Santini 365 Xtreme Breeze winter gloves Review

Reviewer: Neil Webb

5-Dec-2011 | 1 Review

Rating:

£54.99 (at time of review)

Pros

Fantastic material
Thin, stretchy yet warm

Cons

Not much

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As the nights draw in, and the mercury drops we need to think about how to protect our digits from Jack Frost. As we did in last week’s winter clothing supplement, we have chosen three gloves based on the three climates the winter rider is likely to encounter: wet and warm, British winter, and Baltic. Three weeks ago, we got together 15 gloves, five from each ‘zone’ and we put the most promising through our testing process. These three are an example of a great glove for each condition.

There were a few design ideas and panel shapes that made us initially cautious of these Xtreme Breeze gloves but it made us realise Santini hadn't just copied someone else.

In reality it is the fabric that makes these apparently simple gloves shine.

Overall, they are thin compared to many Baltic-condition gloves but the triple layer fabric combines warmth and weatherproofing with minimal bulk while retaining an incredible stretch.

Verdict

Thin and super-stretchy, these gloves allow you to maintain heat in sub-zero conditions, without losing the ability to brake or shift. Is that worth over £50 to you? It is to us - these are brilliant gloves

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Mike Rutter

January 10 20:02

Purcahsed a pair of the Santini Xtreme gloves- warm but definately Not Rainproof recent ride out for around 4.5 hours of northwest rain hands soaked through after about 1.5 hours not happy maybe I bought a faulty pair-will be sending them back .