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5/19/07: All QwiTM Gloves are designed with customer input. Numerous motorcycle riders asked us to
make a full finger motorcycle glove (with no extended cuff) with a spandex top similar to our existing
Partial Finger/Spandex Top Motorcycle Gloves. These gloves are ideal for riding in warm and hot
temperatures. Our new Full Finger/Spandex Top Motorcycle Gloves are in production and should be
available in June 2007.
5/19/07: Numerous motorcycle riders asked us to make some gloves using perforated leather for
ventilation during warm and hot weather riding. We are adding 2 new styles of gloves with perforated
leather (small holes) on the tops of the gloves and solid leather on the palms of the gloves. The two
styles of gloves featuring perforated leather tops will be a Partial Finger Motorcycle Glove and a Full
Finger/No Cuff Motorcycle Glove. These 2 styles of gloves will be available in about July 2007.
make a full finger motorcycle glove (with no extended cuff) with a spandex top similar to our existing
Partial Finger/Spandex Top Motorcycle Gloves. These gloves are ideal for riding in warm and hot
temperatures. Our new Full Finger/Spandex Top Motorcycle Gloves are in production and should be
available in June 2007.
5/19/07: Numerous motorcycle riders asked us to make some gloves using perforated leather for
ventilation during warm and hot weather riding. We are adding 2 new styles of gloves with perforated
leather (small holes) on the tops of the gloves and solid leather on the palms of the gloves. The two
styles of gloves featuring perforated leather tops will be a Partial Finger Motorcycle Glove and a Full
Finger/No Cuff Motorcycle Glove. These 2 styles of gloves will be available in about July 2007.
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News is listed by date beginning with the oldest news at the top of the page.
5/19/07: Many motorcycle riders like our light weight gloves for their coolness, flexibility, and the tactile feedback (ie, road feel) that they
provide. However, there are many motorcycle riders that have asked us to make a glove that provides more crash protection and that
includes our nerve protection gel pads. We have been working on just such a glove since August 2006. It includes many features
requested by our customers and it's design has had extensive input from a motorcycle racing instructor. It has undergone numerous
design revisions. It is now in the prototype phase of its development. Here's a photo of the first prototype:
Our new Sports Motorcycle Glove is designed for any motorcycle rider who desires a protective glove that also helps to prevent and treat
hand numbness. It features the same patented nerve protection gel pads found in all other QwiTM Nerve Protection Gloves. Riders of sport
bikes will find this glove to be comfortable to wear in their more forward riding position since this glove has more palm padding than our
other gloves. This Sports Motorcycle Glove will also appeal to riders of cruisers and touring bikes especially if they desire lots of hand
protection.
Here's some details about the new QwiTM Nerve Protection Sports Motorcycle Glove:
5/19/07: We will begin work designing a nerve protection bicycling glove in the near future. It will be designed to help the many bicycle
riders who experience hand pain and numbness while riding their bikes.
6/2/07: Due to higher than anticipated demand, we are out of come styles and sizes of QwiTM Motorcycle Gloves. We are waiting for a
large shipment of replacement gloves to arrive from our manufacturer. We apologize for the inconvenience. A notice will appear when you
place your order if your desired glove is out of stock.
6/16/07: The new FMS-002 Motorcycle Glove (Full Finger/No Cuff, Spandex Top) just arrived in our office 2 days ago. It's now available to
our customers. The 2 new motorcycle gloves with perforated leather tops (PMLP-002 and FMNCP-002 described in the 5/19/07 note
below) should reach our office on about 8/30/07. Work on the design of the new Sport Motorcycle Glove is still ongoing. We just modified
the QwiTM Store, Buy Driving Gloves, and Buy Motorcycle Gloves sections of our web site to make navigation easier especially since we
are adding new gloves to our offerings. We hope that you like the changes. Let us know what you think and please give us your
suggestions on how we can make things better: Contact Us.
9/2/07: New motorcycle glove styles PMLP-002 and FMNCP-002 arrived from our manufacturer on 8/30/07 along with the new prototype
Sports Motorcycle Glove (FMSP-002).
