As the name would imply, these gloves are designed for on-road/off-road adventure riding.

For a vented mesh-glove that breathes as well as these do, the Dirt 3 is substantialmore so than most other vented gloves we've seen.

The Dirt 3comes with copious amounts of armorboth with a broad knuckle protector, and with extra TPU bits along the fingers. They also have ahefty rubber pad at the palm, for blunting the impact of impacts with trees, or terra firma.

Strictly speaking, if you're going to go arms-out Superman off the bike while riding on the street, something of a palm slider would be a better feature.

That said, we can still recommend these gloves for crossover use as an urban summer option. And it's an ideal option if you're going to tackle a summertime.

The Dirt 3's short cuff design interfaces easily with any jacket style, and "connect" fingertips work with your GPS or smartphone.