It would be pretty easy to miss if one wasn’t looking for it. There is also an additional panel of mesh on the back of the hand and the little finger but these are in black.īranding is very subtle with REV’IT! logo in place on the back of the hand in a flocked polyurethane material. The gray color does make it easy to show where most of the mesh material is located on the Dirt 3 gloves with panels on the first three fingers as well as wrapping the back of the hand and around the base of the thumb. You can see below how the black version is very much on the stealthy side of the equation. I felt the lighter colors of the Black/Red would make for a slightly cooler glove in direct sunshine and they do offer a little more visibility as well. Of course, I’m not sure why REV’IT! doesn’t mention the gray color as part of the scheme since there is much more of it than there is red but it wasn’t up to me.Ībove images from the REV’IT website showing the two available color schemesĪlong with the Back/Red color scheme is an all-black color for those who might want something a little less flashy. They have a decidedly technical appearance and the Black/Red colorway I thought looked pretty sharp. The REV’IT Dirt 3 Glovesįrom the start, I was intrigued by the Dirt 3 gloves. The Dirt 3 gloves were described as similar to the Sand 3 gloves but with some different armor and ventilation features.

This heat and humidity have been a driver for me to look into a pair of gloves with increased ventilation.īack in 2018, I reviewed a pair of Sand 3 gloves from REV’IT! and while they ticked a lot of the right boxes, I decided to let them go in favor of keeping the Knox Orsa Leather MkII gloves I already owned.Ī couple of months ago I heard (OK, read) on the ADVRider forums about the Dirt 3 gloves from REV’IT!.

However, they had some other issues that kept me looking for another summer glove option.Ģ020 has not only been a year of massive changes and reassessment of what is normal, but it has also been very hot and humid here in Middle Tennessee.

Mesh panel at heel of thumb is potential weak spot /Įarlier this year I took a look at the Alpinestars SP Air gloves as an option for a protective hot-weather glove and they provided a good balance of protection versus ventilation.

Dirt 3 vs dirt 4