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  Several months ago, Josiah Ng sent me an IM. He said "You have to check out http://www.5bling.com! If figured this was some jokester site or something, but when I got here I found an image of Josiah with a bright white glove on.
We talked for about an hour about everything he had done with these gloves and insisted on sending me a couple pairs. How can I pass up an offer like that? Free gloves!
I'm generally pretty particular about my gloves. I've never been a big fan of what I (previously) called "mongoloid sprinter gloves" with the carbon knuckles and all that. I wasn't sure I would be able to say too much favorable about the gloves, but I figured Josiah is a good guy with a ton of international experience on the track - he has to know something about a product he put his name on? Let's try!
Two pairs of gloves arrived - the "Keirinjo" and the "Streamline Black". They are completely different gloves so I won't even try to compare and contrast them.
The Keirinjo (shown on the left) is a traditional white sprinters glove with carbon knuckles and all the fancy reinforcements. I never really saw a need for all that but I have to say, I love the gloves. They are soft, durable and most of all comfortable. A couple layers of leather between your palm and the bars provide a bit of padding and a lot of sweat absorption in longer races. The big velcro strap holds them in place even during madison slings. The carbon knuckle protector is a bit cumbersome in a madison situation, but that is not what they were designed for. The red stitching - well - that's your bling! They are really nice looking and overall a great product. The one thing I found in both pairs of gloves - the fingers seemed a bit short. The palm measurement was spot on for me (I wear a large) but the fingers seem a bit short. As I've sweated them up - they have stretched to a nice fit.
 Now - the "Streamline" gloves, they are a different animal. If I frequented events with a standing start, there is no other glove I would want to wear. When you put the gloves on you instantly feel a bit of "stiction" between your hand and the gloves. Grab your bars and you will feel a new found as well. These ultra thing, yet durable gloves offer an incredible amount of grip. Your hands will not slip on the bars. The thin palm section of the glove offers little or no padding, but you don't wear these gloves for padding, you wear them to protect your skin and hold on tight. A simple testimony to the value of these gloves could be found in Copenhagen where numerous riders won rainbows sporting the 5Bling Streamline gloves.
All in all, Josiah has taken what he knows about a sprinters needs and made some great gloves. They are available online at http://www.5bling.com!
Pros:
- Great gloves
- Quality workmanship
- Built to do the job
Cons:
Special thanks to www.twotoneatl.com for the photos!
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| Posted on 06/04/10 @ 10:07:30 AM by Scott |
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