Held Gear Care Tips: Gloves

GLOVES

General hints for professional care and cleaning of leather gloves

All unlined gloves are exposed to sweat, especially on the ball of the thumb and the fingertips. This sweat hardens the leather until it breaks. Held gloves are as sweat-resistant as we can make them, but you can extend their durability with the right care.

• Clean your gloves in tepid water using mild soap or special leather cleanser
• Wash in clean water afterwards to remove chemical residue
• Wrap the gloves in dry cloth and squeeze (no mangling!)
• Air-dry the gloves (no heating, direct sunlight or dryer)
• Do not use fabric softener
• Put the gloves on when still wet and clench your fists to mould them back into shape
• Put on the dry gloves and knead to make them soft
• Treat the gloves with a leather care product

General hints for professional care and cleaning of textile gloves and gloves with climate membrane

• Wash the gloves by hand with mild soap
• Wash the gloves with clean water afterwards to remove chemical residues
• Do not squeeze or mangle the wet gloves
• Air-dry the gloves (no heating, direct sunlight or dryer)
• Do not use fabric softener or bleach
• Do not dry-clean
• If only the inner lining of a climate membrane glove needs to be cleaned, you can use water with a little mild detergent on the inside of the glove without having to clean the (leather or textile) outer shell.

Impregnation

Well impregnated gloves are dirt and water-repellent. A wet upper causes a loss of heat. Therefore good impregnation protects also against cold. The upper is already impregnated when manufactured. As the impregnation loses the effect with use over time (when water does not roll off anymore), the gloves should be treated with a commercial impregnation spray.

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Held Gear Care Tips: Helmet cleaning

HELMETS

General hints for professional care and cleaning of helmets

Helmet: all clean and ready to go!

Helmet outer shell

Clean the helmet shell regularly with lukewarm clean soapy water or a micro-fibre cloth. Let the helmet dry, keeping it away from excessive heat, then polish the helmet with a soft cloth. Please avoid contact with solvents, such as paints, glue or fuel.

Visor

Clean your visor regularly with lukewarm soapy water and a soft cloth. Washing-up liquid is helpful to shift really sticky bugs. Also a wet cloth can placed on the visor until the dirt can be removed easily. Use a cloth or a clean towel to dry our helmet. Never use a hair dryer. Do not use any polish, window cleaner or solvents. These products could damage the coating of the visor and weaken its surface.

Detachable inner lining and cheek pads

Detach the cheek pads and the inner lining and wash them with mild detergent (baby shampoo is ideal) in hand-hot water. Rinse thoroughly, squeeze out the water, and let them dry slowly. Do not use a washing machine or spin dryer.

Non-detachable inner lining and cheek pads

Use lukewarm soapy water and apply with a sponge. After that, use clean water and dry slowly.

General hints for professional care and cleaning of mechanical parts

Metal zippers should be lubricated with candle wax, pencil lead or oil. Plastic zippers are maintenance-free.

Held Gear Care Tips: Leather

General hints for professional care and cleaning of leather

HELD apparel with leather or leather/textile construction.

Held's 'The Stan' stores his leathers like this- in a dry cabin, airing.

Each time using your garment, air it well and remove dirt with a soft brush and clean water. Do not store the products in air-tight plastic bags. Never treat leather with solvents or chemical products. Do not use a washing machine or spin-dryer for leather. We recommend only hand wash with tepid water (40°C) and leather detergent. Dry all leather products at room temperature and avoid direct sunlight, artificial heating or hairdryers.

Leather care

To slow the natural ageing process of leather (formation of tears, crazing, reduction in strength or waterproofi ng etc.), we recommend you use the following care products, available from Held retailers:

• Dubbin
• Leather-cream soap
• Nubuk protection

Remember that some treatments can change the original appearance of leather. You should not be concerned by this, since in use, the material and its characteristics will be improved by such treatment.

ATTENTION

When washing leather, it can lose some colour and the soft feel.

Held Gear care tips: Textiles

TEXTILE CARE

General hints for professional care and cleaning of textiles

HELD apparel of textile fibres

Garments produces from textile fibres and fabrics should always be cleaned to prolong its lifecycle. HELD textiles can be washed in the washing machine. However, please use mild textile detergents only, do not use fabric softener. Fill the washing machine no more than half -full.

IMPORTANT

Body armour (such as shoulder/elbow or special foam CE back protectors) must always be removed before starting the washing process.

Basic hints for using textile impregnators

Impregnation spray. Nikwax make similar, too

Each time you're using the garment, air it well and remove dirt with a soft brush and clean water. The fabric has to be clean and humid. The impregnation will be effected after washing. Please treat the product only outdoors or in well ventilated rooms. The effect of the impregnation develops best after a warm treatment with:

• Dryer: allowed maximum temperature see care label
• Hairdryer: 10-15 minutes with a distance of 20-30 cm
• Electric iron: Level 2, put under a cotton towel

The impregnation should be repeated accordingly to the number and duration of wet weather rides. You should re-impregnate waterproof textile garments after each wash to renew the natural roll off-effect of the outer fabric.

Held Over & Under Technology

Held Over & Under Technology

The portable and flexible solution for all weather conditions!

We designed a detachable GORE-TEX® membrane, which can be worn under or over the main garment. Just detach the Membrane liner from the garment and put it back on over your
jacket or trousers.

THIS OFFERS YOU THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES:

In the default configuration, the GORE-TEX® membrane is worn under the base combination. It is firmly fixed to the base combination with zips and press studs in the form of an inner jacket or trousers. When worn this way, the membrane acts as a windbreaker and keeps the body warm. Ideal in dry, cool or changeable conditions. The outer and inner pockets remain easily accessible. 

In prolonged or heavy rain, the GORE-TEX® inner jacket and trousers can be detached from the base combination and quickly and easily put on over the base combination. This keeps the base combination clean and dry, and the body warm. 

If conditions are dry and warm, the membrane does not need to be worn. The inner jacket and trousers are supplied separately. The body is optimally ventilated and cooled by the airstream. This also reduces the weight of the clothing and increases comfort. 

When not on the road, the membrane jacket and trousers can also be worn as functional casual clothing and/or rainwear. This reduces the amount of luggage on long trips.

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