Originally Posted by Fat Hack

I think gloves, tires, and a few other things are a total rip-off!!

I just payed 30 bucks for some gloves, and even then I hesitated.

I mean, I just bought a DT RR1.1 rim (rim only) for only $65 -- so I'm bloody well paying nearly half that for gloves!!! Does anyone think two pairs of gloves are equal to the value of a DT RR rim?!?!?!?
I bloody don't, that's for sure.

Bollocks

I thought I'd be clever with my last pair, and stitched some heavy duty seude onto the palms. Well, the gloves lasted about four years, with the suede totally unmarked, but the lycra on the back of the hands started perishing