Choosing driving and riding gloves
Why unlined for driving
A driving glove should disappear. Unlined deerskin is thin enough to feel the wheel and the shifter while still protecting your hands from a sun-baked steering wheel in summer and a frozen one in winter. Lining adds warmth but costs you the feel that makes a driving glove worth wearing at all. If you need real warmth behind the wheel, size up and add a thin liner rather than buying a bulky glove. insulated options
Gauntlet or short cuff on a motorcycle
A gauntlet cuff seals the gap between glove and jacket sleeve. At highway speed that gap pushes cold air straight up your arm, and in a slide it is the first place skin meets pavement. Short cuff gloves are cooler, easier to get on and off, and fine for around town in summer. Long rides and cold weather favor the gauntlet.
Half finger gloves
Half finger styles are for hot weather and short rides. They give you maximum feel and airflow at the cost of finger protection, so they are a warm weather choice rather than an all season one.
Fit and break-in
Riding gloves should fit tight out of the box. Leather stretches roughly half a size, and a glove that fits comfortably on day one will be loose in a month, which means bunching in the palm exactly where you grip. Size down if you are between. our sizing chart
