So I had a very hard time getting my gloves on in the Florida heat this weekend at Jennings. Had to rent a size up. Do gloves tend to stretch or shrink with age? Anybody got a size medium in Alpinestars or Dainese?
They tend to stretch as you wear them but if taken off wet/sweaty they can shrink. So the answer is yes, they can grow and shrink with age
If they weren't pinching or too tight when wearing them, they are probably a good size. New gloves will stretch a bit and you'll get better at putting them on. But if you couldn't even wear them, they probably won't stretch THAT much. I do hate that feeling of stiff shrunken gloves after you put them away sweaty or wet. Conditioning and cleaning will prevent that. And you can lay them on your tire warmers before the first session to soften them a bit.
I rotate 2 pair during the day and set them in front of a fan, end of day they all go inside my suit when I hang it on the hangdry