9/7/07: FMIN-001 Pad Pocket Tearing: We are aware of a few pairs of our Full Finger Insulated Motorcycle Gloves (FMIN-001) where
the nerve protection pads in the palm came loose. This was due to tearing of the fabric material used to secure the solid gel pads onto the
inside of the gloves. Anyone who experiences loosening or shifting of the palm gel pads in their FMIN-001 gloves should return their
gloves to us. We will send them a free replacement pair of gloves. This problem should not occur in any other style of QwiTM Glove since
all other styles use leather material to secure the gel pads to the palms of the gloves.
9/15/07: Still working on perfecting the upcoming Sport Motorcycle Glove. The photos below are of the most recent prototype. You can
see that the pad at the base of the fingers has been removed. It created too much bulk making it difficult to grip the handlebar grips. The
gauntlet has been lengthened compared with earlier prototypes. The narrow wrist strap has been repositioned to be more anatomical.
The closed cell foam configuration has been modified. We are working on another revised prototype to include even thicker closed cell
foam and a larger 2nd layer of leather for more palm protection.
10/22/07: The photos below are of the Sport Motorcycle Glove prototype that just arrived from our manufacturer. Modifications include
thicker closed cell foam and reflective piping on the top of the glove. Fingers have been lengthened the area around the hand has been
widened. Hook and loop material has been removed from the ends of the two straps to make it easier to open the straps. The double layer
of leather on the inside of the palm has been enlarged to provide more crash protection. The prototype glove is now in the hands of a
motorcycle racing instructor for testing. A prototype partial finger Bicycling Glove was completed today and it will undergo road testing.
3/31/08: Thanks to all of our customers for your patience while you wait for our back-ordered gloves to arrive. We have been working with
our manufacturer to correct a problem with proper placement of our patented nerve protection gel pad. That problem has delayed glove
production, so we have run out of some glove style/size combinations. Our gloves are technically more difficult than other gloves to
manufacture because of the precision necessary for proper placement of the nerve protection pads. I just received the latest glove
sample from our manufacturer today. Once the pad problem is worked out, then we can begin production on our new exciting gloves: The
Sport Motorcycle Glove and our Partial Finger Bicycling Glove.
5/30/08: Our back-ordered gloves arrived and most gloves are now back in stock. While waiting for the order to arrive, some glove styles
ran out of stock and we are waiting for another order to arrive to replenish them. The nerve protection pad placement manufacturing
problem has been solved. The Sport Motorcycle Glove is now about to undergo production and we hope it will be available in about 3
months. Specs have been submitted to our manufacturer for the new Bicycling Glove and we are awaiting the first sample.
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provide. However, there are many motorcycle riders that have asked us to make a glove that provides more crash protection and that
includes our nerve protection gel pads. We have been working on just such a glove since August 2006. It includes many features
requested by our customers and it's design has had extensive input from a motorcycle racing instructor. It has undergone numerous
design revisions. It is now in the prototype phase of its development. Here's a photo of the first prototype:
Our new Sports Motorcycle Glove is designed for any motorcycle rider who desires a protective glove that also helps to prevent and treat
hand numbness. It features the same patented nerve protection gel pads found in all other QwiTM Nerve Protection Gloves. Riders of sport
bikes will find this glove to be comfortable to wear in their more forward riding position since this glove has more palm padding than our
other gloves. This Sports Motorcycle Glove will also appeal to riders of cruisers and touring bikes especially if they desire lots of hand
protection.
Here's some details about the new QwiTM Nerve Protection Sports Motorcycle Glove:
- Premium cow leather
- 2 layers of cow leather throughout the entire top of the glove and gauntlet
- 2 layers of cow leather throughout most of the palm of the glove
- Patented QwiTM solid gel Nerve Protection Pads
- Closed cell foam in varying thickness over the entire top of the glove including the fingers
- Closed cell foam around the wrist and gauntlet
- Strategically placed closed cell foam on the palm of the glove
- New solid gel pad on the gripping surface of the thumb
- Double wrist straps for maximum retention: A narrow strap around the wrist. A wide strap at the upper part of the gauntlet
- Rubber helmet visor wiper blade on the left index finger. This wiper blade is purposely not located on the thumb since that location blocks more of the
rider's vision when the thumb is used to wipe the helmet visor. - No hard components such as plastic or carbon armor since these materials can fragment creating sharp, piercing objects in the case of a crash.
