Gloves Crash Tested Gloves?

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On a 65mph getoff road test, they did great except that on the initial impact, the left glove shot off. The main reason my hand came out of it with only a minor scuff was because I grabbed (with both hands) the chin bar on my full faced helmet and hung on. :)
 
I have three pair of Held (different models) for the same reason. I've tried other gloves and never felt quite as protected as the Helds. The one pair that I actually 'tested' did very well. No glove will protect against broken bones, but I'd rather deal with that than no muscle or flesh left to cover the bones. My test involved two broken fingers but all skin was untouched. There may be other great gloves on the market, but it would take a lot for me to purchase any other brand right now.

Get the most top of the line you can afford. Also get a gauntlet style with a velcro wrist strap closure to keep the glove from coming off when you need it the most.

Also, like a baseball mit or new shoes, the gloves need to break in. Put 'em on while watching tv and work 'em.

I had other broken bones, but we are talking gloves so I didn't get into that.
 
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Mine did very well in my recent high speed get off. I had a small blister on the outside of my left hand and nothing on my right hand. Brand new Joe Rocket gloves are no longer servicable. My SO had on a pair of leather palmed garden gloves ventilated on the backs and she had very little damage to her hands either. There were some small burns on her right thumb on the outside and the glove had holes where the pavement had worn the glove away in that area. So, $32 for the Joe Rockets and $5.99 for the garden gloves. Both did their job.
 
I've always used plain old deerskin gloves (most recently Churchill) that run from around $24 ten years ago to about $34 most recently. They've stayed on a worked flawlessly. In a major crash around 10 years ago the gloves were scuffed and showed battery acid burns but my hands had no damage. In my most recent crash the gloves were scuffed but there was no hand damage.

So, I vote for deerskin.
 
For $125. I owned a pair of Held Ninja Sport gloves I got 3 seasons out of it and 25k miles. I wish they still made them because I would've bought another pair. The double stitching on those gloves were impressive and the fit was superb. I could've picked my nose with ease wearing those gloves.

Instead I settled on a new pair of TourMaster-Cortech Scarab RR Gloves. About $80. These gloves have maximum protection, look good and breath excellet. They just don't fit as good as the Held Ninja's did. The thumbs and pinky fingers are a bit too long.
 
I can attest to the Held Profi - I was hit and went down at 60-70mph last year. I slid over 100 ft, and the Profi's lost about 1/2 of the rivets in one palm. I also threw away a nice Alpinestars leather jacket, pants, and a pair of boots.

I believe that there are many well-made gloves out there; you need to find a few pair that fit your hand well and will stay on during a crash.
 
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