Description:

High-end manufacturer of Five, SF1 is meant to be racing. Aggressive look to perfection, ubiquitous coverage, the glove Frenchy has a strong case for appeal test.

As much at ease on the road riding a roadster really bad that a supermotard, no matter the bottle as they say, provided we have drunk … Five clings to its catalog, and since the Last year, a glove typed racing / street who is not afraid of the track . On the contrary.

Renowned for its feeling and its adjustment, Five understands that the primary purpose of gloves is to protect the hand of bikers but to do everything smoothly …

PROTECTION IN EVERY SENSE
Hard, soft, PU, Carbon, foam all styles are present even with a Kevlar lining and a connecting ring / little finger, all aiming to be forgotten when flying. And it must be said that the Five get there easily. No need to break-in period to the leather in his hand, the feeling is to go immediately from the first dose of brake …

But unlike previous models the French boosts feeting with a slightly wider cut that will appeal immediately hands rather thick while the finer will be slightly left. Do not think for as much as you swim in these gloves now, this is not the case but the overall fit is meant to further … a quarter-size if I had to quantify.

The scaphoid is entitled to a protective foam while the pyramid receives a carbon shell perfectly well established. Taking occurs without gene handlebar on a motorcycle-type roadster or supermoto. The finding will be identical with the handlebars bracelet sports. One can regret that the manufacturer Frenchy did not replace the foam part for a more serious matter and safer on impact but also less “hanging” in the slides.

The perforation side SF1 is not lacking with many inlets on top of the hand and the fingers.

Kevlar lining inside the glove, these holes will play a role too quiet in summer, perfect mid-season and of course too great in winter for road use.

Circuit side, it’s not quite the same lemonade. If the conclusions of the road are reinforced, the coldest season will be quite acceptable, by sweating. Significant, the rainy rollings will not leave black marks on your hands because of a well made leather treatment that has never faded in all our tests. It will be the same parts grafted onto non-slip palm and thumb which will take their role seriously.

Five Gloves has not forgotten the external seams in the fingers that will prevent any type of fossilisations under the nails even when braking … how to say … muscular …

While gloves offer cut less fitted than in the past, it will remain accurate as long as the width of the thickness. Avoiding kinks and hem at the palm, the SF1 does not hide unpleasant surprises. You will understand this answer to the comfort rigid hulls of the first phalanx. Divided into two parts the latter is a model of its kind, without sticking or tingling in the key …

• Interior leather handbags kangaroo
• Inside preformed ergonomic hand
• Inside of the thumb, index and middle fingers with reinforced Clarino
• Fingertips with sections slip silicone for better dexterity
• Palm and outside of hand reinforced with schoeller ® keprotec ® PU coated with a yoke
• Double reinforcements leather with PU inserts molded impact resistant and abrasion on the fingers
• Extra leather reinforcement on the atrial
• 3D PU protection on the knuckles and back of the hand, shock resistant and abrasion, with special foam
• Molded part at the knuckles with IXS Air Intake System
• PU protection integrated on the reverse shock resistant and abrasion
• Stretch leather on the back of the hand, thumb and fingers
• Protection yoke twist on the basis of atrial
• Leather bridge between the ring and little fingers
• Stretch wrist by Velcro adjustable and protective flap
• Sleeve adjustable in width by a double Velcro
• Kevlar ® textile reinforcements (fiber brand) within and over the entire surface of the back and the back
• Sizes: XS – 3XL
• Black or white
• Price: 185 euros

Description:

ESKA proposes in its Spring / Summer 2012 of gloves for the fairer sex. The model embodies the Roma style city and certainly seduce women using scooters or motorcycles in urban areas. The Roma opted for a design in kid leather perforated.

It is adorned with Amara reinforcements and a drawing of the palm grip. Chic, the Roma do not forget about the safe side with the presence of a shell and Rubber reinforcements on the fingers.

Description:

For 2012 the RS Tattoo is entitled to a new version VX. With the same features as its cousin, the glove Ixon is entitled to a more sophisticated sublimation. With a design that is reminiscent of that other manufacturer offers the French Five, Ixon offers a wide range of styles to appeal to a wide range feminine.

Looks simple, retro and vintage fashion, anyway glove leather mixes biquette, and stretch neoprene for comfort and abrasion resistance as well as shells and broken reinforcements at the palm, all for less than 70 euros.

