{"id":1494625,"date":"2020-03-15T13:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T03:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeme.tv\/?p=1494625"},"modified":"2020-03-15T13:18:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T03:18:52","slug":"held-sambia-gloves-reviewed-why-arent-you-wearing-these","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/held-sambia-gloves-reviewed-why-arent-you-wearing-these\/","title":{"rendered":"HELD SAMBIA GLOVES REVIEWED \u2013 WHY AREN\u2019T YOU WEARING THESE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I review lots of stuff. But each time I review a pair of Held gloves, I find myself wondering how that review will be received.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere he goes again,\u201d people sigh. \u201cBanging on about these gloves like they\u2019re the best thing in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

And they\u2019re right. I am banging on about them again. They are the best thing in the world.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why I\u2019m banging on about them again.<\/p>\n

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Here they are being Rocketed.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

No-one makes better gloves than Held.<\/p>\n

You will recall I first loved it\u2019s gloves when I was given a pair of Air\u2019n\u2019Drys. You can read that review HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the latest iteration and a development of Held\u2019s popular short glove, the Sambia.<\/p>\n

This is the Sambia II and it\u2019s a gauntlet with Held\u2019s brilliant two-chamber thing going on, and is specifically designed for the Adventure or dual-sports rider \u2013 which actually means anyone who rides any bike anywhere, can and probably should wear them.<\/p>\n

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Quality in every stitch.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s a good-looking unit.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

So in the bottom chamber, you get a lightweight, perforated all-kangaroo palm, with leather and Nyspan (some kinda hi-tech and very strong fabric) outer.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s the upper chamber, which is all GORE-TEX membrane for warmth and water resistance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite clever this two-gloves-in-one caper. And it\u2019s ideal in changeable weather.<\/p>\n

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Here they are on tour with BMW.<\/p><\/div>\n

I recently did some 2000km in them, which included eight hours of pouring rain for the Tumby TT, and some brisk morning rides in the Victorian high country on the Rocket 3 launch.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s a nice day, you slip your hands in the bottom chamber and it\u2019s like a race-glove. All feel and air. Gets a bit cooler? Just slip your hand out of the bottom chamber and into the warmer top chamber. Away you go. No swapping gloves anymore. One glove to rule them all, hobbits.<\/p>\n

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You can see the two chambers here.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

What a time to be alive.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s more.<\/p>\n

Any Held product that has GORE-TEX in it has a five-year guarantee. The craftsmanship is outstanding and this is a quality glove which will last you for years.<\/p>\n

The lining does not follow your hand out when everything gets wet, the gloves remain warm even when the rain does finally soak through. In my case it took about four hours of monsoon-level water for that to happen \u2013 but even then my hands stayed reasonably warm thanks to the GORE-TEX.<\/p>\n

The Sambia also ticks the knuckle-protection box, the cut-to-the-shape-of-the-hand box, and the we-probably-have-a-size-to-fit-you box.<\/p>\n

Held offers its gloves in a big range of sizes, from size 7 to 14, so S\/M\/L\/Xl\/2XL\/3XL and even 4XL if you have hands that can strangle a rhino.<\/p>\n

They are brilliant. They work, they fit, and they look pretty cool. I cannot recommend them highly enough.<\/p>\n

HOW MUCH? $285<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT COLOURS DO THEY COME IN? You can have them in black, or in the grey-and-black as you see here.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE CAN I GET THEM FROM? Held Australia is now part of the same importer that imports Schuberth and Daytona. It\u2019s called Made In Germany and any queries should be directed to sales@mig.bike<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Or you can phone them on 1300 916916 or 02 8004 6083.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A few bike shops distribute Held gear, like Procycles in Sydney, Brisan\u2019s in Newcastle, and Andy Strapz in Melbourne. But there\u2019s nothing wrong with ordering them online either. It\u2019s how the world works these days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I review lots of stuff. But each time I review a pair of Held gloves, I find myself wondering how that review will be received. \u201cThere he goes again,\u201d people sigh. \u201cBanging on about these gloves like they\u2019re the best thing in the world.\u201d And they\u2019re right. I am banging on about them again. They [&hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1494631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[117,153,57,58],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494625"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1494635,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494625\/revisions\/1494635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1494625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1494625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}