24-08-13, 10:14 PM
The August edition of Ride magazine had a test on summer gloves. They did abrasion and impact testing which its difficult to do yourself in the shop without them getting a little miffed. Their comfort/ease of use/can you pull them off results are all personel results as peoples hand size/shape varies so much.
I bought Bering Gant RX19 which scored top marks for abrasion and impact but poorly elsewhere in their test. Their tester could pull them off when done up. I find them very comfortable, no issues with internal seems being uncomfortable like they had or being able to pull them off. They have vents on the top of the first 2 fingers which lets air gush in when I straighten my fingers.
The following gloves scored 5/5 for abrasion & impact testing:
Arc-on Competizione £140 www.arc-on.co.uk
Held Titan £230 www.held.de
Held RS1000 £165
Ixon RS Moto £90 www.ixon.com
Ixon RS ProHP £160
Racer High racer £150 www.tranam.co.uk
Bering Gant RX19 £110 www.bering.fr
These had slightly lesser scores for abrasion & impact testing
Alpinestars GP Pro £150 4 & 5
Knox Handroid £160 5 & 4
Weise WDG Daytone £70 4 & 5
Weise Vortex WVG £90 4 & 5
Rev-it Jerez £200 4 & 5
I bought Bering Gant RX19 which scored top marks for abrasion and impact but poorly elsewhere in their test. Their tester could pull them off when done up. I find them very comfortable, no issues with internal seems being uncomfortable like they had or being able to pull them off. They have vents on the top of the first 2 fingers which lets air gush in when I straighten my fingers.
The following gloves scored 5/5 for abrasion & impact testing:
Arc-on Competizione £140 www.arc-on.co.uk
Held Titan £230 www.held.de
Held RS1000 £165
Ixon RS Moto £90 www.ixon.com
Ixon RS ProHP £160
Racer High racer £150 www.tranam.co.uk
Bering Gant RX19 £110 www.bering.fr
These had slightly lesser scores for abrasion & impact testing
Alpinestars GP Pro £150 4 & 5
Knox Handroid £160 5 & 4
Weise WDG Daytone £70 4 & 5
Weise Vortex WVG £90 4 & 5
Rev-it Jerez £200 4 & 5