Giro

JAG Glove

Good vs chip seal vibrations

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

TLDR: they reduce high frequency vibrations, have a snug form fit that quickly conforms, great value, simple gloves. Can't yet comment on longevity I have gloves for off road riding but, on drop bars they bunch up between my thumb and forefinger so they are super uncomfortable. I decided to try these Jag gloves to reduce the numbness caused by vibrations going over chip seal here in South SF Bay. I like to ideally not wear gloves at all but it's too uncomfortable even on an old Trek Domane with carbon fork and 28c tubeless tires. They fit very tight at first but, within 15 minutes, they relaxed and nicely conformed to my hands without bunching up. On the hoods and the drops they stay snug enough to the hands that I have a really confident feel. The pads do reduce the reach of my fingers to the brifters (compared to barehanding it like I am used to) but I adapted quick and the comfort is worth that trade off. They nearly eliminated the finger numbness that a particularly large grained chip seal road reliably caused prior. Overall, noticeable improvement in comfort without interfering much with having a good grip on the bars while navigating steep, twisty downhill. Only 2 hours on them so durability is an open question.