FIVE SA WFX1 GLOVES

Ewok1958 Mon 20 Jun 2011, 4:55 pm

With another Canberra winter having arrived, I decided I'd shout myself a new set of winter gloves. Had intended to buy some Ixons but the shop assistant said he had some Fives (model WFX1) that were warmer. Also pricier at $170. However, in Canberra you can never have gloves that are too warm and, instead of buying the Ixons and wondering forever more if those Fives were really warmer I just bought the Fives instead. I should have sat on one of the shop bikes with them on but rode home with them instead. That was when I noticed that Five had sown a piece of carbon fibre onto the outside of the palms, curving around the glove. Because the carbon fibre had no flex it pushed the outside of my hands up off the grips which I didn't like. Although they seemed warm enough, I couldn't see how I was ever going to get to like that piece of carbon fibre. End result, took to the stitching on the new $170 gloves with a scalpel and removed the carbon fibre piece. Then I found some old Air Force gloves which I used to cut out 2 patches and my wife then successfully stitched up the hole in the new Fives. Pity the Airforce gloves were brown and not black. Whilst they might look a bit second-hand, they feel much better on the grips.

Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone else was thinking of buying this glove type.

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Four40 Mon 20 Jun 2011, 5:19 pm

I'm onto my second pair of Five RFX1's. The stitching in the middle finger, right hand had failed, leaving my finger exposed. CMC swapped them over without an issue. Surprisingly I can still use them during the days, even with all the vents. I haven't really had an issue with the carbon palm pad though

As for winter gloves, my 4 year old pair of Dri Ride Storms are getting close to replacement, probably with another pair of Storms. The rubber wiper blade attachment is a godsend when your visor ices up (which it did on Sunday morning)