Going to pick up a pair of gloves...

I'm going to head to the local Yamaha shop to pick up a pair of good gloves today. It's a toss up between Icon Merc's and Alpinestars SP-1. My wife's uncle is the parts manager there, so the price is going to be right
When I get back from the shop/ride, I'll post up which glove I chose and first ride impressions.

Isn't the suspense just killing you??

Nope. I'll take my Held's... Thanks.

Well, I picked up the Icon Merc gloves and went for a 45 minute ride to and from a cool little lake near-by. They felt really comfortable and have some pretty thick padding in the high abrasion areas of the palm. I have a 2-inch scar on my right palm that gets irritated from the grips, but I didn't notice it with these gloves. The only thing that makes me a bit nervous is that there are a lot of seams. We'll see how long these last...

A little late but just lettin you know my friend had those and crashed low speed +/-30mph and they tore up immediately. His hands were ok I guess due to speed but he said he'll never buy anything ICON again, including the jacket he had on. ICON is about fashion not protection.

Thanks Lite, even if it is late, I appreciate the info.

Unfortunately I already picked up the gloves, but next pair will probably be A*s or something of the like. So far I do like the fit and "feeling" of protection, but like I said earlier, the amount of seams are a bummer. They probably will tear up sooner than later.

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if you're in with the parts manager I bet he'd take them back. Go with the A*