Goldtop classic gauntlets

April 2015

Rocker gloves | Leather | Motorcycle | Fleece

At Sump, we don't recommend too many products. That's because for us, a lot of the stuff out there simply fails to launch. Over the years, we've owned classic crash helmets from a well-known crash helmet manufacturer, and the lids were as uncomfortable as hell and constantly slipped around our noggins. We've tried jackets from some of the (allegedly) best manufacturers in the business, and within a couple of seasons the seams frayed and the zips failed. And we've had footwear from various big names that split and leaked and generally failed to satisfy.

But these classic fleece-lined gauntlets from Goldtop are as good as it gets. They look great, they feel great, and the price is right at £49.99 plus £4.80 (recorded) postage and packing.

The gauntlets are manufactured from 1.1mm quality aniline cowhide. They'll age naturally well and will offer years, if not decades, of riding pleasure. But you'll need to look after them, and you'll probably want to.

Ours came with a complimentary tin of leather food. Generously apply some of that a few times each season, and you'll see these gloves mature well and continue to keep the worst of the elements on the right side of your digits. There's also a neat palm pad sewn in that helps spread the wear and gives you that all important extra grip.

We've tried our gauntlets in the wet and in the dry, by the way. So okay, you're never going to get the same kind of top-flight, state-of-the-art, ultra-expensive H20 protection from classic kit such as this. But when it comes to fit, feel and traditional style, we're perfectly happy with these at the ends of our wrists. And if you plan on riding through a lot of storms, treat yourself to a pair of Gortex over-mittens.

An extra £12.99, or thereabouts, will get you a healthy supply of leather food for your own gloves. And we recommend that too if you want to savour these gauntlets (and they're worth savouring).

We opted for black, but the gloves are also available at the same price in classic brown fleece-lined leather. Go check out Goldtop's website. There's a lot of new and interesting kit in the pipeline.

www.goldtop.co.uk

— Big End