite reasonable, they also offer a pair with wrist support which may be of benefit to us tetras out there.
http://www.gemplers....vibration-Glove
half and full fingered available too.

[twisted_ophelia]

Well, my full finger Hyperbikes ones are holding up quite nicely. They still have the small hole on the padded part of my thumb from my knobby tires though but it doesn't seem to be getting any larger. I thought they would have shredded months ago but other than that hole, they have been much sturdier than I figured they'd be. As the weather gets warmer, I'll switch out to something with 1/2 fingers like the Hatch gloves.

Edited by twisted_ophelia, 11 May 2009 - 04:21 PM.

[Murray]

twisted_ophelia, on May 11 2009, 09:20 AM, said:

Well, my full finger Hyperbikes ones are holding up quite nicely. They still have the small hole on the padded part of my thumb from my knobby tires though but it doesn't seem to be getting any larger. I thought they would have shredded months ago but other than that hole, they have been much sturdier than I figured they'd be. As the weather gets warmer, I'll switch out to something with 1/2 fingers like the Hatch gloves.

Found one more glove - works great!

Metolios rock climbing glove - open fingered, all leather. Has additional slice of leather over the palm. Good stuff. Have been rolling on a pair for three months - no "breakdown" of the material. Spendy, but worth it. Check it out.

Lynn

[siriuslly]

Been using "Neuman" football gloves for 15 yrs. Usually get a new pair every football season. The palms are tacky, grippy.

[chevyman]

I use motorcycle gloves which I buy a dozen at a time from the Harley shop in Sturges Sth Dakota they last about 3 months and only cost $4.50

[twisted_ophelia]

I just picked up a pair of Nike women's weight lifting gloves that happened to be on sale at a sporting goods store I was in yesterday. I tried them out and they grip nicely and we'll see how long they last before my knobby tires shred them up. My hands are really small so it's hard for me to find gloves that fit and the Nikes are really snug and fit great.

[graphic]

siriuslly, on Jun 10 2009, 10:28 PM, said:

Been using "Neuman" football gloves for 15 yrs. Usually get a new pair every football season. The palms are tacky, grippy.

I just bought a pair of Neuman football gloves...are yours tacky inside? The grip on the outside is great but I'm having difficulty getting used to the tacky surface inside. Apparently it won't wash off either. The gloves themselves are great though.