Fly Racing FL2 Glove
Features
- Touch screen technology
-Intake vents on knuckles and back of hand protector--Perforated leather for venting-- Because of the design of the glove the venting does not go all the way to the riders hand.
- Kevlar stitching in palm for abrasion resistance
- Pre-curved finger construction
- Palm and knuckle sliders leather reinforcement panels in palm, thumb, and side of glove
- Impact protection foam in sliders and protectors
- Reflective piping for visibility
- Expansion gussets at base of fingers and back of knuckles for max flexibility
- Dual closure system (wrist cinch strap and large gauntlet closure)
- Durable goatskin palm with leather shell
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Sizing Information
I found the fit of these gloves to be consistent with the major American based brands we carry such as FirstGear, Tour Master, Speed and Strength, etc, through the palm area. Hopefully you’ve had some experience with buying gloves and can choose based upon the fit of a previous pair. If you have no previous experience with glove sizing, go here for help.
The fit of the fingers of this model seemed more slim-fit than other gloves. If you have relatively slim or even normal hands/fingers then I think these will work fine. If you have thick fingers/hands, then this is probably not the gloves for you.
Our Two Cents
The Fly Racing FL2 glove is a great, sub-$100 full gauntlet sport style glove. These gloves have a lot of features you find in more expensive brand race gloves. The overall weight of the leather and sturdiness of the armor feels really good.
The knuckles are covered by a molded rubber/plastic protector. Its mounted to the glove to be “free floating” meaning that the back side of the armor piece is not secured to the glove. That way, when you make a fist, the knuckle protector rides above your hand and doesn’t bind like it would if it were fully secured to the glove all the way around. Nearly all good sport gloves like this with hard armor are constructed this way.
Other notable protective features are the palm and wrist sliders. Those are thicker and harder plastic and they are designed to promote sliding on the pavement if you take a tumble. If they weren’t there, leather material would be the primary material to hit the road and the leather would have more of a tendency to grab or twist your hand since it is a higher friction surface. There are also similar armor bits on the backs of all the fingers.
The fingers are sewn with the seams to the outside of the glove and most gloves styles like this are put together this way. Having the seams on the outside of the fingers makes for a more comfortable fit. A Velcro close wrist strap is included to secure the glove to your wrist and the strap has a leather flap over the top to protect it in a fall. The gauntlet is fully adjustable with a larger Velcro tab so you can adjust the fit to wear these gloves under or over the cuff of your jacket… whichever works best with the jacket design. Another handy feature is the inclusion of some conductive thread in the tip area of the fingers so you can manipulate your electronics with the gloves on. Also, I see some perforated sections of leather on parts of the gloves which should help with comfort in hot weather. This is a full leather glove so they’ll likely be warm to wear in hot summer temps, but with the perfs they should be comfortable in temps up to “very warm”. The gloves are lined with soft slippery nylon material, so they’ll be comfortable wear without much break-in. Overall, I think there is a lot of glove here for the money, and a nice selection of colors too. :: Paul, 09-28-17
