In this article I’m going to give you the best fingerless leather cycling gloves.
As the cycling season starts and the temperature increases, we might exchange our full finger gloves for fingerless ones, which provide a more natural feel with the handlebars.
The point of fingerless gloves is that they still provide some warmth during chilly rides, and the added comfort of padding should the particular glove indeed have such a thing. This list holds a number of excellent fingerless leather cycling gloves for you to choose from.
Not only are they well crafted, they offer protection and the natural ability of leather to enhance grip, while remaining breathable and durable at the same time. Variants are offered using high-quality Pittards leather or Hirzl’s extremely strong kangaroo leather version.
So without further ado, here are my top picks for the best fingerless leather cycling gloves.
Giro LX Gloves
The gorgeous Giro LX bicycle gloves come in three colors: black, white, and tan. And the punctured upper gives them a retro look. Especially when choosing the tan version, it would perfectly complement a vintage road or touring bike.
These full gloves are made of high-quality Pittards leather and offer thick padding to relieve pressure from the ulnar nerve and the inside of the thumb for brake levers used on road bikes.
It’s one of the very few summer gloves that are almost entirely made out of leather, which explains the price tag. And it’s one of the best-looking and most comfortable padded leather gloves money can buy.
- Made from leather, gorgeous vintage look
- More delicate than synthetic options, pricey
Giro Monaco II Gel Gloves
The Giro Monaco II Gel gloves are superbly comfortable gloves in a number of great-looking colors.
The entire palm of the glove is made of high-quality Pittards leather. This type of leather combines all the necessary characteristics you need in a premium cycling glove. Comfort, grip, durability and breathability.
The fingerless Monica II Gel glove is the perfect companion for your summer rides. The Pittards leather ensures perspiration has the ability to escape, while the mesh upper creates both a snug fit that’s still airy and comfortable.
Giro’s Technogel provides added comfort that takes out road buzz and adds comfort as well, without the rider losing feel with the bike.
- Leather palm, very well-padded palm
- None
Giro Women's Monica II Gel Gloves
The Giro Women’s Monica II Gel gloves are superbly comfortable gloves in a number of female-oriented colors.
The entire palm of the glove is made of high-quality Pittards leather. This type of leather combines all the necessary characteristics you need in a premium cycling glove. Comfort, grip, durability and breathability.
The fingerless Monica II Gel glove is the perfect companion for your summer rides. The Pittards leather ensures perspiration has the ability to escape, while the mesh upper creates both a snug fit that’s still airy and comfortable.
Giro’s Technogel provides added comfort that takes out road buzz and adds comfort as well, without the rider losing feel with her bike.
- Leather palm, Very well-padded palm
- None
Hirzl Gripp Tour SF 2.0 Gloves
The Hirzl Gripp Tour SF 2.0 gloves are a more minimalistic fingerless option for summer cycling.
Unlike Pittards leather, which comes from sheep, Hirzl uses Kangaroo leather, exploiting its natural strength to create a pure road-feel glove with minimal padding.
Swiss based Hirzl is an expert in the field of glove fabrication and it shows in all their cycling gloves, which exudes a premium quality wrapped in an understated yet gorgeous design.
Small quality details are integrated into the gloves’ design, like the enforced pull-on aid cuff and wrap around kangaroo leather pull-off-flaps. As a true summer glove the upper is made of breathable light lycra.
- Fantastic leather glove
- None
Hirzl Gripp Light SF Gloves
Whereas the Gripp Tour offers some added comfort with the help of padding, The Hirzl Gripp Light SF gloves forgo any kind of padding to maximize grip and feel.
The entire back is made of airtech mesh, enhancing the minimalist approach of a summer glove for those who want to feel as little on their hands as possible.
A true gloveless feel with all the benefits of comfort, breathability and durability that a leather cycling glove has to offer.
- Fantastic leather glove, not padded
- Not padded
Specifications fingerless leather cycling gloves
Name | Sex | Type | Back | Palm | Padding | Insulation | Season | Buy at Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giro LX Gloves | men | fingerless | Pittards leather | Pittards leather | 3MM technogel padding | none | summer | |
Giro Monaco II Gel Gloves | men | fingerless | mesh | Pittards leather | 3MM technogel padding | none | summer | |
Giro Women’s Monica II Gel Gloves | women | fingerless | mesh | Pittards leather | 3MM technogel padding | none | summer | |
Hirzl Gripp Tour SF 2.0 Gloves | unisex | fingerless | lycra | kangaroo leather | gel padding | none | summer | |
Hirzl Gripp Light SF Gloves | unisex | fingerless | Airtech mesh, lycra | kangaroo leather | none | none | summer |
Johan van Seijen
FoundeR Restoration.bike
Johan van Seijen is the founder of restoration.bike. His passion for cycling in general, and restoring older bikes turned into a website to share his knowledge with a broader audience. Starting out on his father’s road bike and riding classics as the Amstel Gold Race and Liege Bastogne Liege he has shifted his attention to trail, XC, and gravel riding since. No matter how much he loves writing about everything related to cycling, nothing beats actually using his ever-expanding bicycle collection.
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