The Knox Handroid Glove is a multi-award-winning glove with a unique design to help reduce some of the more common injuries caused by the natural reaction of putting your hands out in front of you when you fall. It is a fully CE certified sports glove with Certified to European CE Standard EN 13594 – 2012.
The MKIII has a new design with a revised finger construction for an improve fit and a new Boa fastening. At first inspection it looks like a cross between a robot’s hand and a glove from a suit of armour. The patented Exo skeletal flexible spines cover the knuckles, fingers and thumb, and they link to the gel lined Metapod that covers the back of the hand. The palm features a Dual Compound Scaphoid Protection System that prevents the grab effect that occurs when a leather palm makes contact with the road, this then reduces the risk of hyper extension which can result in a broken scaphoid - that’s the bone in the heel of the palm that attaches the thumb and controls the power to grip (kind of important!) This is rather clever as it aims to ensure the majority of the contact with the road is connected with these built in sliders, rather than the leather which allows the hand to travel along the road until coming to a sharp stop and causing injury.
Created from a strong and tear resistant Kangaroo leather on the inside palm and fingers, there is also a technical Knox Boa lacing system for quick and precise adjustment around the whole cuff and a simple, instant release. Other features include the Amara Grip Pad with silicon print for improved control, Japanese race quality drum dyed Aniline leather and Japanese polyester high tenacity thread.
When you first start wearing the MKIII they are very tight and stiff but stick with them as they will soften up once they are broken in. These are serious gloves designed for racing and might be a bit overkill for the daily commute, but the BOA makes things snug and simple, and that Scaphoid Protection System could save you mashing up your hands. RRP £199.99
4 out of 5
Pros
Scaphoid Protection System
Comfortable once broken in
BOA wrist fastening
Cool design
Knox gel metapod that covers the back of the hand
Kangaroo leather palm
Amara grip pad with silicon print
Cons
Stiff and tight to begin with
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