Pearl Izumi Gel Lite

Price Paid:  $12.00 at Campmor

Favorite Ride:
Rural upstate NY

Bike Setup:
1999 Bianchi San Remo, Campy

Summary:
I have the Fall, 2006 PI full-finger Gel-Lite gloves. I got these on sale for half price, so I gave them a try, despite negative reviews. I found the padding was too thick on the center of the palm, made it uncomfortable to wear. Materials are cheaper in look and feel than the 2003 model. Wrist closure no longer included. Went back to using the 2003 model. If anyone from PI is reading this, I have an idea - bring back the 2003 model of the Gel-Lite glove, it was much better than what you are making now.

Strengths:
Date of manufacture is on label.

Weaknesses:
Too much padding on the palm, cheap materials, no wrist closure.

Similar Products Used:
2003 version of this glove

Price Paid:  $25.00 at Online

Favorite Ride:
Country roads

Bike Setup:
Bianchi San Remo, Campy

Summary:
These are full finger PI Gel-Lite gloves purchased around 2003. These gloves have been great, no holes, little wear, just a one inch long tear between the wrist elastic and glove body. Much of the gel has been lost, but enough remains to be a comfortable glove. It appears from the other reviews that the new PI Gel-Lite gloves do not compare in quality to the older ones, and that's a shame.

Strengths:
Long wearing, comfortable, nice elastic wrist closure, quality materials.

Weaknesses:
No longer available.

Similar Products Used:
Cannondale Pittards

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Pearl Izumi Store

Favorite Ride:
HHH

Bike Setup:
Deda bars with Campy brifters

Summary:
Good fit. Comfortable on the bars.
I probably have just over 1000 miles on them and they are developing holes in the palm.

Sorry, can't recommend them

Strengths:
Good fit and comfortable

Weaknesses:
Holes in the palm

Similar Products Used:
Other PI gloves, Cannondale

Price Paid:  $20.00 at Performance

Summary:
Were pretty comfortable for awhile but the gel soon began to dissapate. The gel pad under the base of the fingers went first, then the one near the thumb. For some reason they place a gel pad around the bottom inside of your palm which doesn't do anything, after a year it doesn't even have a mark on it.

Right hand glove has two large holes in it and is basically falling apart.

I really thought I was going all out buying name brand Pearl gloves for the first time to replace my several year old Trek gloves. After one year these have worn more then about 6 years with the Treks.

Strengths:
Comoftable when brand new.

Weaknesses:
The entire product.

Similar Products Used:
Trek gloves.

Price Paid:  $35.00 at Bike World

Favorite Ride:
Anything

Bike Setup:
CUSTOM Built Rumme frame everything top of the line 20 years ago

Summary:
Overall very bad. I thought they would be nice but they were terrible. They didn't cover where I put pressure anywhere on the bar. Also the gel pretty much disintegrated . Also tons of holes form all over them.

Strengths:
comfortable at first?

Weaknesses:
Everything. Before the gel pads DISINTEGRATED, they weren't where I put pressure on the bar. Giant holes form every where even with normal use.

Similar Products Used:
None