Protobrand Race Line Gloves Review

In this article, we are taking a close look at the Race Line gloves from Protobrand.

Protobrand is a company created by Cesare Pacella who is an XC racer from Italy who has since moved to the UK. You can read more about Cesare in one of our earlier articles here.

Some of the products that Protobrand offer include, Top Caps, Frame Protection, Crank Protection, Apparel as well as MTB gloves which we are looking at today in this review.

The Protobrand Race Line Gloves

The Protobrand Race Line MTB gloves come in many colour options and are priced at £23.99. The gloves feature an elasticated wrist rather than a velcro strap to keep the gloves tight. They are made from a lightweight fabric and have a single layer Ammara palm with grippy pads on the fingertips.

Features

PROTOGLOVE RACE LINE FEATURES:

Single-layer Ammara palm
3mm thick padded
Thumb panels
No Strap


GLOVE SIZE	XSmall	Small	Medium	Large	Extra Large
PALM HEIGHT (IN)		7-1/8″ – 7-3/8″	7-3/8″ – 7-5/8″	7-5/8″ – 7-7/8″	7-7/8″ – 8-1/4″
PALM HEIGHT (CM)	17.5 – 18cm	18 – 18.7cm	18.7 – 19.4cm	19.4 – 20.1cm	20. – 20.8cm

Review

The Protobrand Race Line gloves are lightweight, comfortable glove that fits nice and snuggly. I appreciate the lack of velcro strap, as velcro always gets snagged on clothing. The elastic on the wrist is stretchy enough to allow you to get the gloves on and off easily but still keeps the glove firmly in place.

The gloves offer plenty of grip when riding even in wet weather. Although the material is thin it is durable and is still going strong with a couple of months of riding.

The thumb features a panel of fabric that wraps around. This prevents friction rubbing from the bars making your thumb sore and is a nice addition to the gloves.

Another nice feature that Protobrand have considered with these gloves are the pads on the fingertips that let you use touch screens on mobile phones and sat-nav devices without requiring you to take your gloves off.

Overall the Protobrand Race Line gloves are a great quality MTB glove with lots of features. I would like to see some more designs from Protobrand though.