Originally Posted by
jack pot
you might want to check out rock climbing gloves > AMAZON - REI ... i have used "OR" (OUTDOOR RESEARCH) leather climbing gloves and it is great with the comfort and protection of good leather > almost any climbing gloves works very well
Petzl and some others add extra leather on the palm to make them last longer belay after belay. I don't know how they'd feel riding.
I get a season out of a single pair of gloves. Sometimes two. I ride full finger cheap eBay "cycling" gloves at about $12 a pair.