Highly ventilated summer glove in a mesh construction and at a good price, however the construction leaves a niggling doubt as to the crashability and long term use of this item
Light and breezy summer gloves
Initial Thoughts
Lightweight summer gloves can be somewhat of a lifesaver when it gets too hot to handle outside and with the majority of us looking to keep cool and comfortable during those months I was interested to see what the JoeRocket Phoenix Gloves had to offer. Made primarily from lightweight materials they felt like they would be great for ventilation but I had my doubts about durability.
Construction
The main construction is that of Airprene and Nylon Mesh, with cow hide and synthetic cow hide panels, across the knuckle is an impressive silver carbon weave protector which is mirrored with carbon detailing on thewrist side and thumb base. Right off the bat the fingers started wearing and bobbling, I am guessing this is the synthetic leather as it feels suede-esque but nowhere near as durable, comfort wise these are truly lovely feeling gloves but as I feared earlier they feel way too comfortable to be of any use while sliding down a road - not that I have had chance to test them though.
In the summer weather they really do offer great ventilation, at no point did I want for a lighter glove but at the back of my mind was the ever nagging fear of 'what if?'. This in my opinion is the biggest decider of the rating given to these gloves as with any motorcycle product I am reviewing it has to give confidence that it will do its job if and when the time comes.
Features
- Carbon Knuckle protector detailing
- Extensive mesh and lightweight fabric construction
- Reflective panels to the knuckle joints for increased visibility
- Secure Velcro wrist strap closing
