As I sit writing this piece, a raw knuckle stares back at me from the keyboard.
Okay, I am officially tired of busted knuckles from a slipped wrench, burned fingers from an unexpectedly hot exhaust, and cuts on my hands from those dastardly sharp bodywork panels. If you work on your own bikes like I do, you know exactly what I mean.
It’s time for a pair of those mechanics gloves we see in every pit at every racetrack in America. Enter the Mechanix Wear Fast Fit Gloves. For a buy in price of about $16, I can’t believe I haven’t owned a pair of these before.
The Fast Fit Gloves live up to their name. The angled elastic cuff allows easy entry and exit, so there is no reason not to slip them on before picking up that ratchet. The gloves feature Lycra panels between the fingers and a synthetic leather palm. They are very comfortable and are not so bulky as to impede most mechanical functions. However, you will surely take them off for the most intricate applications.
The Mechanix Wear Fast Fit Gloves come in three colors (black, red and blue) and sizes small through 2XL.
