Knox Handroid
Knox's latest sports motorcycle glove is the first ever glove with 'exo skeleton' protection. The exo skeleton armour stretches across from the knuckles to the top finger joint. This new type of flexible armour is said to protect the otherwise vulnerable areas of the finger joints, while at the same time keeping all the flexibility you need to operate your motorcycle.
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This glove features a new type of fastening system around the wrist, and the firm behind it believe it will eventually replace the shoelace. All that's needed is a simple twist clockwise and the cuff tightens in a ratchet fashion. Pulling it releases it back to it's starting position.
A silicon pattern has been put on the material on the palms to aid grip in cold and wet conditions. There's also a grip on the forefinger for the brake too.
The lower part of the palm comes with three plastic sliders. These are there to stop the palm twisting and grabbing, which ultimately damaged the scaphoid bone in the wrist. This is a very common injury, one that I am all too familiar with. The idea behind it is to allow the glove to slide along the ground rather than the way leather often grips and snatches the road as you slide along.