New Knox Zero 3 Winter Gloves - Road tested & Reviewed
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Another in the series looking at winter gear and this time a traditional winter riding glove in the form of the Zero 3 from British Manufacturer Knox.
The Zero 3 has just been released and promises a lot. Do they make the grade?
Thank you. I currently have some Richa winter gloves. They're OK but are quite stiff and leave a little to be desired for bar controls. They are a fifth of the price of these Knox ones but I think sometimes you need to invest. The way you rolled up these Zero 3's shows how supple they look. I think I will invest, come pay day. Thanks for the upload.
No problem, yep not always but mostly it is a case of you get what you pay for. I was suprised just how soft they were.
Thank you Tony, this has helped me in my quest for warm hands. I shall try and find a local dealer with some in stock to try for fit!
No worries, deffo worth a try
Good review Tony, i thought I could get away with my regular gloves and heated grips...but a a 5hr ride today in 7 degrees says otherwise! I shall check these out! Cheers, Steve
No worries Steve, I’ve got a couple of heated glove reviews coming up soon too
They look well thought out & made. Well presented Tony 👍🏻
Cheers Cotti
Great review. Brits don’t mess around with bad gear. Cheers and thank you.
Thanks Jonathan
Great review bud, been looking for a good winter glove! Just moved to a street twin without heated grips, these sound like a good option. 👍😁👌 Btw, your channel helped me decide on the street twin, great stuff on here. 👏😎🤓
2WheelFreak Cheers, should be some more ‘modern retro’ content coming up in the spring.....
Great video Tony! The gloves look brilliant! 👍😎🏍🇬🇧
Cheers Joseph
Another great review, thank you man.
No problem 👍
I do like these gloves. This is the second winter of use ( not warm on cold days ) already have an hole on the inside lining index finger left hand which is disappointing that's why ☆☆☆ stars.
Thats a shame, maybe you should take it up with Knox, they are normally pretty good about warranties
Nice one Tony, E'vent excellent stuff just hope it survives sweaty mitts long term. Impressive armour system and primaloft works too! Any chance of persuading Motolegends to review the warm n safe gear, particularly the inner gloves?
Cheers, yes time will tell. I've not done anything with Motolegends for quite some time now, but I can ask. Did you see my KEIS review last week? that included the heated liners
@@mancavemoto Watched the Keis review but not sure they're thin or warm enough. Also like the remote control idea on the American stuff. Cheers!
Got these gloves turning up tomorrow because I couldn't feel my fingers the past few rides hope they are good
Yep I think they are
Great video as always, Tony. Now- which would you prefer: these or the Keis liners???
Thank you Sir, hope you're well? A great question, between the two i'd pick the Zero 3 gloves. Largely because in the winter i ride a bike with heated grips and handguards. The keis liners are nice and warm, but i found them a bit bulky and fitting them into gloves i already own was a problem. Having said that although I got used to it, I still wasn't overly keen on the thickness of the palm on the Zero 3. But it was something I could put up with for warm mitts on long journeys. I'm hoping to be testing a pair of heated external gloves soon too
Thanks for the very thorough review. Can I ask whether the touchscreen pads work reliably (they don't always with thick winter gloves)? By the way, I've read some reviews that say the lining does come out.
They were pretty good, not perfect but usually dependable. I didn’t experience any problems with the lining
@@mancavemoto That's very helpful. Thanks for getting back to me so promptly!
Those are lovely looking gloves, almost a sporty look but for the winter time. Once my Triumph Warwick gloves I received for CHristmas die, these will be immediately shipped to me. Do you think there are any features potentially missing from the glove? I personally would have liked to have seen some kind of visor wipe, especially for winter gloves, and rather than reinventing velcro, I think they should have just used a Boa lace instead; however, I'm not lucky enough to be able to own a pair, so I'll have to leave it up to you, Tony
Thanks, There is a visor wipe on the left thumb (3:11) and the Boa system is good but i like this ‘lift & lock’ idea, really simple but effective, neater too perhaps?
