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Level with biomex gloves

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#1 ·
Hello All,

Planning on picking up a pair of level w/ bioxmex protection gloves for boarding. They seem to have tons of choices. I tried contacting level directly but no response in terms of different options.

My question is: Does anyone have any pictures of the actual gloves or any opinions because I am worried as to the bulkiness of the gloves and how they actually fit.

Thanks,
Russ.
 
#3 ·
on how they fit: they use the standard glove sizes pretty accurately. I measured my hand, then ordered online and the fit was perfect.
on bulkyness: they don't feel bulky to me at all. Especially not when used without the liner which you only need when it gets really cold. Gore-tex is warm!
 
#6 ·
I've got the Halfpipes and they aren't bulky at all. Unless someone knew they would never guess they have guards in them. Great gloves. I have used them 5 times and they have no signs of wear past the perfectness being gone. I never notice the guard while riding and almost never while doing anything else. The have already saved my wrist at least once. I hit hard enough that the bio-mex strap put marks in the back of my hand and felt no pain in my chronicly injured wrist. It took me two days to figure out where the marks had come from.
 
#9 ·
Found the fly for around $75 in a local store.
this combo. I can't believe it since everything is usually more expensive than the US. The guard itself is a bit different, it has a strap that goes around the 4 fingers and another one for the thumb. Is this the 2011 thing? I dont like the color but i do like the price. Unfortunately they dont have the half pipes and im still thinking if i should order them from xsports protective. Maybe the mitt version.
 
#10 ·
I swear by them in regards to protection. However if you fall on top of your wrist, like I did and get my wrist caught between my body and icy surface .. your wrist breaks.

Make sure you get the gore-tex. mine gets wet. I´m going to take out the bio-mex into a different glove.
 
#11 ·
Yeah, i was gunning for the gore-tex. I was dissuaded a bit when i found two pairs of drop goretex gloves at $17 each (seems that gtex doesnt have to be that expensive). I think ill skip these (i really dont like the red detail) and try to get a pair of half-pipes.

You broke your wrist?
 
#15 ·
They have G-Tex INSERTS...they are not All gore tex.There's rubber, plastic...and other materials not to mention the vent valves. But then I usually don't ride much when it rains ;)

Scan their site for discount codes...I got my Super Pipe Pro for %124 instead of $144. Love them now...they fit perfectly, they got a little more soft and they are indestructible tools.
 
#17 ·
I just got off the phone with the friend reps on xsport, and she said that the main different between the half pipe vs the fly/network is the inside lining...Gore-Tex(warmer) vs the Polartec. And the difference between the fly/network is how high the glove goes. Is this true?

Someone was complaining about it being too warm/sweaty because of the Gore-Tex. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Getting these for $75 is a def a slickdeal!
 
#18 ·
Hmmm no, if it was me I said when your hands are wet....the skin stick to the polartec inside...But that was just at the beginning actually...the glocves "broke in " nicely ( the Pro are stiff) and are perfect right now.
 
#20 · (Edited)
I had the same stiff feeling from my Half-pipes at the beginning. So much so that it restricted my movement and thought I ordered too small. After a few rides they The broke in and feel great now. I paid $95 for my Half-pipes so the Flys should be be around $75.

By the way. The bio-mex works. With theses glove this is the longest I have gone without wrist pain in my 11 years doing action sports.
 
#28 ·
I have been using Hestra the last few years. Today is the first day I wear the Level gloves with biomex protection I just got. I am satisfied. I am switching to Level now.

One question, the Biomex does not exactly align with the contour of my wrist. Will this reduce the effectiveness?
 
#30 ·
got to use my Halfpipe's for the first time this morning...they are a littleeee bulky but not bad at all, very warm and well constructed, and they seemed to really help when i took a big spill on a 30 ft kicker

...the only con I can really think of is that its hard to get the top of them to go under your jacket sleeves...but they go eventually :p
 
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