Held Titan Race Gloves
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Awesome gloves
The quality, fit, and features that come with these are amazing. I cannot find one thing wrong with them!
They are a bit pricey, but I figured my hands are worth it.
February 14, 2013
Great Gloves
This is an Outstanding pair of gloves if your willing to put out the cash for it.
December 28, 2012
Well done execution
I'm impressed with how soft they fit/feel. Many reviews make it sound like they are stiff and uncomfortable (at least compared to the Phantoms). I measure exactly 8 and they fit exactly right. Thumb is a touch long but I don't believe it will matter in the slightest.
Full disclosure: I bought a pair of demo Titans so I paid much less than retail.
August 28, 2012
Lots of comfort under huge protection
I´m a new user of this gloves (and newbie into moto world), I bought them because in my country Colombia, the traffic is (to put it in a way) Level: INFERNO, specially for motorcycle riders, and my hands are my main working tool... so I had to buy the best thing I could afford.
About the gloves:
First of all, keep in mind that you are getting into an armor (this gloves have kevlar, carbon fiber and the stingray protection in the arms is really hard) so your riding style changes as you put the gloves on, but not in a bad way... it is just different. One important point is the kangaroo leather... you break in fine in one day! I used them for like an hour and I felt fine with them after that.
The sizing of the gloves is true to fit in my experience, except for the thumb, it´s longer than mine (I´m latin american, so maybe it has something to do with that... maybe they do gloves for Center-European people), what is the problem there? that when you are going to use the turning lights, an unexperienced rider like me can get into a bit of trouble, but its a thing of getting used to it I guess.
The pinky and ring fingers union comes just fine, I only notice that when Im doing signs with my hands but it doesn't affect my riding at all!
About protection, I haven´t had the opportunity to test them in a crash yet (and I hope I never do) but a couple of days ago I went to play paintball, and you know how hard those balls hit... I used the gloves just for fun and I didn't even feel the shots in my hands! (later the problem was to clean the stingray, is not easy)
The airflow in the Titans is just incredible! (if you are in a warm city) ... my place of living turns really cold in the early morning and in the night, so when I ride at 60kmph (37.28 mph) or more, my hands get some more air than they need, so maybe Held could think of making non perforated gloves.
One thing I read in a previous review about this gloves is that the Titanium knuckle was not well glued, well... mine came fine and with the use I have given, nothing strange has happened.
The looks, for me it was the least important of aspects when taking a decision because I´m after protection, but still... you feel and look like Batman! (I bought the black ones, thinking about durability and behavior of the material) I think the knuckles help for that because they are kind of huge, and combining them with some good outfit, you get a lot of looks when riding, I imagine how would it be with the other colors!
I will write a review about the gloves when I have much more time with them so I can tell you about their behavior when they get old and all the insights that I get.
For now I´m really happy with my gloves, for me they were expensive... but I thought it this way:
How much are my hands worth?
August 21, 2012
The best hand protection.
The Held Titan pretty much have your hands protected from any which way you go down. Top to bottom and side to side is covered with impact absorbing material and also slidders. Everyone knows about the large coverage of stingray in the palm and side of the hand. What I didn't realize was that there are also two carbon fiber slidders. One at the base of the thumb and the other carbon slidder is about an inch below the small finger on the side. Only the best materials used on this glove. If your budget can afford a pair of these, it would be the best you've done to protect you hands. I kinda like my hands the way they are and are WORTH every investment to make sure it stays that way.
June 25, 2012
Should have bought the Phantom
I am adding this review because I could have used this kind of information before purchasing the Titan glove. My previous glove was the Held Galaxy, which I have used for 8 years. My finger finally wore through the clutch finger. The Titan glove seemed like a suitable upgrade. They fit a little tighter, but have broken in well and have some impressive crash worthy improvements. The problem I have with them is that they substantially reduce the feel of the throttle compared to the Galaxy. The light switch on/off character of my older VFR demands millimeter precise application of the throttle when transitioning through turns. I feel ham fisted with these gloves and can’t use them for the VFR. The construction of the Titan through the palm appears to differ from the Galaxy’s or the Phantom’s. Where the Galaxy and Phantom have hard leather against the throttle, the Titan has a layer of soft kangaroo leather on top of other layering. The harder leather transmits more road feel and vibration to the palm of my hand. If the VFR throttle had more feel or wasn’t so twitchy, I would give these gloves a top rating. In fact I love them on my GSA because of their soft vibration free feel. I don’t know how these can be considered race gloves with the dampening feel through the palm, but I defer to motorcyclists who race.
June 13, 2012
Confidence inspiring protection features
Though these gloves are quite pricey, I chose to rate them "good", in the "Bang For The Buck" category, simply because these gloves use 100% kangaroo leather, which is far superior than cowhide, and incorporate elements of titanium, carbon fiber, and stingray hide as well - as much as I would rather spend less, for sure, I understand that these components are not cheap!
The gloves construction is fantastic, and knowing that they offer, what I feel is the best protection possible, they give me confidence that my hands will be fine in the event of even a high-speed crash.
The index and pinky finger are just a touch long, which is less evident when they are curved in "grip" mode, but going a size down, would not be possible, since they are tight enough at the palms to require a little break in, and another size down would be too snug.
Bottom line: to me, it's hard to find a glove that is "perfect" fitting in every aspect, unless they were custom made for you, so i understand that this is an acceptable fact when buying gear - if you are racing or doing track days, there is NO OTHER glove to buy, period!
June 4, 2012
Held Titans are great
On a recent Track Day a few of us were comparing Gloves. The Majority had Held Phantom gloves.
They crashed in them multiple times in the advanced groups without any hand injuries. They all figured they would have broken bones in their hand with out them.
The Titan gloves are the step up. I haven't crashed in them, but the throttle feel through the thin palm is excellent (a good thing) plus I feel like the parts of my hand most likely to be damaged are fully protected will help on the track.
I'm very happy I got these.
April 18, 2012
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While most gloves sold in the US are offered in alpha sizes (Small, Medium, Large, etc), Held gloves are sold in numeric glove sizes. The most accurate way to choose a glove size is to measure your hands using the directions and charts below. To get an idea of what Held Glove sizes correspond to in typical american gloves, a conversion guide is included below just to get you started in the right direction.
