Oli
Well-known member
I?ve had these gloves for roughly 4 years with high mileage use on road for commuting, weekend blasts and a handful of trackdays. The gloves were purchased from Hideout leather.
Fit/Comfort: I have quite large hands but lanky fingers and these gloves are certainly generously sized, so if you have stocky fingers I?m sure you?ll have no issues with these. The thumbs in typical Held style are rather long, but thankfully Hideout leather were able to access the inner stitching of the thumbs and managed to shorten them slightly for me, so are spot on now. Held do offer a bespoke service, but to be honest I can?t imagine that being necessary unless you truly can?t get off the peg sizes to fit.
These gloves are very comfortable to wear and the position of the CF sliders etc are well positioned so there are no pressure points when riding and the titanium knuckle guards are very softly padded with plenty of stretch material on the back of the hand providing a supremely comfortable feel. The gloves are well ventilated and can be used over a surprising range of temperatures in conjunction with the BMW heated grips. I actually just use two pairs of gloves year round, these race spec gloves and a warmer set of waterproof winter gloves.
The kangaroo construction provides fantastic feel through the palms and fingers.
Features/Protection: These gloves are made of the best materials in the business, kangaroo leather all over, with the major palm impact slider made of thickly padded sting-ray leather (which is supposedly the most abrasion resistant hide in the world). There?s also CF sliders, a massive titanium knuckle plate and a two strap enclosure system, one round the base of the forearm and the second around the wrist.
Thankfully, I can only speculate on their protection as I have not crashed in them, but looking at the spec sheet and how these gloves feel, not to mention Held?s extensive experience of top end motorcycle gloves, gives me great confidence. I am a true believer in buying the best kit you can afford, particularly with gloves, because after a significant wrist/arm injury from a Motocross accident in the past, any thing I can do to protect my left wrist, the better as far as I am concerned. Another testament to the build quality, and the abrasion resistance of kangaroo leather, is that after considerable usage, there are still no holes in the clutch index and middle fingers, which is surprising considering how much use they get.
Value for money: Yes they?re expensive, but they seem to be wearing very well indeed and are unquestionably using some of the best materials, so if you?re in the market for a new set of race gloves, I?d certainly suggest considering the Held Titan Evo?s (The replacement of these).
Hope this review has been helpful to you,
Oli
Fit/Comfort: I have quite large hands but lanky fingers and these gloves are certainly generously sized, so if you have stocky fingers I?m sure you?ll have no issues with these. The thumbs in typical Held style are rather long, but thankfully Hideout leather were able to access the inner stitching of the thumbs and managed to shorten them slightly for me, so are spot on now. Held do offer a bespoke service, but to be honest I can?t imagine that being necessary unless you truly can?t get off the peg sizes to fit.
These gloves are very comfortable to wear and the position of the CF sliders etc are well positioned so there are no pressure points when riding and the titanium knuckle guards are very softly padded with plenty of stretch material on the back of the hand providing a supremely comfortable feel. The gloves are well ventilated and can be used over a surprising range of temperatures in conjunction with the BMW heated grips. I actually just use two pairs of gloves year round, these race spec gloves and a warmer set of waterproof winter gloves.
The kangaroo construction provides fantastic feel through the palms and fingers.
Features/Protection: These gloves are made of the best materials in the business, kangaroo leather all over, with the major palm impact slider made of thickly padded sting-ray leather (which is supposedly the most abrasion resistant hide in the world). There?s also CF sliders, a massive titanium knuckle plate and a two strap enclosure system, one round the base of the forearm and the second around the wrist.
Thankfully, I can only speculate on their protection as I have not crashed in them, but looking at the spec sheet and how these gloves feel, not to mention Held?s extensive experience of top end motorcycle gloves, gives me great confidence. I am a true believer in buying the best kit you can afford, particularly with gloves, because after a significant wrist/arm injury from a Motocross accident in the past, any thing I can do to protect my left wrist, the better as far as I am concerned. Another testament to the build quality, and the abrasion resistance of kangaroo leather, is that after considerable usage, there are still no holes in the clutch index and middle fingers, which is surprising considering how much use they get.
Value for money: Yes they?re expensive, but they seem to be wearing very well indeed and are unquestionably using some of the best materials, so if you?re in the market for a new set of race gloves, I?d certainly suggest considering the Held Titan Evo?s (The replacement of these).
Hope this review has been helpful to you,
Oli