Racer Guide Gloves (women’s version shown).

Racer Outdoor GmbH may not be a household name here in the States, but it?s been making premium street-riding apparel in Austria since the early 1990s, and in 2012 lifelong motorcyclist and road racer Lee Block formed Racer Gloves USA as the exclusive U.S. importer and distributor. Racer is known for its focus on fit – in fact its tagline is the bold statement, ?The best-fitting gloves you can buy.?

As a European company, Racer?s products are performance-focused and carry CE certification – in the case of my Guide gloves, to level 1. The Guide, which is available in both men?s and women?s sizes, is a short-cuff mild to warm-weather glove with a textured, reinforced goatskin palm, soft TPR protectors on the fingers and knuckles, hard Knox SPS sliders on the lower palm and perforations on the fingers and the back of the hand for airflow. Goatskin is thinner and less durable than cowhide, but this is offset by improved dexterity and feel on the controls, ideal for a lighter-weight, street-oriented glove. The Guide also features ?mcFit technology,? which means the soft polyester liner is bonded to the outer shell with adhesives rather than being sewn in, and along with exterior seams on the palm edges of the fingers, this eliminates pressure points and further improves feel.
After wearing them daily over the course of the summer and early fall, I have to say I?m very pleased with the comfort level and fit of...