Showcase: Visordown's Top 16 gloves
New product showcase from Visordown
Alpinestars GP-Plus
The GP-Plus from Alpinestars is a racing thoroughbred glove with many technical features.
Made from a variety of different materials including Kevlar and Pittards Digital leather, the GP-Plus features protection around all the critical areas of the hand.
There are polyurethane-injected knuckles and cuffs, the top of the glove is reinforced and features highly abrasion-resistant Pittards Armour-Tan leather.
For unobtrusive flexibility Alpinestars has created 3D anatomically designed accordion leather.
Price: ?£129.95
Alpinestars S-1?
Alpinestars S-1?
It takes a lot of confidence to wear gold gear but for some reason the S1 glove from Alpinestars looks stylish.
The urban influenced glove takes design elements from an MX glove with short cuffs for increased wrist movement. Protective features include Polyurethane armour to the knuckles and fingers.
For the people who don’t want to risk a fashion faux pas the S1 is also available in more subdued colours.
Price: £119.95
Arc-on Stinger
Arc-on Stinger
With a logo harking back to atomic structures, the Stinger is arc-on’s top of the line racing glove.
The Stinger incorporates similar technology at a cheaper price than its high-ranking counterparts. Protection-wise the glove has a carbon/plastic mould to shield the fingers and knuckles, moving down the hand and features list the wrist is also supported with an armoured, moulded plastic protector.
For additional grip there’s pre-curved fit to give extra feel of twistgrip and levers, while the palm has treated, soft-feel leather. For ease of movement the fingers have a stretchable Kevlar inner.
Price: ?£75
Dainese Guanto Vintage Racer
Dainese Guanto Vintage Racer
Evoking a retro Dainese design that takes inspiration from past products and the company’s racing heritage.
What this glove lacks in protection it makes up for with perfect summer glove styling. Nicely made from durable cowhide leather with suitable perforated ventilation on the back of the hands.
To increase riding comfort the palm is reinforced with padded leather and a pre-curved fit to the fingers. The Vintage Racer is effortlessly cool and ideal for short rides during the warmer months.
Price: ?£51.99
Fox Bomber
Fox Bomber
Typically from a motocross company the Fox Bomber glove infuses the supermoto style of incorporating on and off-road fundamentals.
The main body of the Bomber has a pre-curved fit with Pittards branded leather making up the top panel with an airy mesh underneath.
Knuckle-protection is substantial with full coverage across the top of the hand.
Price: ?£35
Halo Cyclone?
Halo Cyclone?
Halo has created a very basic design for the Cyclone glove but with a hidden selection of top-class protection.
Designed and tested with racing in mind the Cyclone is a leather glove that includes Halo’s abrasion resistant ‘Stingray Leather’.
Focus on the fingers has been sharpened with Kevlar ventilation, carbon leather tips and three-pad thumb protection. All components of the glove are double stitched with Kevlar thread.
Halo claim these are the most comfortable gloves you can wear – or your money back... some claim – but a measure of the firm’s confidence.
Price: £99.99
Held Short Race?
Held Short Race?
Held first ventured into racing gloves in the 1980’s with one of the best German riders of all time, five times world champion Toni Mang.
Now in the modern era the Short Race sports summer glove is made up of soft cowhide leather with the palm constructed in abrasion-resistant kangaroo leather.
The side of the hand and fingers are covered in a Super-Fabric material with further protection provided by a hard plastic knuckle.
They feature the popular glove design of a finger bridge connecting the small and ring fingers, with elasticated leather on the back, thumb and fingers.
Price: £79.99
Icon Sub-dermal
Icon Sub-dermal
The aptly named Sub-dermal is a freakish, zombified design with exposed bones and flesh hanging off.
So your hand doesn’t resemble the gloves gutted-up style, the palm is defended with an abrasion resistant goatskin and the knuckles covered with plastic moulded armour.
The Sub-dermal comes in a variety of colours, including a decomposed green. Alternatively, if you are about to undertake a covert jungle operation Icon offer another glove named the Sub-operator in a camo design.
