Joe Rocket GPX 2.0 Gloves

[MrWasabi]

Will probably be picking up a pair of these on the weekend for Fathers day. Had my eye on these since a friend let me try them on and they were very comfortable.

For $130 i cant seem to find a decent pair around that price so im pretty much set on them. just wondering if anyone has had a pair or currently still use these and if you could give any feedback.
Looking for wear over time, how much do they stretch? should i get one size smaller and wear them in. how are they in the cold/heat?

[ttc]

Mine were tight when I first got them, but stretched perfectly.
Only bad thing I would say is that the fingertips wore out very quickly, way too quickly as the leather seems to be rather thin there.

[Wattie]

Mr Madkaw has a set in blinged out white...

bugger about that Tanya, they feel real good, but i guess thats the trade off..

[Nelso]

They are well ventilated so in winter are cold but are great in summer. They feel good and held up ok in my crash which involved a little slide on the road but my hand only touched down for a split second. They are very soft leather so are very comfortable.

[matchan]

Hi Owen, these are pretty good gloves, I've got my old pair still in my trackday box as spares. They do stretch a fair bit so get a smaller size if you can stand it, they do seem to feel a bit thin on the finger tips, but mine survived a commuting speed crash palms down & sliding for a few metres without being to worse for wear I was able to keep using them for some time afterwards, only bought new because they got too loose, I made the mistake of buying them to fit at the time.

They are pretty cold in the winter and of course, not waterproof but overall very good.

Matt

[MrWasabi]

thanks for the replies guys and gals looks like they are a goer and ill be getting one size smaller.
Made the same mistake with my winter gloves and now the are a bit lose.

[Six Addict]

im picking these up for 140... havnt tried em on but...

[gpxpunk]

have to say i have had my joe rocket gloves for about a year and bit and they havent streched. Been off at 60ks and have a couple of scratchs on them so they are great for protection. Good choice dude.

[jimszx14]

I'm on my second pair, I wore thru the palm in one of my last set, I assume it was a weakness in the leather because the other glove was fine. They did stretch a bit but I love the gloves. The only trouble with getting a smaller size and then wearing them in is the hard protector rubs on the top of your hand until they fit. Just a tip, the vents on the top work well so in the cold weather just put some race tape across the vents.

[zx-10r]

i have a pair of the ones in the first post.
Not so good for riding in less than 12 or 13 degrees, hands friggen freeze
When i tried mine on in the shop they felt a little tight, but over time have streched a bit to fit pretty much perfect ( a little on the loose side now).

Got them probly about 1 1/2 years ago. Still going strong. No stiches undone as far as i can see, seem to be fairly good quality.

[MrWasabi]

thanks for all the feedback guys. I tried on a pair of the alpine stars and thought they were pretty average for the price. They were very well made but i liked the thin goat skin fingers that the JRs have.
Also the JRs are a little more ventilated and i was after something i can year in summer as i already have winter gloves.
I ended up getting one size smaller, and you can certainly tell after a medium length ride. But over time they should stretch so im willing to put up with it.

The JRs also have a wider opening with double velcro so it was easier fitting those over my leathers stretched cuffs.

Maybe its my hands but any glove i try on the pinky always seems to be a bit longer than my hand, so thats the only finger with a bit of room.

In all, despite having them for a couple of days i love them

[gpxpunk]

nah its the same with mine the pinky is always longer since they have to cater for different shape hands.