I get where you're coming from
@Bat and Ball Cricket The big brands do cost a bit. These gloves set me back about 89 but I know what I'm getting with gray nics. My last pair of GNs were predator 1000s which I've only recently thrown away, so I got a good 5 or so years use out of them (in rotation with another pair or two)
Last year I bought a pair of the ss le gloves and found them to be quite snug fit and very sweaty very quickly - I'm not a big sweater in the hands department so to find them getting Damp after only a few overs I wasn't impressed.
I only paid $54 for mine shipped to the door so I can't complain on the price of them
I agree with your comment about the slim handles on the GN range. I don't find them comfortable at all and I don't like having to add extra grips to make a bat feel right either. Give me a nice oval handle with a single grip on it anyway