POC Index Air Glove - Review
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POC Index Air Glove
POC's Index Air glove is about as bare bones as a full finger glove can get – there's no extraneous padding on the palm or knuckles, no velcro wrist closure, just one thin piece of synthetic leather to separate your hand from the bars that's sewn to a stretchy nylon mesh backing to keep things cool. But bare bones doesn't mean that POC has skimped on the essentials, and the Index Air has key features like an extra layer of fabric to reinforce the blow-out prone section between the thumb and forefinger, silicone grippers on the brake fingers, and there's even a textured pattern on the thumb to help with shifting or when pushing that dropper post lever. The cuff of the glove is elasticized, and there are two small pull tabs on the inside to make it easier to get them on. Available in sizes XS, S, M, L, XL in grey, green, or black, the Index Air retails for $45 USD. www.pocsports.com
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Pinkbike's Take:
POC Index Air Glove
POC's Index Air glove is about as bare bones as a full finger glove can get – there's no extraneous padding on the palm or knuckles, no velcro wrist closure, just one thin piece of synthetic leather to separate your hand from the bars that's sewn to a stretchy nylon mesh backing to keep things cool. But bare bones doesn't mean that POC has skimped on the essentials, and the Index Air has key features like an extra layer of fabric to reinforce the blow-out prone section between the thumb and forefinger, silicone grippers on the brake fingers, and there's even a textured pattern on the thumb to help with shifting or when pushing that dropper post lever. The cuff of the glove is elasticized, and there are two small pull tabs on the inside to make it easier to get them on. Available in sizes XS, S, M, L, XL in grey, green, or black, the Index Air retails for $45 USD. www.pocsports.com
The lighter colored fabric may be a bit dingier than it once was, but the Index Air gloves have withstood a serious thrashing.
Pinkbike's Take:
 | I've pretty much given up trying to predict the lifespan of a new pair of gloves. The paper thin ones I think won't last through a ride end up surviving a whole season, and the supposedly super-tough, apocalypse proof ones end up self destructing before I even have a chance to reach for my brake levers. Luckily, POC's Index Air gloves have passed the durability test, and even after countless long rides I have yet to blow a seam or rip the palm. Even the little silicone brake grippers have stayed on, and those are usually the first thing to go. But more important than durability is comfort, since it doesn't matter how long a glove lasts if wearing them is like sticking your hand into a bag lined with sandpaper. The material POC uses is the polar opposite of sandpaper, with an impressive softness on the back of the hand that makes the Index Air one of the most comfortable gloves I've worn. Is there room for improvement? Well, it would be nice to see a swatch of material on the thumb for a snot wipe, and the wrist opening could be a little tighter, but other than that the Index Air is just about perfect, which it should be given the rather high asking price. - Mike Kazimer |
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I would love to know how the bike specific gloves compare to my beloved Mechanix
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They sent a replacement after 4 months, exactly the same one as on the pic in a review, even color is the same
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Marketing guys at POC are way better than a design and manufacturing departments
People who downvoted a Brazil colored glove post are morons. Yes, 99.9% are morons.