Are old gloves any use?

[Scootabout]

I can't find my most recent pair of summer gloves and, being desperate to get out despite the heat, have disinterred a 20 year old pair of Furygans. They look and seem OK. In fact I'm not quite sure why I replaced them. It might only have been that I thought they were getting a bit old.

Do you think they're likely to be OK, or will they have degraded in some invisible way?

[KungFooBob]

They're only an issue if you crash.

Try not to crash.

[Scootabout]

Yes, I've been working on that principle. But let's imagine, just hypothetically, that I did. What then?

[KungFooBob]

I guess it's not the leather, but the cotton (or whatever it is) in the stitching that degrades over time and with wet/dry cycles. Worst case it fails and the come apart. I'd try not to crash

[Scootabout]

I'm beginning to take the hint

[KungFooBob]

You've got nothing to lose, try pulling them apart by hand.

If they come to bits, then be glad you didn't wear them, if they're solid, wear them and don't worry.

[The Spin Doctor]

They make excellent markers for Figure 8 exercises...