Held Rodney Gloves

Have had vented gloves in the past. Lots of holes that do not really do much. With the Rodney gloves, hands on the grips, fingers together and you really do not feel anything. Spread your fingers just a little and you can feel the air above and below your palms. These are great.

The fit and finish on this product from Held is superb.
The gloves feel sturdy, no missed stitching or other manufacturing blemish.
Remediated negative – the helmet wipe did not break in after an accumulated 10 hours of riding and hurt my index finger; flipped the glove inside out and trimmed it with cuticle scissors and it fits… like a glove.

There are cheaper summer gloves on the market, but none of them have the features, fit and quality of these gloves. Held uses premium materials - kangaroo and goatskin, Coolmax, Superfabric - which sets them above the others. The gloves are lightweight, but offer considerable protection. The cuff is just the right length. not too long, yet it goes under my jacket without problems. The cuff can be adjusted and secured in ways that should satisfy everyone. Sun protection is important to me, and the cuff length covers the gap between glove and jacket perfectly. About fit: I found sizing to be accurate. I ordered size 10/XL, which are slightly too large for me, but I find that if I order a 9/L, the thumb and fingers are too short (I wear a 9.5 in the Steves). So I live with a very slight looseness but I'm able to reach the bike's controls. YMMV, hands and gloves are hard to compare. Revzilla makes it easy to swap gloves to get the fit you like.

I have difficult hands to buy gloves for, since my palms are 8.5" which is generally a large, but my fingers are long. I ordered a large in these gloves, and they fit perfectly. The feel is superb, the build is high quality, and the cut is perfect. There's room in the fingertips and thumb to be a good fit when clenching a fits, yet the palm isn't baggy. I tried on over 20 pairs of gloves trying to find one I liked and after all that and a month of looking, I found these. Originally I'd bought the REV'IT Chevron gloves, which looked cooler, but pinched my throttle thumb. The thumb on the clutch hand ended up ripping so I sent them back and was refunded. Unfortunately they were by that time out of stock, so I had to look for other gloves. I tried the REV'IT Curb, the Dianese Ricochet, and the Scorpion Klaw. This glove feels better than all of them. I will say though, that you sacrifice a little protection. The knuckles seem well padded, but there's not much protection on the fingers. The super-fabric on the outside palm is a nice layer of protection too. Another great thing is the cuff closure. Its the best I've seen in a glove. Its big enough to go over your jacket if you want, but somehow cinches down small enough to slide under your sleeve as well. It's very well designed.

I have only one gripe, and that is that they could have some rubber or something on the palm to stick to the grips better. Its not a big deal for the clutch hand, but I have to hold the throttle tighter to keep it from rotating back. It's not terrible, but it could be better.

In conclusion, if you're an average rider with average riding needs, and you want a glove that feels amazing and flows lots of air for summer riding, look no further than this glove. If you ride track at all though, or push your bike harder, I'd move to something with more protection.

I spent forever comparing pretty much every glove on Revzilla. This glove hits everything I needed. Great protection on the side of the hand and heel of the palm, good air flow, subdued yet classic styling so they don't scream "I'm a motorcycle glove!", great comfort and fit, and even some unique features. The index finger squeegee doesn't give me any discomfort - contrary to some of the reviews I've seen - and actually functions quite well. Price is still a touch high for my liking, but other than that they are PERFECT!

The Held Rodney gloves are light and soft with great tactile feel. The palms have a slightly tacky feel on the controls, a feeling I've really begun to appreciate, as it gives me a feeling of being very connected with my machine.

Air flow through the top of the glove isn't super, but is enough to keep me reasonably comfortable on all but the hottest days. And since the palms are perforated as well, when my hands get hot, I just have to lift my fingers a bit to get great flow through the whole glove and cool my entire hand instantly.

The much ballyhooed visor wiper doesn't seem to be any better or any more useful than just using the side of your gloved finger, so I'm not sure why that gets talked up so much. It certainly isn't obtrusive, though.

The short of it is that these were exactly the summer gloves I was looking for, and I love riding with them.

I don't know if I buy into the sizing on these gloves running large. My hands measured 9-3/8 so after reading the reviews I ordered a 9 and looked like OJ Simpson trying to get them on. Meaning I couldn't get them on at all. I sent those back and ordered a 10, it fit tight through the hand and my fingers were at the ends of the glove and that won't work. Sent those back and ordered 11's and they finally fit both across the hand and finger length.

After my Tourmaster summer gloves wore out I was looking for more protection in a non-black glove - in the desert sun that is important. There are very few options available. I tried a pair of Alpinestars but they were uncomfortable, the knuckle protection was too tight and dug into my fingers. The DAINESE mesh/leather summer gloves were too hot, they had no airflow, the only perforations were in the palms. The Rodney is the highest quality, with the best airflow and most comfortable of all the gloves I have seen.

Pretty nice glove. I ordered and discussed with phone staff. I have big hands so went with safe order of XL. Very nice fit do not have to struggle to get on or off but if I were to order again I might try L. And I may but then which do I wear?
They do allow air to come thru as they are perforated leather
fingers and back.
Although I feel they are a bit expensive we shall see how long they last.

R

These gloves are out of the box comfortable. Easy to wear and navigate controls. Rode the other day with temps in the 50's and you could feel the air flow so these should work well when the warmer temps set in.
This is not a heavy bulky glove, but one that offers moderate protection and great build qualty.