The Alpinestars GP Plus R v2 gloves are full leather racing style gauntlet gloves.
This new style from Alpinestars is meant for aggressive sport riders and has the protection to prove it. One call out on this is the new protectors on the fingers near the tip. These armor pieces change the fit of the glove and press the finger into the palm side of the glove in what I would call an uncomfortable way. The fingers haven’t been resized to account for the pressure and room the protectors take up so they are too tight for comfort and as a result, you might need to size up in the glove.
Other than the odd finger fit the gloves feel great and offer all the protection you would expect from an Alpinestars track style glove: knuckle protection, pinky bridge, palm slider, and several Dynamic Friction Shield protectors in key areas like the cuff, palm, and fingers. A dual cuff closure system means you can get a well adjusted, snug fit. The index fingers have connective material and they seem to work well on both Apple and Android devices here at the shop, though it is odd they did not put the same material on the thumbs. These gloves do feature some perforations on the palm and back of the hand so they should perform well on warm to hot days.
Due to the weird armor on the fingers of these gloves, we do not recommend them, you can get a much more comfortable glove at this price point that won’t cause your fingers to go numb. :: Mike, 12-17-21
