Klim Adventure gloves

Rwelch360 · 03-08-2012, 08:24 PM

I recently bought some Klim adventure gloves. They are nice, fit really well....except for the fingers (excluding thumb). The fingers are the right length just my fingers are a little thicker than optimal for the fingers of the glove. Not noticable until you make a fist. Will this stretch and become comfortable after some use? It cuts circulation in my fingers after a little while, but i am afraid a larger size would be too big and finger tips too long. Any body else have these gloves?

Rwelch360 · 03-18-2012, 11:48 AM

I have taken a few rides with the gloves now, maybe 100 or so miles, and the finger boxes have stretched a bit and are much more comfortable. I think with even more time they should stretch a bit more. I am like how they fit now.

mrt10x · 03-19-2012, 11:02 AM

Mine lasted only one season before the leather in the palm became so thin that I punctured a hole through it by simply leaning up against a tree. KLIM really has issues with standardized sizing.. my Large adventures were tight buy my Large Powercross gloves are too big. Too bad I really liked the Adventure gloves for the year I got out of them.

Rwelch360 · 03-19-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mrt10x

Mine lasted only one season before the leather in the palm became so thin that I punctured a hole through it by simply leaning up against a tree. KLIM really has issues with standardized sizing.. my Large adventures were tight buy my Large Powercross gloves are too big. Too bad I really liked the Adventure gloves for the year I got out of them.

Bummer they didn't last that long. They are expensive. I would expect more out of them.

Eggman · 03-19-2012, 09:20 PM

I have gotten around 2 seasons outta my pair, and they are still in great shape. they were a little tight when new, but have stretched out to a very nice fit. I will buy another pair then these wear out.

crtahoe · 03-19-2012, 11:42 PM

Bought mine last summer and they were tight.

Rwelch360 · 03-22-2012, 07:41 PM

Mine are doing well, still a touch tight in the fingers but they are stretching out quite nicely.

2Stamp · 03-22-2012, 08:27 PM

bought mine last July, still going strong.

sherlock · 07-28-2012, 01:00 PM

Looking to get a pair of these - curious how they are holding up for those that have them.

Dagwood_55 · 07-28-2012, 03:51 PM

I bought a pair eairler this summer. They are getting pretty thin in the palm area, I expect them to wear thru soon. For the price, I was a bit disappointed in the wear-out-ability of them.

They were also small fitting but streached out a bit.

Pantah · 07-29-2012, 04:20 AM

I have about 2k miles on mine with maybe three dual sport rides. They are not comfortable and were a mistake to buy. I should have just purchased another pair of KTM Hard Parts MX gloves, which I used most of the time in recent years. Half the price too.

They are nicely made, but are too tight and a pain to put on and remove.

lexluther11 · 07-29-2012, 04:40 AM

Mine I have almost 15,000 km on them and still in great shape. Size up if your buying a pair because they are tight.

Rwelch360 · 08-07-2012, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lexluther11

Mine I have almost 15,000 km on them and still in great shape. Size up if your buying a pair because they are tight.

Yes absolutely size up, mine were a bit small but i just kept wearing them and riding with them and they have stretched a good deal..but not as much as I would like. I might buy another pair this time a size larger and just put the old pair up on the flea market. Not set in stone yet.

Minimike · 08-10-2012, 02:43 AM

After selling gear for over 5 years, this is what I've realized:

Once you think you've found your size......then pull every pair in that size off the peg and try them on.

Two gloves bodies (R&L) and 10 hand sewn digits mean there's lots of variations from pair to pair in the same size. Remember, they are sewn by humans.

Sometimes the left from one pair and the right from another pair will make a perfect fit.

You need to go outside the store and try the gloves on while sitting on your bike & using your controls.

Not only are the manufacturers not on the same sheet of music when it comes to sizing, the manufacturers can't even make their own sizes consistant. That's why we no longer mail order gloves; because it is a huge crap shoot.

minimike

03-08-2012, 08:24 PM	#1
Rwelch360 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Oddometer: 331	Klim Adventure gloves I recently bought some Klim adventure gloves. They are nice, fit really well....except for the fingers (excluding thumb). The fingers are the right length just my fingers are a little thicker than optimal for the fingers of the glove. Not noticable until you make a fist. Will this stretch and become comfortable after some use? It cuts circulation in my fingers after a little while, but i am afraid a larger size would be too big and finger tips too long. Any body else have these gloves?

