New bike gloves just fell apart

Sometimes, it's just too cold to go without gloves .

But to the OP...yeah, your gloves should not have fallen apart. You haven't told us what kind, but can tell you I have some cycling gloves that I've even put through the washer and dryer and they've been just fine. Your cold water wash shouldn't have done anything. I suggest another pair.

I've suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome and padded gloves really help on long rides.  I personally like Nike gloves, but I'm sure there are other good ones out there.

Don't wear gloves for sprint races - takes too long to put them on and I can make the distance okay without them.

Mark 

I'll do you one better:

I have a pair of *running* gloves that fell apart after 6 or 8 runs!  Bought them at the end of last winter and used them once or twice last year, then a handful of times this year.  At least two seams have given way.  Never washed them or anything.

The saving grace: since one of the finger seams ripped open I can stick my finger out to adjust my nano volume.

FYI, the brand is Manzella.  The model is similar to this , but I can't be sure if it's an exact match.