Hey guys, this is a quick overview of the Revit Sand 3 summer gloves. I’ve only had this for about 500 kms, so this is not a full review. I’ll split this up into 4 parts, Style - Construction - Safety - and Fit and comfort. Alright, lets get down to it.
First things first, how do these gloves look? I’ve got the all black version with me, and Revit does sell these gloves in other colours, but I think this all black version is pretty stealthy. Revit hasn’t made this a billboard, so there’s just a big typeface Revit on the front, a Revit logo on the cuff, which is hard plastic sliding armour, and an embossed Revit logo on the index fingers.
I think Revit has done a good job giving these gloves a unique adventure look and have made sure they look light and minimalist. Good job.
What kind of materials have Revit used on these gloves? Goatskin leather for the palms is great. Goatskin is fantastic for abrasion resistance and they are very comfortable out of the box. So you’ve goatskin leather on all the abrasion zones of the gloves.
On the other side of the gloves, Resit’s sewn in something called PWR Shield. This is basically polyamide fibre and not Polyester. Polyamide is a stronger material, and Revit also uses it on their more expensive textile jackets. So its nice to get this tech in a $100 glove. What’s also awesome is that this PWR shield is full mesh so its great for air flow.
You also have a grip panel over the palm, and you’ve got double stitching in most places and outer seams are reinforced. We’ll have to see how this holds up long term though. And I’ll tell you why. These are my older San Pro gloves and look at what’s happened to them. Ofcourse, these gloves have been through hell, 50,000 kms and I haven’t babied them at all.
On the inside of the gloves, you’ve got a liner that Revit calls a Tri Fleece liner. I don’t think this is fleece at all, but I think maybe its as comfortable as fleece? Because this is strictly a two season glove, and if you live in the tropics I could push this as a three season glove. But the liner feels seamless, they’ve done a good job integrating it with the glove - it doesn’t feel like a separate liner at all. There’s no bunching up inside and it feels pretty tactile.
Now this is the big one. Protection. Right on the top, we’ve got injected thermo plastic rubber or TPR. Its about 7mm in height and has a hexagonal design like Revits own seesoft armour. Now this rubber is flexible, elastic, and almost like memory foam. It self contours to your hand when you wear it. and offers fantastic flexibility and range of motion. You’ve also got this same stuff on the fingers, thumbs and a big one on the palm.
But how well does this rubber do on tarmac on a high slide? Personally, I think this kind of armour works well for impact protection on light falls in the dirt.
We’ve also got hard plastic on the cuff, nicely done as a Revit logo.
There’s no reflectivity, which is not a big deal for me - your jacket or pants should have plenty of that.
So how do these gloves feel on the hands? In short, they are pretty darn good.
The fingers have stitching on the outside, so no hotspots on long riding days. The stitching don’t look overdone as well and keep the gloves looking good. Held Sambia’s, I’m looking at you.
Fingers have also been designed wider. My fingers expands ever so slightly with more blood flow on long days and the extra wiggle room is well worth it. The stryker 3 gloves from Revit have slimmer fingers, and I found my hands cramping up in those.
For a summer glove, the cuffs are longer than typical short cuff street gloves, great for additional protection and keeping the sun off your hands if your jacket sleeve is short.
Revits also got a small red finger loop to help get these gloves on. I’ll show you why these are such a great idea. When I fit them on, I tug at the bottom, and what have you - frayed seams. I think the Sand 3 gloves totally fixed this issue. So props to Revits designers for actually improving the everyday usability of these gloves.
The velcro pad’s been improved as well over the Sand pro’s. These are longer, and give better adjustability off the cuff.
There’s also Connect touch leather at finger and thumb tips. What i love about these is You cannot see it, its part of the construction. Just bloody brilliant.
Accordion panels on the fingers and more PWR mesh inbetween fingers for better range of motion. There’s also tiny perforations in the leather to keep your hands cool on really hot days on the road.
Just two issues so far. The TPR mould on the pinkie and thumb could cause a bit of irritation. I actually bruised a little, but I guess you just man up and get through with it. The gloves are also pretty stiff out of the box and take a while to break in.
The fit seems fine for me. I wore a medium Sand Pro, and the Medium Sand 3’s fit well.
So if you do a lot of dirt + adventure riding in hot weather, and you also commute every day, these are great gloves for the money. I’ll come back in 5,000 kms and put up an update on how these gloves fare. Until then, stay at home and stay safe!