Probably Gortex take a big cut of the profit? I noticed someone said on another video he has a pair and got cold hands after 15min city riding in just 12c!
For over $200Aus I want something that can take me 5hrs away and warm hands at the end, with batteries in the gloves! 😄 Can anyone confirm will these go the distance???
There's no Goretex in the gloves, Everyone has different tolerances I guess, but at 12C I can't see how someone's hands could be cold in these, unless they were way too tight and restricting good blood flow? If its a worry then i reviewed some decent heated gloves from both KEIS and RST
Nice review Tony
What do Knox say about how they work with heated grips in the wet - some gloves with a Goretex liner can actually make your hands wet since the membrane effectively works in reverse when heat is on the "wrong" side e.g. the outside not from your hands on the inside.
Cheers
Interesting point, and from what I can find out eVent is a different construction to Goretex. Goretex uses a PU layer and this second layer that absorbs the sweat. eVent is single layer ie 'direct venting' so it's more breathable than Goretex. However the PU layer in Goretex does add some insulation, so eVent on its own wouldn't retain the heat, hence the Primaloft. So in answer to your question, it may be the lack of the PU membrane that means these gloves wouldn't suffer from that reverse transfer issue? but i'd need to speak to the tech boffins to confirm it
Cool, thanks Tony.
p.s. for some reason this video doesn't show up on your YT Channel Home page nor your Videos page for me but is on the top when I search in the general YT search.
Bizarre!
Nigel Tabb Oh weird, ok thanks I’ll take a look
So what is your preference in winter gloves?
SInce i've tried the KEIS heated gloves, they would be my pick.
Hi,
could you make a test ride of the new Royal Enfield 650 Twin, and say what you think about this two new motorcycles?
Greetings from Portugal
Hi Isaac, funny you should mention that.....hit the subscribe button and the notifications bell, there will be something coming along soon for you ;)
Been waiting for Knox to release for ages. I needed a pair glove so picked up the Knox Zero 2 before Christmas.
So I guess the big Question is. Are they worth the money on upgrading to the Zero 3 or just stay with the previous Zero 2 model? tbh I really liked the original Zero model with the Boa lacing system
If you've just bought the Zero 2 glove, then certainly not worth the upgrade.
How do these compare to heated gloves? what do you use?
I use Keis heated gloves when it gets really cold. I like thinner gloves and heated ones offer that feel I like
How the fit ??? Do you need to get one size bigger or ????
No, just order your normal size
Thanks for this. Just one question - what’s the sizing like? Pretty standard?
Yes, i was going to mention that, but they come up bang on to the standard size chart.
Brilliant - many thanks!👍🏻
Waterproof?
Yep detailed at 58 seconds into the video
Waterproof? Or not completely?
Yep 100% waterproof
What is the price for those gloves?
The price is given in the video
6:30
How are they fitwise?
Bang on the standard size chart. no issues
Great video . We can provide these gloves in you video , tony . We are from China , my WhatsApp is 0086-13793877061.
take them for ride and test them at -1 at least......then we can call this TEST :)
I did!
Kinda look like dainese universe🤷♂️
I guess you could say that about a lot of gloves
@@mancavemoto yes but they still have that dainese touch look:p
NoobslayeRR yep I can see that
most uncomfortable gloves in my collection.U can not switch indicators in em.Overpriced piece of junk made in Vietnam.So stay away lads.
Thats a shame. They are winter gloves so will be thick. The price is subjective, given the features I don't consider them overpriced (maybe expensive) and they are certainly not junk regardless of where they are made. Thanks for commenting your observations though. Cheers
@@mancavemoto they are overpriced which is why i bought the zero 2 instead for £69.99 great gloves for that price
Fair enough, but that is a sale price of course, when the Zero 2 was launched in 2015 they were £129.99. No argument that the Zero 2 is a bargain at £70
@@mancavemoto yeah couldn't believe they had my size too, usually only see good deals for motorcycle gear in obscure sizes like an XS helmet or XXL gloves
Ha yeah you’re right there, always the way.