- Precurved fingers for comfort and to avoid bunching of leather on the palm side of the fingers
- 7 sizes from XXS to XXL
5/19/07: We will begin work designing a nerve protection bicycling glove in the near future. It will be designed to help the many bicycle
riders who experience hand pain and numbness while riding their bikes.
6/2/07: Due to higher than anticipated demand, we are out of come styles and sizes of QwiTM Motorcycle Gloves. We are waiting for a
large shipment of replacement gloves to arrive from our manufacturer. We apologize for the inconvenience. A notice will appear when you
place your order if your desired glove is out of stock.
6/16/07: The new FMS-002 Motorcycle Glove (Full Finger/No Cuff, Spandex Top) just arrived in our office 2 days ago. It's now available to
our customers. The 2 new motorcycle gloves with perforated leather tops (PMLP-002 and FMNCP-002 described in the 5/19/07 note
below) should reach our office on about 8/30/07. Work on the design of the new Sport Motorcycle Glove is still ongoing. We just modified
the QwiTM Store, Buy Driving Gloves, and Buy Motorcycle Gloves sections of our web site to make navigation easier especially since we
are adding new gloves to our offerings. We hope that you like the changes. Let us know what you think and please give us your
suggestions on how we can make things better: Contact Us.
9/2/07: New motorcycle glove styles PMLP-002 and FMNCP-002 arrived from our manufacturer on 8/30/07 along with the new prototype
Sports Motorcycle Glove (FMSP-002).
9/7/07: FMIN-001 Pad Pocket Tearing: We are aware of a few pairs of our Full Finger Insulated Motorcycle Gloves (FMIN-001) where
the nerve protection pads in the palm came loose. This was due to tearing of the fabric material used to secure the solid gel pads onto the
inside of the gloves. Anyone who experiences loosening or shifting of the palm gel pads in their FMIN-001 gloves should return their
gloves to us. We will send them a free replacement pair of gloves. This problem should not occur in any other style of QwiTM Glove since
all other styles use leather material to secure the gel pads to the palms of the gloves.
9/15/07: Still working on perfecting the upcoming Sport Motorcycle Glove. The photos below are of the most recent prototype. You can
see that the pad at the base of the fingers has been removed. It created too much bulk making it difficult to grip the handlebar grips. The
gauntlet has been lengthened compared with earlier prototypes. The narrow wrist strap has been repositioned to be more anatomical.
The closed cell foam configuration has been modified. We are working on another revised prototype to include even thicker closed cell
foam and a larger 2nd layer of leather for more palm protection.
10/22/07: The photos below are of the Sport Motorcycle Glove prototype that just arrived from our manufacturer. Modifications include
thicker closed cell foam and reflective piping on the top of the glove. Fingers have been lengthened the area around the hand has been
widened. Hook and loop material has been removed from the ends of the two straps to make it easier to open the straps. The double layer
of leather on the inside of the palm has been enlarged to provide more crash protection. The prototype glove is now in the hands of a
motorcycle racing instructor for testing. A prototype partial finger Bicycling Glove was completed today and it will undergo road testing.
3/31/08: Thanks to all of our customers for your patience while you wait for our back-ordered gloves to arrive. We have been working with
our manufacturer to correct a problem with proper placement of our patented nerve protection gel pad. That problem has delayed glove
production, so we have run out of some glove style/size combinations. Our gloves are technically more difficult than other gloves to
manufacture because of the precision necessary for proper placement of the nerve protection pads. I just received the latest glove
sample from our manufacturer today. Once the pad problem is worked out, then we can begin production on our new exciting gloves: The
Sport Motorcycle Glove and our Partial Finger Bicycling Glove.
5/30/08: Our back-ordered gloves arrived and most gloves are now back in stock. While waiting for the order to arrive, some glove styles
ran out of stock and we are waiting for another order to arrive to replenish them. The nerve protection pad placement manufacturing
problem has been solved. The Sport Motorcycle Glove is now about to undergo production and we hope it will be available in about 3
months. Specs have been submitted to our manufacturer for the new Bicycling Glove and we are awaiting the first sample.
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