• Goatskin, and stretch neoprene
• Short cuff palm side neoprene
• Curves with flex fingers
• Clamp as rubber and Velcro
• Exclusive hull with integrated ventilation
• Ventilation on the fingers
• Reinforcement on the palm slider
• Sublimation stretch
• Colours: 5
• Sizes: S to 4XL
• Retail Price: 69 euros

On his Spidi Carbo Track resumes protection process reserved for the dorsal and imposes on these innovations available for several days.

Warrior technology developed by Safety Lab (the R & D Spidi), finds herself on the edge of the hand and the wrist level (first areas in contact with bitumen) to absorb shocks in the best case of loss of balance.

In addition to this important variant, the glove is entitled to the same construction as the model Carbo 3. Technically, it receives carbon inserts and patented CE approved protections in the phalanges, wrist and a tightening of the cuff.

In conclusion we find Clarino microfiber inserts and Keramide on the palm and top of the mimine.

• Lateral areas with enhanced technology Warrior
• Keramide reinforcement on the back and the palm
• Oxhide (0.6 to 0.8 mm thick)
• Perforated leather
• Keramide reinforced
• Carbon reinforcements, CE approved, on top
• Clarino microfiber
• Velcro tightening and holding the wrist and cuff – Size: S to XXXL
• Color: black / red, black / white and black
• Price: 199.90 euros

Description:

Native of Austria, ESKA celebrating its 100th anniversary. The adventure began in 1912 with the design of gloves before manufacturing city in 1960 the first ski gloves leather.

1970 marked the development of gloves dedicated to firefighters. Present for only two years in the motorcycle market, ESKA offers a complete range through a network of 200 outlets. Today, the brand unveils its Spring / Summer 2012. Focus on the Blacky, a glove that will fit 100% to city scooterists and bikers in urban conditions.

Made of leather, Blacky has perforated portions on top improving ventilation. Meanwhile, an additional patch acts as reinforcement in the joints.

Blacky ESKA gloves, in brief:

• Colours: Black
• Sizes: M to 3XL
• Price: 59 €

Description:

Worn by famous drivers in both speed in supermoto, it’s not on the hands of a Dovizioso, a West, a Chareyre or Chambon we find them but on those of Italian models on the catwalk.

• Above: protective shell carbon
• Reinforced fingers and metacarpal foam
• Above: Goatskin
• Palm: Full-grain leather with Clarino for grip
• Reinforcement cowhide
• Outside seams of the fingers
• Protective flap of the adjustment of the wrist
• TPR cuff with adjustable velcro
• Leg adjustment leather wrist
• Maintaining elastic wrist
• CE approved
• Price: 99 euros

Description:

For 2012 IXS provides a range HV (High Visibility understand). The Swiss do not stop at 150 cm2 compulsory from 2013 and offers amenities proudly wearing the bright yellow, like Davina Veronica and Sunday morning in their time … Is the neon can still be beautiful?

Everything is a matter of taste…

In short, the question is not there. Today we begin the presentation of these clothes so DDE by the glove of second name Mirage.

Apart from the color yellow rather flashy, the manufacturer has chosen to Helvetic design a mixture of goat leather and Taslan ® mix for abrasion resistance and flexibility, while SoltoTEX is in charge of the membrane waterproof and breathable.

In short

• Taslan ® mix glove, goatskin and Clarino
• SoltoTEX ® membrane lining in the Tri-fleece
• Clarino leather palm lined goatskin nappa
• Stretch leather on the back of the hand
• Cushioning the joints
• Fingers lined with leather
• Tightening Velcro cuffs
• Backhand wide Velcro adjustable clamping
• Sizes for men and from S to 5XL S to XL for ladies
• Price: 49 euros

On the label
Exterior Material: 61% polyamide, 32% leather, 7% polyurethane
Membrane: 100% polyurethane
Lining: 100% polyester

Description:

Level 1, Level 2, PPE, equipment or approved covers, type approval for helmets , CE, airbag standard … that is hidden there behind these designations essential to daily rider and governing its purchases?

The security is now on everyone’s lips, becoming the workhorse of some brands, for others an argument for passing a tariff pill (too) hard to swallow.

At a time when measures as obsolete as ridiculous and appear in the Official Gazette where the flashes popping, more to bail out the state as to prevent danger, no proposal is made to bring down prices of equipment , we can save the day in case the physical regain its rights … What do you want, we will not repeat the world but we will try to do a little better understanding of what lies past the labels of your helmets and protections of any kind.

A CHECK BEFORE cough up
Mandatory only since 1973, the helmet is now in its fifth update. The last date standard, UN / ECE 22.05 (stricter than the previous, which itself was more restrictive than its predecessor which is … so on), must be sewn inside the hat, only proof of certification.

