TESTED AGAINST EN 13594: 2002
Professional Motorcycle Gloves

As Motorcyclists we believe in performance, it's a fundamental part of our passion. We at Velocity Gear believe Motorcyclist Protection is more than simply wearing "gear"; it's about wearing products that are tested to perform. Like your neighbors Volvo or an Automobiles air bag, scientific testing has helped to produce a more effective product.

At Velocity Gear we believe scientific testing should be the baseline by which all Motorcyclist Personal Safety Products should be judged regardless of where these guidelines may have originated or currently exist.

Velocity Gear set out to develop a line of Motorcycle gloves that went beyond current Industry standards. We needed to build motorcycle gloves that would, through a series of tests, successfully pass the defining portions of EN13594:2002 which is the current CE mark for "Professional Motorcycle Gloves." Our quest to pass CE requirements for "Professional Motorcycle Gloves" has taken us 2 years and thousands of dollars in testing and product development.

Some have said that current designs offered by the Industry would pass these testing standards and that the European CE testing requirement has no relevance to anyone outside the European Union.

In our opinion, any product that has been developed in conjunction with scientific testing, is a better product because of the testing process. CE testing for motorcyclists should be considered paramount simply because the United States does not have personal protection standards in place, except for helmets..

Our first glove design was submitted to SATRA UK for testing and subsequently failed 3 of the 4 main physical testing requirements. Initially, our "best" glove, built to traditional Industry standards only passed abrasion resistance testing requirements. Our failure was highly unexpected and a serious setback to our glove development.

Abrasion resistance; was the easiest of the physical testing requirements to pass within EN13594:2002. The question then becomes; how important is seam, tear and cut strength to motorcycle glove design? That depends entirely on you and the steps you take to stay protected while riding a motorcycle.

We can tell you from first hand experience that "typical" motorcycle gloves are not built using CE grade construction methods or materials. Does it matter? We were contacted by Van of www.ducatipilot.com after a recent track day left him.....altered, to put it mildly.

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What Happens to a motorcycle glove when a Seam Bursts

While there are no guarantees as to how well you will be protected in a fall, we believe having products that have undergone rigorous scientific testing will better prepare you for when that happens. As they say, it's not if you'll fall, it's when!!

Cut Resistance, Tear Resistance and Seam Burst Resistance would prove to be the most difficult aspects of the European CE Mark for Professional Motorcyclist Gloves for us to pass successfully. One problem we faced was during seam burst testing , in order to determine why our gloves were failing during seam burst tests we developed our own "in house" testing bladder for our glove development. We have a short video below showing our bladder in action!

Does a CE tested motorcycle glove matter to you? We hope so, if motorcyclists are not buying motorcycle gloves for their protection, then why wear them? We believe the main reason motorcycle gloves are not currently built to these standards is the cost. As with anything, performance isn't cheap. Our glove material costs have doubled in order to pass these testing requirements. We're willing to make that sacrifice in order to offer an Industry Leading Product.

We are so confident in our glove design and construction that our gloves come with a LIFETIME WARRANTY against manufacturing defects and workmanship. Additionally, if your glove is destroyed for any reason we'll replace it for half of its original purchase price, no questions asked.

BOTTOM LINE: WE DARE YOU TO COMPARE!

SATRA UK and The CTC France were the third party accredited PPE Laboratories we used for our Motorcycle Glove Testing.