Held Sambia 2.0 gloves in black / grey / red

Name: Held Sambia 2.0 gloves in black / grey / red
Brand: Held
SKU: HLD089
Price: 89.990000 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

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Held Sambia 2.0 gloves in black / grey / red Product Information

The original Sambia adventure glove has been replaced by the somewhat unimaginatively-titled Sambia 2; a glove that looks pretty darned similar. But the new glove wears differently; and so much more comfortably.

The back of the glove is made from a stretchy, ribbed fabric that is called Elastathan. The palm is a highly abrasion-resistant, suede-out, kangaroo leather. And for a motorcycle glove there's no leather that gives more feel. It's what all Moto GP gloves are made from.

As you might expect of a summer glove that's designed to flow a lot of air, the Sambia is totally unlined. For comfort, all the seams are flat stitched. The fingers are perforated for extra airflow. On the palm there are panels of digi-leather for extra grip. You also get a SuperFabric slider on the base of the palm.

On the back off the hand there's a bit of concertina banding for extra comfort on the bars. There's a Velcro strap for the wrist. For touchscreen usage you get the NUDUD system that for many years was exclusive to Halvarssons gloves. You also get a visor wipe, which is something you don't often see on a summer glove. And, in truth, don't often need!

For protection, there's a hard knuckle protector. There are some rubber bumpers on the fingers. There's another rubber bumper on the outside of the wrist. And that's about it. That's the spec. of the Sambia. It's not a complicated glove, but it's got all the bits you need. And a few that you perhaps don't.

There's actually little in the spec. to suggest that the new glove would be much different to the old one, yet the new version is undoubtedly nicer to wear. One of the reasons for this is the more streamlined knuckle protector. The old one was so large that it made it difficult to actually curl your fingers around the grips. It didn't really seem like a problem. The new protector is what is known as a 'two-part' protector. It makes a huge difference to how the glove wears. The other thing that makes a difference is the smaller, rubber bumper at the wrist. The old glove had one on the outside and one on the inside.

The bottom line is that the original Sambia was a nice, summer glove. The new glove is the same concept, but better executed. It's a bit more wearable; and is simply going to be nicer to ride in.

Specification

Elastathan back
Highly abrasion-resistant Kangaroo palm
Unlined
Flat seams on fingers for comfort
Velcro strap at wrist
NUDUD touchscreen nodule
Perforated finger side walls
Air vents on fingers
Visor wipe
Hard, two-part, knuckle protector
SuperFabric pad at base of thumb

Warranty

Held gloves have a two year warranty

Product Reviews

Reviews

Ren: Better than Klim

I needed a pair of summer gloves to use for two days a year in Scotland... and for my Austria trip in June 26. I had a two-year-old pair of Klim Adventure GTX, as I had wanted something waterproof as well as for summer use well, most of my biking is at home. However, they were expensive, and well looked after, but after one short season they looked worse than my 10yrs old BMW 2 in 1 gloves. So, rather disappointed, I gave the Klim gloves to my son as spares and purchased the Held Sambia during one of Motolegends sale offers. I could not comment on the new gloves till now, as it has been a warm and waterproof glove requirement up till recent days. Now I have had the opportunity to wear them on my bikes and have to say they are great. One slight niggle is that there must be a small seam that lands between my right thumb and the first finger, as the feel is not 100. However, I dont yet have grip puppies on the GS, as I have fitted them to all my post 2005 BMWs, so I am quite confident that an increase to grip diameter will deal with the niggle. These Held gloves are good value for money... and even better VFM if you can catch them in a sale weekend.