My SP1s didn't hold up so well in the palm area when I went down. Would've pursued it but got such a good deal on GP Plus I let it go. A* was very quick responding to my emails for such a big company. My initial purchase was based off of spending about 4 hours in Iron Pony trying every brand on, just fit the best and felt like the highest quality. It'll be a while before I need new gear (I hope) and I'll probably go through the same process again when I do. I'm thinking it'll probably be RS Taichi or Dainese next time hehehe.