re: SPARTAN GLOVES: Review and Experiences

@snehithpereira.......... I hope you may request mod for a change in name of the thread

SpartanProGear ARES - all leather full gauntlet touring gloves
(Kindly note that the following words are as per my personal+humble opinion only after using a pair of these gloves for around 1000 kms in city)



The biggest USP of this Ares (as I believe) is the feel of the product. If you have used a leather based gloves then you will fall in agreement with the fact that it takes some time to break-in or fit-in as per the geometry of your palm. I never felt that Ares required any break-in ........... Why ?? ............ because the leather is so sot and supple that it is ready for any geometry (given that you choose the correct size). When I was at the Meandering India, New Delhi to pick one pair of all leather gloves for me (the very first) I was blown by the feel of ARES. The other reputed competitors in the same price range do not have such a supple and way-too-good leather feel.



The knuckles have carbon fibre finish (read here) for top notch protection in its class and so have fingers. The little finger has an extra layer of leather for comfort as well as protection. The awesome-est part of its geometry is the pre-curved stitching. It prevents excess stretching of leather at any location and works perfectly for motorcycle riding purposes.



As you may see in the pic that ARES has been ventilated with the leaf-like stitched layers of leather at the finger joints and at the end of knuckle. The primary purpose is to promote cooling by evaporative effect when the bike is on the move, while adding up protection too.



I have been using the leaf-like flap at the knuckles for carrying my parking card at malls after I suit up to exit, saving a lot of effort so. The gauntlet is also perforated to help in cooling ........... please note that these are good only for summer. For winter you need to buy an inner warm liner.



The three-way straps work good and are ergonomic. For city rides, I only need to handle the two straps only to fit it, while the third one is left as it is.







The gauntlet also has got this hook to attach the two to each other or jackets.







I have enclosed the above pics to show the kind of stitching at fingers. The external stitching serves the purpose very well and is really good for long hours of driving. Overall I am a happy customer with my purchase.

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Thank you for the feedback

Looking forward to it. BTW even I was planning on a detailed review of Perseus shortly

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Oh lord! I had forgot to complete my bit ............ will do it soon now and with the inside-out review of Perseus too

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Good review, Snehith. Very detailed and concise.

Cheers!
VJ

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I agree I failed to mention the part of tape in the rain durablity part and only mentioned it for the cold durability part. I humbly apologise for not being clear about it. Blame my inexperience in writing as I have no malafide interest here to sway people in the wrong direction.

I was being honest about the product as per my experience with, like you mentioned nobody is being paid for their views, atleast I can vouch I am not being paid for it.

With this note I shall make a necessary edit to the main post.

Thanks.

Edit: did the necessary changes

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To the average reader it would seem like these gloves are waterproof/resistant from what you have wrote. That is misleading. You failed to mention you used tape in the review. All I'm saying is, a lot of people will use your review and it should be factually correct, whether its Bangalore rain or Delhi rain, rain is rain and the experience does not change the fact that water does seep through and the glove gets sloggy.

I may come off as rude, but I have been burned previously cause of such reviews in this very forum and I do not want other users to face the same. Yes, I have since then taken all reviews with a pinch of salt. But since nobody is being paid to post these reviews I was hoping people will be honest about the product.

With due fairness to you, confusion is expected . Just realized that its a poorly constructed paragraph with a natural tendency to get confusing ( my poor writing skills )

@xpranav thanks for the comprehensive feedback, about the scotchlite tape, I noticed that ir was missing but I really didn't find it tht handy so didn't mention it.

Look forward to your review of the ares. There is Seven Sisters trip in the pipeline , plan to pick up the Ares before tht

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Man I deleted it like 30secs after I posted it and you managed to quote me anyways I realized I was read skipping

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[MENTION=22289]Cyrus_the_virus[/MENTION] I did mention one and half hour, this was the leg in my journey, where the chilly wind/rain combination was too cold for me to handle and I had to roll medical tape around my hand before proceeding.

I know that these gloves aren't waterproof but I had no issues. But now reading your own bitter experience along with [MENTION=26288]yellowspunk[/MENTION]'s I guess the snug fit by the medical tape prevented water logging. That's my best guess

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I don't recall any claims on my end that the gloves are water resistant/proof. I clearly mentioned my experience with them and I didn't seem to have the trouble, it could be the fact tht I had medival tape wound around my fingers or just my luck.

Before giving me a beat down on giving misguiding reviews I highly recommend you read the section that says to the readers essentially the part where I say it's a review based on my experience.

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Completely agree. Have used this glove in rain as well as my own spartan pegasus gloves, they are not one bit water proof or resistant, just as the manufacturer claims! (FYI leather is not water resistant) Light rain for few minutes here and there is fine but definitely not heavy rain and most definitely cannot withstand one and a half hour of rain! It becomes a waterlogged sponge and makes your hand super cold at high speeds.

Please do not post misguiding reviews.

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@snehithpereira ........... nice and illustrated review ......... I wasn't literally expecting such a thorough one I agree to you that Ares is a bit overpriced, but my best guess is that it is all because of that butter-soft leather material and the uncanny comfort feel. Luckily I did try the Canyon and they were great but the reason I disliked them was that, it was not nicely tucking my jacket beneath the cuffs. Other than that I must admit a super leather and stitch quality. When I paid a visit to the Adventure18 in Delhi they told me that the Rynox Warehouse in Mumbai has collapsed and thus they have zero supply and stock from them as of now So was me when buying Ares That sounds great. Actually when I visited the shop they had a fresh stock from SPG but didn't have the Centaur Keep us posted about it after a few months. The only point where I felt doubtful was this.+1wooh !! With the arrival of winter you will find winter inner liner for gloves too. Keep checking 'em. There is no point for an insulated riding pair of gloves until you have to wander around the good European/Himalayan Cold Ares has it in the way how you are desiring it to be +1 If you allow me to help you out here with my opinion I would say that "because Centaur is not a touring but a street pair of gloves". You can, in the same frequency, complain about the missing scotchlite piping and then I will say the same (though Ares is too missing the scotchlite even with its premium tag). Ares has the clip. You get these with Ares Never really expected a thread upon a pair of gloves review .............. feels like I should jack your thread in a few weeks to pour in my review over the SPG Ares

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[MENTION=38603]The Monk[/MENTION] , thanks for the approval


[MENTION=23956]Legend Racer[/MENTION], I just said tht they were a great fit for my beefy wrists, however you could ask fellow xBhpian [MENTION=60363]Srvn[/MENTION] his comfort level with the same gloves, he has exceptionally thin hands


I was actually told the same by her, but I really didn't notice any issue with my pair and yeah the time period that you have mentioned for it to dry is really high, mine practically dried as I was riding, just about 30 mins of precautionary drying below the fan, on my part once I got home

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i trying find gloves for slim hands.

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I have to disagree with this. I picked up the same pair of glove from let's gear up and had the same confusion between the Rynox and the Spartan.

This soakes water like a sponge. It took a full day and half under the fan to dry out completely and considering my soaked jeans dry out under 8hrs, that is a bit too much on the higher side. Although I will not complain because this is not advertised as water resistent or water proof and Sapna did tell me that the Rynox has better water resistance than the spartan. So no complaints but it does soak water, and a lot! My 200 bucks artificial leather simple gloves actually keeps at bay more water.