Dainese Guanto X-ILE Gloves

Dainese X-ILE Gloves

Fit: My hands measure 7.5 inches from base of palm to tip of middle finger. This puts me squarely in the size large for most std sized gloves. I found the Dainese large to fit just right. They seem very true to size.

Quality: The palms of these gloves are very nice. The leather felt broken-in from the moment I put them on. The plams are double stitched with layered patches in most areas except the base attachement to the wrist strap. The single stiching on the back-hand side is clean and tight, no fraying or loose ends. I give the contruction quality a good to very good, they seem like they should last.

Comfort: As I mentioned, the palms are supple and very comfortable. The seams do not protrude inside the glove so there are no pressure points or chafing between fingers. The inside of the glove is bare leather on the palm with a lycra-like liner on the back-hand side. The leather is soft and comfortable as is the liner. These gloves can easily be worn all day with no discomfort.
I have found some gloves with hardened knuckles to be painful when making a fist. These are not so. The inside padding and liner make it so that you don't ever feel the knuckle reinforcements.

Protection vs Weather: The inside two knuckles of the glove as well as the back of the hand have foam padding that seems a moderate protection. The outer two knuckles feature a carbon fiber (or look-alike) hard reinforcement offering better protection. The backside of the fingers have a leather pad that should help with abrasion, but likely not much impact protection. The palms are well made and thick enough to inspire confidence for at least one-time use in a crash.
The airflow at speed through the back of the gloves is moderate. Better than a full leather glove, but far less than the mesh gloves I am replacing. I recently rode 5 hours on a 95 degree heat-indexed day in GA with little sweating and no discomfort, so I would judge these gloves a good compromise between mesh comfort and leather protection.

Complaints: My only real issue with the gloves is the velcro attachment at the wrist. The gloves feature a small area of elastic with a medium length velcro strap. The wrist area is very formed and when I put them on this seems to restrict my ability to tighten the glove to my wrist. I wear my jacket velcro-ed over the wrist of the glove so there is a little bunching of the glove material when I snug the jacket down. There seems to be no functional issue here beyond a bit of cosmetic looseness at the back of the glove; there is no discomfort at the wrist.

Conclusion: I am very happy with the purchase of these gloves. They look very nice, the quality is good, and the fit and comfort are excellent. I would happily recommend them and you should have no trouble ordering your std size.

Love 'em!

These gloves are VERY comfortable. The palm leather feels like suede. They feel pretty protective (for a short cuff), but I wouldn't want to hit the track with them. Nice city/touring glove. Typical Dainese quality. A+

poor quality

i bought these and within the first month the elastic on the bottom separated from the leather at the seam. now there are seams on the palm that appear to be pulling apart. i bought these because of quality but that is not what i got. they look pretty cool. now my girlfriend is trying to repair them.

Dead On

Fits true to size.