Giro Monaco II Gel mitts review

Giro’s Monaco II mitts are a premium item well suited to hot summer rides

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Giro Monaco II mitts are comfortable for long summer rides, with lots of well-placed padding. But the white palms do show the dirt and they are quite delicate to wash.

Reasons to buy
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    Comfortable

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    Lots of high-quality padding

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    Leather palms don’t get sweaty

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Reasons to avoid
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    White leather shows the dirt

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    Need to wash carefully to avoid shrinkage

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    A bit difficult to get off

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The Giro Monaco II mitts are loaded with features to make long summer rides more comfortable. This starts off with the underside of the glove, which is made of top-notch Pittards sheep leather. It’s comfortable and soft and moulds well to the hand. There are also a series of small venting holes over the centre of the palm.

Buy now from Cycle Store for £40.49

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