03-18-2012, 11:48 AM	#2
Rwelch360 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Oddometer: 331	update I have taken a few rides with the gloves now, maybe 100 or so miles, and the finger boxes have stretched a bit and are much more comfortable. I think with even more time they should stretch a bit more. I am like how they fit now.

03-19-2012, 11:02 AM	#3
mrt10x Dumba$s Jarhead Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Newport, RI Oddometer: 2,844	Mine lasted only one season before the leather in the palm became so thin that I punctured a hole through it by simply leaning up against a tree. KLIM really has issues with standardized sizing.. my Large adventures were tight buy my Large Powercross gloves are too big. Too bad I really liked the Adventure gloves for the year I got out of them. __________________ We are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.

03-19-2012, 09:20 PM	#5
Eggman Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2005 Location: wyoming Oddometer: 225	I have gotten around 2 seasons outta my pair, and they are still in great shape. they were a little tight when new, but have stretched out to a very nice fit. I will buy another pair then these wear out. __________________ dyslexics of the world.....untie!!

03-22-2012, 08:27 PM	#8
2Stamp Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Lehi, UT Oddometer: 167	bought mine last July, still going strong. __________________ _______________________________ 2011 F800GS 2006 450EXC 2001 F650GS (Sold) 2008 WR250R (Sold)

03-19-2012, 11:42 PM	#6
crtahoe Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: South Lake Tahoe Oddometer: 275	Bought mine last summer and they were tight.

03-22-2012, 07:41 PM	#7
Rwelch360 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Oddometer: 331	Mine are doing well, still a touch tight in the fingers but they are stretching out quite nicely.

07-28-2012, 01:00 PM	#9
sherlock Family Man Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Windy Omaha Oddometer: 9	---still holding up? Looking to get a pair of these - curious how they are holding up for those that have them.

07-28-2012, 03:51 PM	#10
Dagwood_55 Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: The Ozarks Oddometer: 996	I bought a pair eairler this summer. They are getting pretty thin in the palm area, I expect them to wear thru soon. For the price, I was a bit disappointed in the wear-out-ability of them. They were also small fitting but streached out a bit. __________________ Live long, love much, laugh often, and Ride, Ride, Ride.....

07-29-2012, 04:20 AM	#11
Pantah Red Sox Nation Joined: Oct 2004 Location: India Wharf Oddometer: 8,891	I have about 2k miles on mine with maybe three dual sport rides. They are not comfortable and were a mistake to buy. I should have just purchased another pair of KTM Hard Parts MX gloves, which I used most of the time in recent years. Half the price too. They are nicely made, but are too tight and a pain to put on and remove. __________________ Straight ahead and faster -Bo Weaver 1970 "There I was..." -Griffin Niner Three Hotel

07-29-2012, 04:40 AM	#12
lexluther11 Ride,Eat,Rest-Repeat Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Oddometer: 678	Mine I have almost 15,000 km on them and still in great shape. Size up if your buying a pair because they are tight.

08-10-2012, 02:43 AM	#14
Minimike Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tellico Plains, TN Oddometer: 859	After selling gear for over 5 years, this is what I've realized: Once you think you've found your size......then pull every pair in that size off the peg and try them on. Two gloves bodies (R&L) and 10 hand sewn digits mean there's lots of variations from pair to pair in the same size. Remember, they are sewn by humans. Sometimes the left from one pair and the right from another pair will make a perfect fit. You need to go outside the store and try the gloves on while sitting on your bike & using your controls. Not only are the manufacturers not on the same sheet of music when it comes to sizing, the manufacturers can't even make their own sizes consistant. That's why we no longer mail order gloves; because it is a huge crap shoot. minimike __________________ Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters 106a Scott Street Tellico Plains, TN 37385 423-253-2088 http://tellicomoto.com The great riding pleasure is "to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women", all from a smaller, less powerful bike.

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