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Giro Lusso mitt

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£59.99

VERDICT:

8
10
Comfortable, good quality leather mitts for high milers and aesthetes
Weight: 
0g
Contact: 
www.madison.co.uk

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There's plenty of good synthetic mitts out there but if you're looking for a pair of gloves made to high standards from good quality leather, you tend to end up paying through the nose. Giro's Lusso mitts aren't cheap either but they're cheaper than equivalent gloves form other makers, and they're well designed and should easily outlast inexpensive offerings.

First impressions are of a mitt that's of very high quality. The leather is thick and supple and there's plenty of padding on the palm. The attention to detail is very good: the mesh panels between the fingers help your hands to breathe and eliminate a problem seam, and the elongated wrist section on the palm makes pulling the Lussos on a simple job. Getting them off isn't quite as easy, as there's no finger loops to help you to extract your hands.

They're pretty comfy right from the off and the high quality leather upper and palm mould quickly to the shape of your hands. There were a few problem areas to begin with – the velcro closure rubbed a bit and the glove was very tight around my wedding ring – but these were only teething troubles. Getting the Lussos thoroughly soaked in a downpour helped: they take an absolute age to dry, but wearing them wet certainly helps the gloves to find the perfect fit, and now they're as comfy as any mitt I've tried. The 3mm technogel pads in the Pittards leather palm are well positioned and do a good job of isolating your hands from road shock, and the kidskin upper is ventilated to aid the natural breathability of the leather. There's a microfibre wiping surface too, which isn't as effective as towelling but works all the same.

Verdict

At nearly £60 these aren't cheap gloves but they're made to a very high standard and should last, with care, for many seasons. They're comfortable and durable, and a good investment if you put the hours in on the bike.

road.cc test report

Make and model: Giro Lusso mitt

Size tested: XL

Rate the product for quality of construction:
 
9/10
Rate the product for performance:
 
8/10
Rate the product for durability:
 
9/10
Rate the product for weight, if applicable:
 
7/10
Rate the product for comfort, if applicable:
 
10/10
Rate the product for value:
 
7/10

Did you enjoy using the product? Yes

Would you consider buying the product? Yes

Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes

Overall rating: 8/10

About the tester

Age: 36  Height: 190cm  Weight: 98kg

I usually ride: Schwinn Moab, urbanised with 700cs  My best bike is: Trek 1.5 with upgrades

I've been riding for: 10-20 years  I ride: Every day  I would class myself as: Experienced

I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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andyspaceman | 14 years ago
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Thoroughly agree with this review. Have been running a pair since the summer (except in the coldest weather) and they're superb.

They seem to be lasting very well. I have washed mine once in that time, after a particularly mucky ride. They lost some of their suppleness in doing so, but it didn't take long to come back.

A bit of a 'luxury item', but I really like them.

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