Shak Glove Liner
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the ultimate fiber
love the gloves and how they fit. they are an awesome buy for their comfort and for the quality of the product since they are a made of natural fiber and from a local company in Vermont!!
January 16, 2012
excellent glove
Awesome glove. I'd been wearing a "breathable" glove on my 2 hour bike rides in about 40 degree weather. My thumbs and pinkie fingers got cold toward the end of the rides due to sweat buildup. I planned to use these gloves as a liner but used just these as my glove for one ride. My fingers stayed warm the whole time. I am impressed!! The wool is woven tightly and I'm hoping this bodes well for long term durability. (I've only had them for a few weeks)
January 4, 2012
super comfortable gloves
amazing how warm these gloves are, either alone, or used as liners. the dense ponte knit is the secret. wonderful light duty dress gloves, very classy looking. and did i say warm? for city use, they are dynamite. as a liner, which is what they were designed as, they are superb. i am a cyclist, and wear a larger knit wool glove as an outer layer, and have been good down to 30 degrees, which means 15-20 wind chill wise. i would love to find a light non insulated nylon over glove for these, they would be PERFECT for cycling in that mode. super product.
January 2, 2012
Not what I expected from Ibex
Perhaps I am being overly negative because Ibex products are usually superior to... everything, but I was unimpressed by these glove liners.
My main gripe about these gloves is the bulky seams. Running the length of each finger on both sides is a thick seam that chafes like a rock in your boot. Given that these are intended as a liner glove (and are not appropriate for anything else), I would expect Ibex to try for low profile seams in less bothersome places. The fabric itself doesn't have the same stretch and rebound that I've found in other Merino products. That combined with the bulky seams makes these gloves a little awkward for use as a liner.
Negativity aside, these are extremely durable for a set of liners. Perfect for someone who's constantly popping their mitts off to mess around with bindings, tools, ropes, cameras, etc. The roughness of the fabric keeps a good grip on ropes. They are super warm even by themselves, but a slight breeze penetrates the waffle-stitch easily.
I have been using these as a liner for my Hestra XCR gloves. I wear a size 9 Hestra and I've found the medium Shak liners to be a little snug, but rather than going down to a small Shak, I would go up to a size 10 Hestra.
November 5, 2011
Merino Glove
Excellent merino glove. Not particularly warm on it's own in colder temperatures, but excels in aerobic activities. I would recommend this glove for active wear down to higher freezing temperatures all the way up to 50 degrees. On their own, I would recommend not using these gloves to handle anything approaching rough use such as installing car chains. I learned the hard way that they are not a do everything type of glove as the threads can tear more easily than anticipated. They are best suited for jogging, hiking, etc. Work well for backpacking also where gloves are often preferable for detail jobs (setting up a tent, stove, etc.) when conditions get frigid. I've found merino to be the best material for next to skin applications and Ibex makes great stuff, this being a good example.
June 15, 2011
glove liner
They do what they do. They help keep your hands warm. I found them to be lightweight and thin, yet able to maintain a warmth that was acceptable in FEB/MAR time frame in Alaska. Just remember, they are a liner, and work best with gloves that are slightly larger than your hands.
May 8, 2011
Looked used after only one use
These glove liners were covered with picks after only one use. I have been pleasedwith the quality of this brand multiple times in the past. This product however I found to be diappointing.
February 3, 2011
Good Liners
I recently got these liners, and thought I'd see how they work just by themselves. Well, they're definitely liners, not great for independent use. The pinky and thumb are a little long on me, but I could just have weird hands. Overall, they're a good product, the material feels and looks very nice, and they do exactly what they're supposed to.
January 16, 2011
The most amazing warm liner gloves ever
I suffer from Raynaud's disease which means my hands get very cold easily and quickly. However, these Ibex wool liner gloves kept my hands warm alone while hiking in 36 degree weather and even when I got them slightly damp! Without a doubt, these gloves are a perfect starting point to keeping your hands warm (and dry with a shell) so I highly recommend them to everyone with cold hands!!!!
January 4, 2011
Great Glove Liners
I have really really big hands and usually have a hard time finding gloves big enough for my hands. The XL fit perfect. They do a great job as a liner. My son borrowed them thinking they were just gloves, they came back to me with holes in them. I would use only as a liner. But I work outside in the cold and the work great under my work gloves.
December 14, 2010
Shak Glove Liner
I ordered the Stretch Liner at the same time, thinking that I could use these, and them, alternately, which I can, but I can also fit the Stretch Liner into the Shak so I have three options! Cold hands were the last arena in my struggle to stay warm through the winter. So far so good!
November 30, 2010
Good glove, hoped for more
I got these in a small, thinking they would possibly be warm enough to wear alone for casual activities. I am a female, normal to small size hands, and I should have gotten the XS. Empty finger tips not desirable. The gloves are pretty well-made, tightly knit wool. My hands started getting cold around 20 degrees with wind, but my hands are always always cold. All in all, better than most gloves available for normal winter wear.
November 26, 2010
excellent ski glove liner
perfect under my ski mittens solved the problem of cold fingers
February 16, 2010
