When it’s time for ‘number 4’, you know we are talking about a pedigree. The Carbon 4 Lady motorcycle gloves are attached to a branch not too far from the two-piece racing suits and leather suits. The focus lies on optimal motorcycle feel and fast lap times for which DAINESE brings out an impressive list of protective material.
Notwithstanding that fact – and the fact that DAINESE really made an effort to match the design to that purpose – no one will stop you from wearing these premium motorbike gloves on a regular Sunday morning for a weekend ride. Or go on a trip with them. Or place them on your desk every morning. Mind you: leather and rain don’t mix, so let’s just cut ‘wintery’ from our list of qualities.
It won’t come as a surprise that the main component of the Carbon 4 Lady is leather. Goats and sheep provided the right ingredients and are assisted by carbon and polyurethane in the required places. Adding all these results in a clever construction that targets speed, the track and the (semi-) professional racing world.
However, this is not a simple balance: warranting safety and at the same time making sure that your fingertips can sense the smallest feedback from the front wheel and handle bars and send that to your brain to process. This takes precision, something proven by these motorbike gloves. Fine motor skills, feeling, flexible comfort; picture perfect with the Carbon 4 Lady.
Striking protective elements are the serious polyurethane palm slider but especially the carbon knuckle protector. The knuckles of three fingers also have a polyurethane insert. The fourth – and smallest – finger can count on a DCP-system: distortion control, to replace the traditional finger bridge. The system is almost seamlessly connected to the leather side panel that is made of one piece in motorcycle gloves of this calibre.
Preformed fingers, elastic inserts, a sturdy cuff – adjustable, obviously – and a Velcro strip to keep everything neatly in place; these are motorcycle gloves that will get you far. Fast too.
Substantially, these ladies’ motorcycle gloves – apart from colour and size table – are no different than the men’s version.
