At around sixty Australian dollars , the Swift by Argon could be said to be at the lower end of the glove price range yet , it is a glove that suits most purposes and does it quite well .
Well designed and constructed the Swift is an allrounder , good for most applications although perfect at none . High tenacity Ammara and Nylon lycra fabric allows ease of movement as the fabric stretches in all
directions , this means a great fit and comfort whilst riding . We like the Swift for both dirt and tarmac applications although , we must admit that if sliding down the road is your thing the Swift probably won ’ t offer great protection .
Protection comes from an increased Ammara reinforcement panel on the palm , maybe like wearing two pairs of underwear to the pub in the hope that will prevent a slight ‘ spot of shame ’ from appearing . The palm does also have a plastic slide protector , this will offer some protection to the heel of the palm . The fingers also have rubber padding strips down the outer three fingers on each hand , we ’ re not sure what it would actually do .
The knuckles have a built in , what we believe to be plastic , protector . Some level of comfort there , thankfully .
Two areas where the Argon Swift glove does stand out is the mesh panelling that allows for airflow , it ’ s hard to see where this is but the gloves are very comfortable in hot weather , so we guess it works . The same goes for the touch panels on the forefinger and thumb . Really just some sort of fake leather but it works as well as any much more expensive glove when using your electronic device .
An area where the Argon Swift fails miserably is the quality of the fabric colouring . Just two days of riding in semi-overcast conditions and we noticed that the navy blue of our gloves was starting to turn a different
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