Held OLD Short Race Gloves
- Palm in highly abrasion resistant kangaroo leather
- Back in soft cowhide
- Colorfast and sweat-resistant
- Unlined
- Special step seam avoids pressure points on inner hand and enhances feel
- Visor wiper
- Elasticized leather areas on back, thumb and fingers
- Perforated finger side walls
- Fingerbridge between ring and little fingers
- Hard plastic knuckle protection
- Side of hand and fingers protected with Superfabric® brand material
- Double leather at palm
- Side of hand and ball of the thumb reinforced
- Back fully protected with KEVLAR® double material at side of hand and fingers
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Sizing Information
Held gloves are sold in glove sizes rather than the normal “alpha” sizes you are used to in the US. But fear not, we offer a comprehensive guide to choosing a Held glove size for you:
And here is some information about the long term care of Held gloves:
Our Two Cents
Here’s another top quality glove offering from Held. The Short Race Glove offers, as the name would imply, race level protection in a short cuff glove. In typical Held fashion, the fit and finish is fantastic, and the quality of materials used is top notch. Kangaroo leather is used in the palm: soft and flexible for good control feel, yet extremely abrasion resistant in case of a fall. The back of the glove is made with a very soft cowhide, and the interior is reinforced with Kevlar – these gloves are tough! Additional protective features include a vented knuckle protector, reinforced abrasion resistant palm and wrist, and a bridged pinky/ring finger. The fingerbridge helps keep the vulnerable pinky finger in place in a crash. For comfort Held has constructed these with their step seam – essentially external stitching on the fingers which conform to the shape of your hand and don’t dig in. Combined with the leather used, this feature makes these gloves extremely comfortable. There are also stretch panels at the back of the hand, fingers, and the base of the thumb. A single wrist strap secures the gloves to your hand, and a visor wiper has been included on the left index finger (a nice addition). These gloves would work well in cool to warm weather. The back of the wrist and between the fingers is perforated, as well as the vented knuckle protector. We have taken several pictures of these gloves in our photo studio, so be sure to click the “View Larger Images” link above to take a look.
