The Bogotá Drystar XF motorcycle gloves are half-long waterproof motorcycle gloves that will serve their purpose excellently in the off-season. Bears might be able to withstand winter with these, on a motorbike that provides a little assistance in the form of decent fairings and heated grips.
For summer, we’d recommend something else. Not just because the Bogotá Drystar XF motorbike gloves are equipped with the (Alpinestars’) Drystar XF membrane, also because there’s an 80-gram heavy PrimaLoft® Silver insulation layer underneath. It preserves heat in cold conditions, something that simply occurs more often in winter than in summer. Which doesn’t mean the Bogotá doesn’t demonstrate excellent breathing capabilities.
The innovative, injected knuckle protector is the eye-catcher of this motorcycle glove and the best warranty for efficient impact protection. It goes without saying that it’s best to need it less than the goatskin on the reinforced suede palm and the stretch inserts. The combination of the materials used is good: you can feel the handlebars and the control elements, get grip and feedback, while everything remains pretty comfortable. In motoring gloves, this means: sufficiently refined and slightly pre-shaped.
The fact that Alpinestars have made other types of motorcycle gloves, shouldn’t surprise. The back in softshell makes everything a little less sharp but nonetheless, there’s a sporty side to this that is not found in every motorcycle glove. The slender cuff – not too long – with the safety closure, the limited use of seams, the stretch that makes everything tangible, the finger bridge that is imported straight from the racing world and again, that knuckle protector …
According to Alpinestars, the Bogotá Drystar XF motorcycle gloves have been entirely designed to offer an improved feel and sufficient sensitivity. Mission accomplished. The touchscreen-compatible fabric on thumb and index finger prevents you from taking these motorbike gloves off too quickly.
By the way, these motorcycle gloves are the perfect sidekicks to the Bogotá motorcycle jacket and motorbike trousers.
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