Nike Therma-shit glove

Aw hell, Freudian slip. Okay, now for a truly unbiased review of the Nike Therma-fit glove.

At First Glance
5 fingers on each hand, reflective logos are always nice up here in the isle of darkness, there’s a pocket on the palm of each glove with a key image on it, to dissuade those of us that would put cigarettes in them. They’re made of Nike’s therma-fit, which is a fairly elastic fleece. Unless the stuff is made of unicorn wool, I doubt it will have all that much to offer in the insulation department, which is fine. It’s a lightweight running glove, if I wanted unwavering warmth I’d be running in a Himalaya Mit.

After use
The gloves have continued to maintain glove status, that is to say that none of the fingers have fallen off. Although within a month both reflective logos have peeled off. It has performed as you would expect a thin fleece to perform, in offering some good dexterity, but not much in terms of warmth. The key pocket is a bit more retarded than I would have expected (for lack of a less politically correct term). The pockets open up downwards, which isn’t the greatest idea, but this negligible design flaw is mitigated by two others.
1. There is an awkward to navigate opening making key insertion and removal less than smooth.
2. You’re literally holding your key, which isn’t that bad, just mildly uncomfortable. I would have preferred to have a zippered pocket on the back of the hand.

On the bright side, the fleece feels great on a runny nose. I’m not sure if this was the intended use, but I’ll never pass up an opportunity to leave a snot glob on a Nike logo.

-Dave