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\u201cYou’ve got to try these,\u201d Ray said the last time I visited him. He was waving a set of black short gloves at me.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey look a bit thin. I\u2019m riding to Warren. It\u2019s the middle of winter. I may be less than impressed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou write what you need to write, but you need to try these. It\u2019s that GORE-skin technology I was telling you about.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen they\u2019ve bonded the GORE-TEX to the leather using witchcraft and astrology?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat would be it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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So he handed me a flashy pair of Score KTC short gloves, which were unlike any short gloves I have yet worn. And I like short gloves, so I wear them a lot.<\/p>\n
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These had a knitted expandable cuff, which made them a bit fiddly to get on the first few times, but they slip on and off just fine now. The knitted cuff stops cold air getting into the glove from the back, so that puts them head-and-shoulders above any other short glove I have \u2013 which are all nothing but cut-down gauntlets.<\/p>\n
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And since I tend to wear my jacket sleeves over my gloves, these are perfect.<\/p>\n
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To be honest, I had my doubts. The ambient air-temperature didn\u2019t get much out of the low single digits for the whole trip and it rained pretty heavily. I thought I would struggle.<\/p>\n
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I didn\u2019t. The Score KTCs were amazing. Primarily because they are not at all a bulky winter glove, but retain a good degree of warmth thanks to the GORE-TEX membrane \u2013 and also thanks to the GORE-TEX which has been integrated into the actual glove material, hence GOREskin. So they\u2019re pretty good at keeping you dry as well. They feel like a summer glove, but work like a much warmer glove.<\/p>\n
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No, they are not a substitute for a genuine winter glove, but if it\u2019s not freezing, then you don\u2019t really need those do you?<\/p>\n
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There’s stretch-fabric on a section of the back of your hand, the rest is all leather with a goatskin palm. They are also step-seamed to reduce any pressure on your inner hand, and offer great feel, which is a big deal for lots of riders.<\/p>\n
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You also get a visor wiper, leather-covered hard-plastic knuckle armour, and the ball of your thumb is re-inforced with SuperFabric and underlaid with Armaprotec.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m thinking they may be way too warm in summer, but for the rest of the year they\u2019re spot on.<\/p>\n
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The Score KTCs are a high-quality bit of kit, which is exactly what I expect each time I put on a pair of Held gloves. And how can you go wrong with the only five-year guarantee in the glove market?<\/p>\n
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They look, good, they fit superbly well, and you should see if I\u2019m fibbing and check them out. Then you can call me names if I\u2019m wrong. But I’m not.<\/p>\n
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