Sunday, July 12, 2009

FieldSheer’s Expensive Shoddy Gloves


FieldSheer’s Expensive Shoddy Gloves or FieldSheer 57 Bob Perforated Glove Review

I bought a pair of FieldSheer 57 Bob Perforated Black Men’s Size XL Gloves and used them for my commute to and from work for two weeks. They cost around 1/3 more than my Motoboss Airflow Gloves, which I am still using. The FieldSheer gloves functioned, fit, and felt great, until they started falling apart.

The shell of these gloves is constructed of 95% Goat Skin and 5% “Other”. It’s that 5% “Other” that ruined a perfectly good pair of gloves in short order. The goat skin leather is comfortably soft and supple. There is an extra padded section for your palm. These Bob gloves have the back side perforated, including on the fingers and thumbs, for air flow. The wrist section of the FieldSheer model 57 is constructed out of an elastic stretchy material, comfortable, but extremely short lived. They fasten with a two inch strip of hook and loop on the back of the wrist.

After two weeks of driving I noticed some stretch marks on the elastic cuffs and after closer inspection found the stitching coming apart on both gloves in several areas. In fact, there were already holes formed between the elastic cuff and the leather part of the gloves.

I went to the FieldSheer website and read all about how they care about quality so I decide to send off and email to their Customer Service Department, but I guess they do not have one. Here is a copy of my email:


Dear FieldSheer,

I recently purchased a new pair of your FieldSheer 57 Bob Perforated Black Men’s Size XL Gloves from a local Yamaha dealer in Hurst Texas. I have used them off and on for my commute to work for about two weeks. Today when I was removing them I noticed some strange striations in the elastic cuff area of the left glove. Upon closer examination I found, along with the striations, the stitching coming out where the elastic attaches to the leather. I also looked at the right hand glove and it already has a large hole where it has come apart.

I had been looking for a pair perforated gloves for some time when I found these. The rest of the glove has been flawless and I really like the fit and I thought at first they were worth the premium price compared to other gloves. This has been my first experience with FieldSheer products. Honestly, I think after this experience it would be doubtful if I would recommend or purchase any FieldSheer products in the future.

Your website claims that you want, “…to make certain our products will perform…” So I wanted to make you aware that these gloves do not.

Ride on,
Torch
Midlife Motorcycle Madness







It’s been a couple weeks now since I emailed FieldSheer and still nary even an apology.

As stated in my email to FieldSheer this has been my first experience with any of their products. Because it was bad, undoubtedly, it will be my last. These gloves are extremely poor in quality. On top of that, they won't even respond to a customer who tells them about their quality issues. I will avoid all FieldSheer products in the future. Torch gives the FieldSheer 57 Bob Perforated Black Gloves a M.M.M. Rating of 0.

Ride on,
Torch

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7 comments:

  1. Torch...I always buy my gloves at the garden center...the goat skin gloves last as long as I can remember not to leave em somewhere. You know, I'm a skin flint....
    Good review, always a good thing to include a copy of the letter when reviewing a complaint...excellent...enjoyed reading...

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  2. That's a real bummer. I have a Fieldsheer Zero Condition jacket (at a clearance sale online) for crappy weather and I really like it. Ridden through snow and heavy rain with it. It's not falling apart yet (two years and counting). I have Joe Rocket ropers and cold weather gloves and HD fingerless leather gloves.

    Hopefully they'll step up to the plate.

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  3. That sucks after two weeks! Don't know what you paid, but sometimes the more expensive stuff doesn't live up to it's name!

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  4. There's nothing worse than paying a bit extra for supposedly better products only to find they don't live up to expectations, and the company doesn't stand behind them.

    There are enough options out there that we don't need to support these companies, we just need to know of folks' experiences. So thanks for sharing.

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  5. Just a suggestion, but I would take them back to the dealer where you bought them. I bet they will exchange them or give you a credit.

    I had purchased some Aerostich summer vegan gloves and I love them.

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  6. Thanks Torch for your product reviews.  I have been considering an OSI mesh jacket, googled it and found your review!

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