160+ MPH IN TEXAS. THE GLOVES ARE GONE. HIS HANDS AREN'T.
Most product feedback arrives as a star rating. This one arrived as four photos and a sentence we had to read twice.
Chris (@slick6r_) is a rider out of Texas. Last week he went down at over 160 mph wearing a pair of SA1NT Road Glove 2.0s. Then he opened his DMs and told us about it.
IN HIS WORDS
"Went down at 160+ in your gloves and just thought I'd tell ya they held up absolutely great. They're obviously destroyed but they kept my hands very safe for the circumstances of the crash."
That's the whole message. No drama. No demand. Just a rider letting us know the gear did its job.
WHAT THE PHOTOS SHOW
Look at the gloves and you can read the crash backwards.
The white goat leather is scorched brown and gray from the friction. The carbon fiber knuckle protection is torn clean off both hands, leaving black craters where it used to sit. The PU palm sliders are shredded. The leather is worn through in places, but only in places. The glove is still a glove.
Then look at the hand photos.
Bruising. Grazing. Dark nail beds where blood pooled after impact. Fingers that open, close and hold a phone steady enough to take the picture.
At the speed he's describing, that's the entire point. The energy of a 160+ mph slide has to go somewhere. It went into the leather, the carbon, the sliders and the stitching, and it burned through them in that order. It did not go into his hands.
WHY THE GLOVE FAILED CORRECTLY
There's a difference between gear that breaks and gear that fails correctly.
Failing correctly means the glove spends itself deliberately. The knuckle plate takes the first hit and sacrifices itself. The palm slider does what sliders do, letting the hand skate instead of catch, because a hand that catches is a hand that tumbles and a hand that tumbles is a wrist that snaps. The external stitching holds the structure together long enough for the rider to stop moving.
Every component on those gloves is used up. That's not a failure. That's the receipt.
THE HONEST PART
We're not going to pretend a pair of gloves makes anyone invincible, and Chris didn't say that either. Read his words again. "Very safe for the circumstances of the crash." He knows exactly what happened and what it cost.
Three things worth saying plainly:
- Protection is a system, not a product. Gloves, jacket, jeans, boots, helmet. One piece of good gear surrounded by four pieces of bad gear is still a bad day.
- Crashed gear is finished. Those gloves have done their one job. They go in the bin, not back on the bars. The same is true of any helmet that's hit the ground.
- The Road Glove 2.0 is certified to CE EN13594:2015 Level 1 KP. That's a laboratory standard tested under controlled conditions. Real crashes don't happen in a laboratory, and no certification is a promise about any specific crash.
What we can tell you is what a rider in Texas told us. He went down at speeds most people will never see, and he sent us the photos himself.
THE ROAD GLOVE 2.0
Built as a road glove, not a race glove, and it's held its own well outside the brief.
- Flexible, soft goat leather outer
- Carbon fiber knuckle protection
- Impact palm protection with PU palm sliders
- Pinky and ring finger connection for added protection
- Longer adjustable cuff with velcro closure for more coverage
- Touchscreen compatible on index fingers and thumb
- Perforated panels on palm, thumb and fingers for breathability
- Reflective piping for low-light visibility
- Certified to CE EN13594:2015 Level 1 KP
Available in white and black, XS to XXL.
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GOT A STORY?
If SA1NT gear has been between you and the road, send it through. Tag us or DM the photos. The good ones end up here.
Ride Fast. Ride Free.
Thanks to Chris (@slick6r_) for sharing his crash and his photos. Glad you're still typing with all ten.
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IT CAN GET WILD OUT THERE – VOLUME 34
160+ MPH IN TEXAS. THE GLOVES ARE GONE. HIS HANDS AREN'T.
Most product feedback arrives as a star rating. This one arrived as four photos and a sentence we had to read twice.
Chris (@slick6r_) is a rider out of Texas. Last week he went down at over 160 mph wearing a pair of SA1NT Road Glove 2.0s. Then he opened his DMs and told us about it.
IN HIS WORDS
That's the whole message. No drama. No demand. Just a rider letting us know the gear did its job.
WHAT THE PHOTOS SHOW
Look at the gloves and you can read the crash backwards.
The white goat leather is scorched brown and gray from the friction. The carbon fiber knuckle protection is torn clean off both hands, leaving black craters where it used to sit. The PU palm sliders are shredded. The leather is worn through in places, but only in places. The glove is still a glove.
Then look at the hand photos.
Bruising. Grazing. Dark nail beds where blood pooled after impact. Fingers that open, close and hold a phone steady enough to take the picture.
At the speed he's describing, that's the entire point. The energy of a 160+ mph slide has to go somewhere. It went into the leather, the carbon, the sliders and the stitching, and it burned through them in that order. It did not go into his hands.
WHY THE GLOVE FAILED CORRECTLY
There's a difference between gear that breaks and gear that fails correctly.
Failing correctly means the glove spends itself deliberately. The knuckle plate takes the first hit and sacrifices itself. The palm slider does what sliders do, letting the hand skate instead of catch, because a hand that catches is a hand that tumbles and a hand that tumbles is a wrist that snaps. The external stitching holds the structure together long enough for the rider to stop moving.
Every component on those gloves is used up. That's not a failure. That's the receipt.
THE HONEST PART
We're not going to pretend a pair of gloves makes anyone invincible, and Chris didn't say that either. Read his words again. "Very safe for the circumstances of the crash." He knows exactly what happened and what it cost.
Three things worth saying plainly:
What we can tell you is what a rider in Texas told us. He went down at speeds most people will never see, and he sent us the photos himself.
THE ROAD GLOVE 2.0
Built as a road glove, not a race glove, and it's held its own well outside the brief.
Available in white and black, XS to XXL.
SHOP ROAD GLOVE 2.0 →
GOT A STORY?
If SA1NT gear has been between you and the road, send it through. Tag us or DM the photos. The good ones end up here.
Ride Fast. Ride Free.
Thanks to Chris (@slick6r_) for sharing his crash and his photos. Glad you're still typing with all ten.