Mechanix Wear & 100% Partner for New Glove Collection

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kbakes (Jun 10, 2021 at 8:50)

Putting 100% logos on Mechanix gloves is worthy of a press release?

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KSP-PRODUCTIONS (Jun 10, 2021 at 8:53)

It's called: Paid advertising

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camcoz69 (Jun 10, 2021 at 9:40)

I 100% agree that it was worthy of a press release.

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suspended-flesh FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:55)

Collabs are so hot right now.

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cogsci (Jun 10, 2021 at 11:25)

This industry is sad sometimes.

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james182 (Jun 10, 2021 at 16:02)

Good point, but we are all here reading it aren't we..

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gnarlysipes (Jun 10, 2021 at 21:34)

@suspended-flesh: Like Hansel.

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justinfoil (Jun 10, 2021 at 9:13)

At least they're not charging extra for nothing more than a different logo. Quite the collaboration, must have taken many many meetings to figure out how to put a different screen print on the same gloves.

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the-one1 (Jun 10, 2021 at 9:46)

They had meetings to schedule future meetings to discuss about meetings that will lead to another meeting about the previous meeting which someone brought up about a meeting they had with the other company that wanted a meeting to collaborate and have a meeting to figure out a way to imprint their logo onto an existing glove. Takes a lot of work.

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jason475 (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:44)

This glass of whiskey i am sipping on right now might be 100%. Those gloves are really only 50% though, according to my calculations. 50% Mechanix and 50% 100%. So wtf. How do you get 100% from one company when the other is at least 50% of the god dam glove ? Math doesn't work for me. 100% of mechanics would agree, so I am not the only one.

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brianrages (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:07)

your whiskey is probably 40% (80 proof) up to maybe 60%

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justinfoil (Jun 10, 2021 at 13:24)

Ain't no 50% of "100%" in that glove. 99.9% mechanix

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jason475 (Jun 10, 2021 at 16:28)

@brianrages: indeed you are right. i never claimed to be good a math. Unfortunately.

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Kamba6 (Jun 10, 2021 at 17:25)

@jason475: It may be 40%, but I'm sure it's 100% whisky . That is, unless you put ice in it.

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AndrewHornor (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:37)

Lead picture: guy pretending not to drop an m5 bolt while wearing gloves.

Hopefully this could be a step toward Mechanix making dedicated riding gloves (even if moto comes first). They work pretty fine already - a couple tweaks could make them great.

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BetweenTheCircles (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:11)

The $5 mechanics gloves from Harbor Freight that I got three ago are still holding up well. I might even splurge for their $13 'professional' version next.

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Ironchefjon FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:16)

I don't want gloves when working on bikes. Nothing on a bike is rugged enough to justify losing the tactile feel gloveless provides. If you're worried about oil, grease and other fluids on your hands, just get a jug of fast orange pumice cleaner and thank me later.

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greener1 (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:42)

Cut bars, frayed cables, chainring teeth, pedal studs, spinning brake rotors...

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Ironchefjon FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 12:54)

@greener1: absolute non issue gloveless.

Now when were talking breaker bars on a ratchet trying to loosen the rusty caliper bolts on my truck? now we're wearing gloves. Trying to wind a new serpentine belt around the engine pulleys while detensioning? we're wearing gloves. you get the idea. you do what you want, but bikes are ez mode mechanics compared to almost anything with a combustion engine.

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greener1 (Jun 10, 2021 at 14:30)

@Ironchefjon: Yeah, I'll still stick with gloves. I need to sanitize my hands about 75 times a day for my job right now. You put alcohol on your scrapes and cuts 75 x daily and it's enough to put a fella in a bad mood.

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Brazinsteel (Jun 10, 2021 at 19:08)

Agreed. Hardin the f**k up.

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endurogan (Jun 10, 2021 at 15:07)

Of all the different things they could take a photo of they decided to get a guy using a pressure washer? Next pic might as well be touching brake rotors with bare hands

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jomacba (Jun 10, 2021 at 9:06)

So what your saying is these mechanics gloves will fail 100% of the time...

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mammal (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:43)

My 100% Briskers are absolutely bomb proof.

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jomacba (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:46)

@mammal: I own the same pair, and could not agree more... But that's because they aren't made by Mechanix. So unless Mechanix has finally figured out they can't make a glove to save their lives and have asked 100% to make them a proper glove OR... 100% has made a massive error and are now getting the worst glove brand in the business to destroy their glove making reputation too.

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suspended-flesh FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:57)

@mammal: Briskers - my favorite glove. Year-round use

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mammal (Jun 10, 2021 at 13:21)

@suspended-flesh: Wow, they're WAY too hot for me between April-October. But I run super hot always.

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mammal (Jun 10, 2021 at 13:23)

@jomacba: Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was a dig at Hundy-P... I have no experience with Mechanix, as I just use cheap thicker bike gloves for heavy mechanic work, Lol.

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jomacba (Jun 10, 2021 at 13:55)

@mammal: you sir have dodged a bullet. The stitching let's go within about 30 seconds of use. Absolute garbage. I've had well over a dozen pairs ranging from $30-$75 a pair, expecting the higher end glove to last longer... Every single pair failed within a few days. I eventually went over to more generic brands like Watson and gander brand, and those gloved woukd last until the palms wore through. Adding in a pair went between $7 to $20. I WILL not be purchasing any glove with the Mechanix logo on it. Sorry 100%, unfortunatley you've lost a customer.

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mammal (Jun 10, 2021 at 14:01)

@jomacba: Well, I wouldn't call it bullet dodging, because I'd never buy mechanic specific gloves, let alone expensive ones... But I believe you.

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savmeister (Jun 10, 2021 at 15:10)

@jomacba: why did you buy a dozen psirs if they keep falling apart????

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jomacba (Jun 10, 2021 at 15:27)

@savmeister: Company I worked for supplied them.

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cogsci (Jun 10, 2021 at 11:24)

Please don't inflate the cost of my mechanix gloves to be in line with the garbage bike brand gloves.

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DFK (Jun 10, 2021 at 10:06)

My two favourite gloves are now one and the same!

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Ashe14 FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 19:44)

Hopefully they hold up better than the R-core gloves, I’ve had 2 pairs and neither lasted more than two months before falling apart.

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steflund FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 9:19)

ah yes, now bike thieves can look like cyclists while they tear the locks off your storage rooms and garage doors.

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kobold (Jun 10, 2021 at 8:54)

Needs Ulnar armor padding

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artistformlyknowasdan FL (Jun 10, 2021 at 14:19)

60% of the time, it works every time