I’m usually not a big fan of protection on the outer part of my gloves because it tends to be hot and restrict movement. But you know what restricts movement even more? A broken hand. I learned this the hard way last summer, when a low-speed crash left me with a boxer’s fracture.
Perhaps a glove with
some padding would have kept me from the exhilarating bone-setting procedure in
the Whistler clinic that day. Most often when we crash or come too close
to a trailside tree, we impact the outside of our hand close to the pinky. This
is where the Moab has padding. It’s not too bulky or restrictive, but it’s
enough to take the edge off, or possibly make the difference between a bruise
and a break. Volume-wise, the Alpinestars fit my medium-sized hands well, but the
fingers are a touch shorter than the other mediums in this test. If you find
yourself between most mediums and smalls, this glove may be just right for you.
A second layer of palm material reinforced with Kevlar, and solid construction
throughout ensure that the Moab can help your hands survive multiple close
scrapes.
PRICE 45$
