gloves

I've just received, in the post, my new pair of gloves.

I was looking for gloves which were suitable for riding in the summer (or at least in what passes for summer, here in Scotland!) but didn't want a pair of out and out bike gloves. I prefer the shorter style of glove which will fit under the cuff of my jacket.
So, what I eventually settled on, after a lot of browsing, were black roper gloves by redwing. I've already got a pair of redwing engineer boots and am pleased with the quality, so all that concerned me when I ordered them, from Silvermans, was the sizing. The smallest they do is medium and often I fit into small gloves. Wee hands!
Not to worry though, thanks to good ol' US of A sizing they fit perfectly!
They are extremely well made and comfortable. I'm sure they will also improve in look with weathering. I'll do a review when I've worn them on the bike a couple of times.
Now I'm wondering if I should have gone for the tan, to give me that Dennis Hopper's Billy, look from Easy Rider.

One word of caution though, to anyone considering following my recommendation and buying a pair. When I got them and took them out of the packaging I was about to pull the labels off. I then noticed that the staple which held the main label onto the gloves was a big, beefy one. I had expected one of the light ones which usually fasten labels to clothing and therefore come off with one swift jerk. Not so this garment. Had I yanked this one off I'd most likely have torn the glove! So take care and use a pair of pliers!