Held Air N Dry Gloves- by Infinity Motorcycles

Keith, head man at Infinity Motorcycles in London has written the following review about our Air 'n Dry gloves:

It’s not very often that a completely new type of product lands on our doorstep at Infinity Motorcycles but this year saw the arrival of a new type of glove that was truly unique; the twin chambered Held Air N Dry.

Held Air n Dry Gloves

Held is a relatively new brand to us at Infinity Motorcycles but it arrived with an excellent reputation, especially in the glove department, so when I was given the opportunity to be the company test mule for these gloves I naturally jumped at the chance.

Like most year ‘round riders I own a variety of gloves, and quite often wear one pair into work and another type on the way home to best match the prevailing conditions. The design of these means that I can choose which chamber to put my hand in for the journey instead of carrying a spare pair of gloves with me.

Two chambers- vented and Gore-Tex

The gloves are gauntlet style with kangaroo skin used in the palms for strength and durability. Cordura is used on the back of the glove with hard plastic knuckles and vents on the fingers. They have a very easy to use wrist restraint, not at all fiddly like many I have come across, and there is a very hard ceramic material called Superfabric at the base of the palms which helps prevent wrist and shoulder injuries if it all goes wrong.

If you’re after a lightweight and very protective pair of summer waterproof glove then these are the ones for you. They won’t keep you particularly warm when the ambient drops into single figures, but when there is a slight chill in the morning air that usually means reaching for something without vents then these work brilliantly. For the ride home on the rare occasions (at least this summer!) that the sun is beating down then they also do the job in a refreshing and cooling way that usually only a pair of full on summer gloves will do.

Anyone who has been touring will know that carrying a couple of pairs of gloves is almost compulsory as the morning air riding through the mountains is a lot different to the afternoon air in the valleys. These do the job of both pairs brilliantly, and from my experience this year they are the perfect gloves for the soggy English summer!

Unsurprisingly I have had the chance to try these out in heavy rain and like any Goretex product they simply work. The narrow cuffs mean that they fit under the cuffs of my jacket which is the way to keep things dry. Personally I would like the cuffs to be a little bit larger, or maybe elasticated so that they could slide over my jacket sleeves a bit easier as it’s a fiddly task getting them  under the jacket cuffs, and largely pointless when it’s not raining.

That’s the only criticism I can offer of what is a genuinely brilliant product.

Keith Roissetter
Manager, Infinity Motorcycles, London.

Thank you very much Keith! to find out about Held in the UK and your nearest Held stockist, please visit www.held-uk.co.uk