It is clear that the old nanars proudly wearing the green label NF may seem amusing, although unfortunately some dealers do not hesitate to even offer them for sale! Even meet the latest standard in force, approved helmets do not protect all the same way. For this reason a typology has been established in order to understand what you put on your head. Here’s what to decrypt.

Consolidation of the country of approval

• for Germany
• for France
• for Italy
• for the Netherlands
• for Sweden
• for Belgium
• for Hungary
• for Czechoslovakia
• for Spain
• for Yugoslavia
• for Austria
• for Luxembourg
• for Switzerland
• for Norway
• for Finland
• for Denmark

In this case, the helmet has been approved in Germany; he answered the last amendment (5) of Regulation 22. It is learned that the chin strap has passed the impact tests (P) but it is not approved jet.

The last set of numbers is the number of production … the helmet is any helmet on the pedigree of some mm2 of tissue. So that it plays its role properly it is imperative that the helmet stays on your head, so remember to always lock your jugular…

Obviously a helmet that is not standards less likely to protect you in case of fall , but will also be a source of dispute with your insurance who is entitled to refuse to indemnify you, not to mention the forces of order that you can verbalize during a check.

The various tests are performed on the jugular and the screen. Are screened the abrasion resistance of the cap, compression but also removal. With a settling velocity greater than 7.5 meters / second imperative helmets meet stringent parameters for the precious approval.

Note that the tests are in extreme weather conditions (-20 ° C to + 50 ° C).

THE STATIC TO ACTIVE
Two major categories are distinguished in the world of protection and other security features two wheels. First protections referred to as static as the shells of jackets and pants, the back, chest protectors (No. 1-3) in opposition to the second category called active grouping airbags, (No. 4).

Note that in each category two levels coexist (the 2 being the most restrictive therefore more efficient to absorb shock if dropped).

To meet the required criteria hulls must undergo various tests including the absorption of the transmitted energy (falling weight of 5 kg with a height of 1 m, behavior under extreme temperatures (negative and positive)) but also the ergonomic point of view. Understandably, the rider should not be restricted in their movements and that it should not be transformed into a diver after donning her various protections.

Imperative: the size, logo motorcycle, the standard and level of protection should be imposed on the security element … if this is not the case; protection is not approved, despite what the seller!

EN1621-1
Here it comes hulls (shoulders, elbows, knees and hips) with them for a beating in order with 12 impacts. First standard to emerge (1997, this is not so old) is now commonplace among different manufacturers.

Who would buy today a jacket without protection on shoulders and elbows? Not many people, so why not do the same for the EN1621-2?

EN1621-2
The back: above shall be notified protection zone or dorsal lumbar respectively identified as L and B for Back.

As her friends she is entitled to two levels of protection, you do not have, the more protection will be identified EN1621-2 2 in opposition to the EN1621-2 Level 1. Second to emerge(2003) it must withstand impacts of 5 trapezoidal weight to qualify for the standard.

EN1621-3
The barrier or stone chest protection: for the first time the dispersion is specified as a percentage of the shock and its residual value.

Note that most of the surface scattering is large better.

EN1621-4
For airbags not much more to say or too, it depends on which side one takes.

Problems with the Protocol on the inflation time, the ergonomic constraints of not more clear, no standard currently certifies this protection, the complexity and the many technologies have much to do, requiring a multidisciplinary team for evaluation, covering areas totally different as electronics, telecommunications (if no cable connection), the chemical safety, software and algorithms to name a few. Many of these points is unclear follows a self-certification of different manufacturers, which should of course change over time.

Description:

The gloves Winter Queen (nothing to do with Dancing Queen Abba) already available in stores rely on the comfort and the fight against the biting cold. Held chose a simple design, goes everywhere and the technical quality so that the girls can ride without too have cold fingers.

They should appreciate the Thinsulate lining, waterproof and breathable membrane and the different reinforcements well integrated.

The new 2012 knows how to stay mild with your purchasing power. Just have to know if the defense against the cold and the news will be enough long enough to honor its promises…

• Palm soft calf leather
• Upper hand in AirGuard (100% polyester) with leather inserts
• 3M Thinsulate lining (65% polyolefin, 35% polyester)
• Held tex membrane (100% polyester with polyurethane coating), windproof, waterproof and breathable
• Velcro tightening on cuff and wrist
• Squeegee to clean the visor
• Elastic leather inserts on the back of the hand, thumb and fingers
• Double leather on palm
• Side of hand reinforced with SuperFabric (brand fiber)
• 3M Scotchlite ™ reflective
• Women sizes: 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8
• Colours: Black, Black / White