Light duty gloves, thin , with good grip

I was looking for light duty gloves on the internet for flashlight holding ( XML on high in a P60 = ouch ;-) ), motorcycle spring cruisin' , motorcycle repairs and general use where you need extra protection but want to maintain dexterity to do delicate work on various tasks. I stumbled upon the Mechanix Wear Gloves Series and watched some video reviews about them (nutnfancy-vids are hilarious but useful). They seem to be thin and tight enough to do the jobs intended for.

One thing I don't like about many gloves in their line-up is big yellow tags on them, some white logos with their brand name, or big plastic protection parts on the backside. That only leaves the Covert-model and the Coyote-model, they seem to be the new models of 2011 . They can be bought via Ebay.com for reasonable money with free shipping worldwide, but I have seen that DX, TD and PA also have Mechanix Wear gloves in their stores, unfortunately not the models I want. Stores like DX seem to have the problem that they ship the wrong seizes to customers and I'm not so sure that they are genuine. So if anyone sees the no nonsense colours (all black , all black-coyote) versions at a budget seller please let me now and also if someone knows if the ones at the budget sellers are the real deal... thanks.

try summit racing equipment. The mechanix gloves ain't advertized as Covert line or Coyote line, but they have nifty pictures online which just look like what you're looking for (black on black).

Very much like Lighthound, handling & shipping costs are something closer to "prohibitive" for us in the Old World, but -just like Lighthound, again- Summit delivers fast and has a good reputation. It's where I use to get my ARP bolts, distributor caps, mufflers and finned aluminum transmission oil pans.

How fast would you need those gloves? Depending on how much money the Eagle is taking from my income, I might be placing another order around summer. Could get you a pair while I'm at it.

Thanks for the offer, but with prices of 21.39 $ (Mechanix Wear MG-55-010, last three digits are the size) plus shipping inside the EU (or even Germany) I am pretty much where the Ebay sellers offer them. The budget dealers are sometimes under 10 bucks, which is tempting, but also suspicious.

I don't know if you are interested in another brand(fake?), but I have one of these for shooting my air rifles: 5.11 Anti-Slip Durable Full-fingered Gloves - Black (L/pair)

They are light, are thin enough to feel the pellets, but they are not that anti-slip.

Haven't used them at heavier tasks, but I think they are too fragile to withstand abrasive tasks. (eg: carrying firewood, climbing trees...)

They are all black, and have no eye hurting logos.

That reminds me of my cheapo leather gloves. Black lamb nappa, regularly saturated with ballistol gun oil and natural shoe wax for thirteen years. Definitely NOT slippery, but actually rather sticky.

Maybe an option for you, Vectrex?

Also, sometimes there are scooter gloves available at discount supermarket chains like Aldi or Lidl. Got one pair a few years ago in Frankfurt to keep in my (fuel-efficient and safe, but boooring!) daily driver. Scooter gloves have decent thermal insulation properties and are slip-retardant. Look out for them.

I've tried a lot of different gloves out over the years, and and the G-Tek Maxi-flex II have been hands down the best(and also the cheapest). They are a nitrile coated glove that slips on like a second skin and provides outstanding tactile feedback on par with a good latex glove (but are breathe so your hands don't sweat). Abrasion resistance obviously isn't as good as leather, but still fair. For <$4, it's worth a shot.

Thanks for your suggestions, the G-Tek Maxi-flex II are not available here and are looking too much like a work glove, but they seem ideal for oily repair tasks. The mechanix are out of synthetic suede on the underside and not out of fabric which soaks too easily. I bought one pair on Ebay for 16.99 $ , which is half the price they cost in local stores(websites)~24€ (plus shipping). If I like them I will try the PA ones as backup pair.

What about sports gloves like the ones used for baseball and racquetball? They are made of soft and thin leather, should be available anywhere these sports are played and shouldn't cost too much. I used to play racketball and used the gloves for a lot more than just racquetball.

Are they synthetic or real leather?

The ones I bought were real leather but they did have synthetic ones.

Mechanix gloves arrived and they fit like a second skin. Typing with them right now. They are a little on the small side, especially the thumb.

Update: I should have ordered size XL instead of L. I thought the gloves would widen a bit through stretching them, but the synthetic suede is rock solid and doesn't move 1 mm.