it is a...

sad day, when you know you have to part with something that you have had for such a long time. but my old road gloves just do not cut it anymore...



for those of you that remember, these are a pair of pearl izumi's old griptile gloves. i had these a long time ago, when i first really got into road riding. this was a great idea by pearl. the gloves have this grippy type stuff on them, and then you could get grippy tape, and the two kind of lock together. and it was comfortable. the padding was just wearing away. so it was time for an upgrade to their new gel...



these things are comfortable. haven't taken them out yet though. a lot of padding in all the right places. and it seems to have a good soft snot wipe. you know the spot on the side of the glove just under your thumb. these are the things i look for. the utility of it all.

i also decided to pick up a new pair of comfortable cycling shoes. the kind you want to walk around in, or relax in. so i picked up their sprint shoe...



i normally pick up the shoe with the velcro, because the velcro is able to keep the laces out of the way, but i liked this shoe better. color and style. i'm gay like that. then i noticed the coolest freaking thing...at the top of the tongue, it flips up to put your laces in. you are able to kind of see this in the pic. freaking nice. so i picked up the shoe that i really wanted as far as style. cheaper than the one with velcro. and it functions the way i want. nice.

not much riding here. weather has not co-operated. i'm going to try to at least commute to school again, no matter the weather.

i'm also thinking of changing some things up in my stable. more to come on that...