They're definitely rubber and definitely cheaty in the sense that they're by far the best crack glove I've ever used. The only one on the market I haven't tried so far is the wideboyz and G7 ones because they've been so hard to get hold of but I've tried all the rest and the BD gloves easily piss all over them. Very good sensitivity, very thin, no friction blisters, no noticeable slippage... The thumb coverage is also totally ace which really helps in baggy ringlocks.
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Quote from: MischaHY on October 09, 2022, 11:35:48 amThey're definitely rubber and definitely cheaty in the sense that they're by far the best crack glove I've ever used. The only one on the market I haven't tried so far is the wideboyz and G7 ones because they've been so hard to get hold of but I've tried all the rest and the BD gloves easily piss all over them. Very good sensitivity, very thin, no friction blisters, no noticeable slippage... The thumb coverage is also totally ace which really helps in baggy ringlocks.I also like them a lot. BD's first rock climbing product for about 20 years that is markedly better than the competition. They were a tight fit using the palm girth/palm length measure per the size guide, chunky finger joints don't help, but do stretch a tiny bit.
a slight chance of hooking carabiners
Quote from: duncan on October 10, 2022, 12:19:52 pmQuote from: MischaHY on October 09, 2022, 11:35:48 amThey're definitely rubber and definitely cheaty in the sense that they're by far the best crack glove I've ever used. The only one on the market I haven't tried so far is the wideboyz and G7 ones because they've been so hard to get hold of but I've tried all the rest and the BD gloves easily piss all over them. Very good sensitivity, very thin, no friction blisters, no noticeable slippage... The thumb coverage is also totally ace which really helps in baggy ringlocks.I also like them a lot. BD's first rock climbing product for about 20 years that is markedly better than the competition. They were a tight fit using the palm girth/palm length measure per the size guide, chunky finger joints don't help, but do stretch a tiny bit.I tried all sizes of BD on in the shop and they all felt more restrictive than the G7 - maybe fat fingers doesn't help? My mate James had the BDs, and found the velcro regularly came loose when doing thin hands as it faces the wrong way.Downsides to the G7 are that they take a bit of bedding in to get the finger loops to soften up, and the thumb loop can get baggy with age and have a slight chance of hooking carabiners if you clip with your thumb in the "grab crab" stle, rather than the "place index finger" style (if you know what I mean...). Also, no thumb pro at the knuckle for fists, but even after a solid 30m pitch on sunshine, it was my shins (long story) that were suffering, not my fists (to be fair I found most of it easier at cupped hands than proper fists, but that's my big hands!.