Price: ?£35
Joe Rocket Speedmaster 7.0
Joe Rocket Speedmaster 7.0
With an alternative style the Joe Rocket Speedmaster 7.0 looks like it would be more at home on the clenched fist of some black-gloved vigilante... someone like Charles Bronson in Death Wish.
The glove has a leather top construction and the kangaroo palm of the Speedmaster 7.0 has hard-moulded protection to the knuckle and fingers with a protector to the thumb.
Internally the glove has a heat and abrasion resistant Kevlar lining. The Joe Rocket glove is held onto the hand with a double cuff closure around the wrist.
Price: ?£129.99
Kushitani Daiki?
Kushitani Daiki?
The English translation for Daiki is ‘noble and shiny’ and the proud Japanese at Kushitani have produced a fine glove.
Constructed from soft leather, the gloves have a race grip from a pre-shaped, fold-free palm made of kangaroo leather.
Featuring a dragon design weaving across the hard leather knuckles, the gloves are protected with a foam shock absorber at the palm heel and large leather inserts to the fingers, inside of the hand and the outside layers.
As the seams are on the outside of the fingers the gloves have an extra element of comfort.
Price: £99
Racer Sicura?
Racer Sicura?
Straight out of Austria comes the Sicura, a high-class racing glove from Racer.
The sturdy glove comes with Knox armour positioned to protect the vulnerable scaphoid bone. Racer has included a Super-Fabric abrasion-resistant material on the inside of the hand, with the knuckles receiving protection from a titanium guard that stretches across the top of the hand.
An external finger bridge over the small and ring finger keeps them linked together for enhanced protection.
The Sicura comes in two colours; white with red/black detailing and or black with white piping.
Price: £149.99
REV’IT! Sand
REV’IT! Sand
Despite the name Sand these gloves aren’t solely aimed at the off-road market, REV’IT! has created a versatile summer glove for both road and dirt.
The outer body is made up of goatskin and polyester with plastic knuckle and finger protection. Plus there’s added foam protection to the thumb and palm.
The Sand comes in two colour combinations – silver/black and safari/black.
Price: ?£44.99
Richa T Pro Race
Richa T Pro Race
This black glove from Richa features a distinctive titanium knuckle guard.
The innerhand is constructed of kangaroo leather with popular Knox armour protection to the palm of the hand to prevent injuries to the scaphoid.
The glove has a Kevlar lining and is held on with two Velcro straps, one circling the wrist and the other across the inside of the wrist.
All the elements of the race glove are held together with Kevlar stiching. For grip comfort the fingers are pre-curved and the outer two fingers are bridged to prevent finger roll – like a fig roll, but less comfortable.
Price: ?£99.99
Spidi Q-jet?
Spidi Q-jet?
The Q-jet is a lightweight urban glove from Spidi.
Built up of a variety of different materials including neoprene and extremely robust microfibres, overall the Q-jet features elasticated material for optimal comfort and fit.
The glove is held on with a single Velcro strap but features a neoprene cuff for added comfort. The glove’s safety is all there with a reinforced palm padding.
The Spidi Q-jet comes in three colour variations, including a plain black and black with a grey design instead of red.
Price: £34.99
Spyke ST303
Spyke ST303
Spyke has combined a selection of protective elements and given special attention to ventilation with the ST303 glove.
In terms of protection, the ST303 is constructed of leather with the stand-out feature of two carbon supports for the knuckles within a polyurethane shell.
For areas exposed by frequent shocks there is leather and Kevlar protection. More hand defence is provided with shock absorbing materials on the palm, the wrist and the back of the hand.
For cool operation the glove has the branded Spyke Air system with vents in the knuckle panel.
Price: ?£99.99
Troy Lee Designs Apex Sport ?
Troy Lee Designs Apex Sport ?
This line-up, courtesy of Troy Lee Designs, reeks of California cool.
The Apex Sport glove, available in three different colours; black, white and the pictured brown, suits the laidback customs of the west coast state.
Made from soft goatskin leather, the top is perforated for ventilation with the inner hand getting an extra padded layer for durability.
To keep in line with the smooth styling the protection isn’t too obvious with hidden plastic TPR armour in the knuckles and fingers.
Price: £59.95
