After destroying a set of gloves at Pukekohe a couple of months ago i went out hunting for a new set of gloves.
I looked at and tried on about a dozen pairs of gloves before settling on a set of Armour-Tech road/race gloves.
They have kevlar armour over the knuckles and back of the hand and dual layer leather in the handlebar contact areas and the outside edge of the little finger. a velcro strap for your emergency teather to attach to and padding over the hinge point of the wrist.
They look to be a well engineered bit of kit.
Myfirst ride impression of them was not goood--to be honest I thought they were shite -Too stiff,no feel through my fingers andthe leather bunched and hurt my fingers.
But like all quality things they just needed time to bed in . after a couple of wet/dry rides they have softened up to the point they are extremely comfortable.
The armour proved its worth when a stone flicked off another bikes tyre and hit me on the knuckle.I diddn't feel a thing-Bliss.
All in all so far a bloody good glove.
I'm told they stand up extremely well in a crash situation -It was seeing how damaged one guys Armour Techs weren't that decided me on these gloves.
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Originally Posted by SpeedMedic
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