When they were new, I could feel the seams on the finger tips as well as along the sides. As they've worn in a bit, it's faded but still noticeable. Those seams also let the cold in a bit, which means they're a cool weather glove you can wear all spring and fall, but that won't be enough when it dips below the comfortable threshold.
The palm on the Xenetic is pretty good. You can feel the membrane in there, so it isn't super thin (same with the fingers) but elasticity makes up for part of the vagueness you'd worry about. They're great gloves that I wouldn't expect to be super durable with tons of hard use (MTB) but that you could wear 10-20 days a year for that, and every day of the week for commuting where the wear and tear aren't as bad.
March 6, 2023, 10:14 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
When they were new, I could feel the seams on the finger tips as well as along the sides. As they've worn in a bit, it's faded but still noticeable. Those seams also let the cold in a bit, which means they're a cool weather glove you can wear all spring and fall, but that won't be enough when it dips below the comfortable threshold. The palm on the Xenetic is pretty good. You can feel the membrane in there, so it isn't super thin (same with the fingers) but elasticity makes up for part of the vagueness you'd worry about. They're great gloves that I wouldn't expect to be super durable with tons of hard use (MTB) but that you could wear 10-20 days a year for that, and every day of the week for commuting where the wear and tear aren't as bad.