Held Touch 2, gloves

Features

• Goatskin upper
• Highly abrasion-resistant kangaroo leather palm
• Colorfast and sweat-resistant
• Unlined palm

Comfort

• Special open-edge seam
• Velcro fastener on wrist and cuff
• NUDUD - Special conductive technology for precise smartphone operation
• Soft Velcro attachment in the gusset to secure the flap on wider wrists
• Perforated palm for breathability and tactility
• Stretch leather inserts on the back of the hand, thumb, and fingers
• Visor wiper

Safety

• Certified according to EN 13594:2015 “Protective gloves for motorcyclists”
• Ankle protection with D3O® shell covered with leather
• Ankle protection tested (impact test for ankle protection)
• Palm and knuckles protected with SuperFabric® Brand material
• Hand edge reinforced with SuperFabric® Brand material

Leather

The biker's “second skin” is still ahead of almost all textile materials in terms of safety and abrasion resistance. Held leather is characterized by its high abrasion and tear resistance, breathability, and comfort, and with the right care, it has an extremely long service life.

The material stretches when worn, allowing the leather to adapt perfectly to the body and thus guaranteeing an optimal fit for protectors. Leather clothing should therefore always be purchased in a close fit.

Kangaroo leather

There are approximately 48 known species of kangaroos, some of which are protected. However, the kangaroo “macropus giganteus,” a giant kangaroo, has become a real pest due to its uncontrolled reproduction. It may therefore be hunted under a shooting license issued by the Australian government and exported under the terms of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Thanks to a special dyeing process, our kangaroo leather is completely colorfast and, thanks to a special tanning process, extremely resistant to moisture and sweat.

Normal leather becomes hard, brittle, and shrinks when exposed to moisture, especially sweat. Kangaroos do not sweat through their skin, but only under their tails and on their tongues. The skin surface is therefore continuous, which also affects the fiber structure. While the fiber structure of cowhide loosens slightly under intensive use, it remains firm in kangaroo leather. In addition, the fiber structure of kangaroo leather is more intensively interlocked than that of cowhide.

SuperFabric® brand material

SuperFarbic® is composed of 32% polyester and 68% epoxy resin. This material mix offers maximum comfort through full flexibility and combines the positive features of leather, such as cut resistance and extremely high abrasion and wear values. SuperFarbic® brand material is used especially in areas prone to falls, such as the palms of the hands/knuckles, etc.

Nudud

Nudud is the new touchscreen technology from the Swedish manufacturer of the same name. A standard smartphone display works with a constant electric field. A finger touch conducts the current and the input is recognized by the screen. Normally, however, gloves do not conduct electricity. This means that the electric field is not changed and a touch is therefore not recognized. Nudud uses microchips that are incorporated into the leather to ensure optimal conductivity.

This makes it possible to make absolutely precise inputs on touchscreens even when wearing gloves, eliminating the need to take gloves off and put them back on again in cold, rainy weather.