Anytime it’s got cold or cool in the last year, the gloves I’ve reached for without fail have been the Hestra Tracker. I’ve now had these for around 12 months, have spent hundreds of miles riding in them and have no hesitation is saying these are some of the best cycling gloves I’ve ever used.
The Hestra Bike Tracker have performed exceptionally well for me in temperatures down to about 3 degrees celcius and I’ve not over heated when the temperature has risen to double figures.
They’re a two and half seasons glove – Autumn, Spring and all but the coldest winter riding. If you suffer from cold hands, once you get to 5 degrees Celsius you might want to use a liner or go for something warmer like the Hestra CZone Gaunlet (which I’ll cover another day). I can happily use the Hestra Trackers to a bit colder than 5 degrees but I don’t typically struggle with cold extremities.
Hestra only make gloves, so they have a big incentive to get them right. They’ve obviously got a good track record of doing just that too as they’ve been in business since 1936. The company’s based in Sweden and the products are imported into the UK by Nordic Life.
The Tracker are a very well made glove with a neoprene cuff, Gore Windstopper outer fabric and an inner fleece lining for extra warmth and comfort. I chose the neon version to help visibility when indicating and the gloves also feature reflective piping. There is also a white option.
The palms are moderately padded using Chamude synthetic suede, the thumb has soft fleece fabric to wipe sweat or such like. There’s a nice tab to help pull the gloves on on the inside cuff (with a Gore Windstopper logo on it).
The thumb and first two fingers feature a pad which I wondered if might be for touch screens but to me it doesn’t seem to really work with those. It does give a bit of rugged protection for the end of those fingers.
When riding, I’ve found them to be first class. I did have to size up and also be reminded that it’s the air around your fingers that keeps you warm, so you don’t want gloves to tight and squash the air out. They’re handling regular washes well and I’m completely smitten.
The Hestra Bike Trackers are a terrific full finger riding glove for all but the coldest conditions.
You can find out more about the Tracker here: https://hestragloves.com/sport/intl/gloves/mtb-bike/windstopper-tracker/441100/
If you’d like to order some, they’re imported by Nordiclife: http://www.nordiclifeuk.co.uk/, so please contact them for more information. At the time of posting this review, they’re not on the site as a recent Bikes Etc review has sold out all of the stock both here in the UK and via Hestra’s world wide stock. I’m sure they’ll be more stock on hand soon.
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