If youve been shopping for shoulder-season gloves, the Kryptonite 2s form factor will look familiar. Squint, and their silhouette is a dead-ringer for two other Revit models: the and the .

All three of these gloves come with a knit cuff for making a cozy seal under almost any jacket; and all three offer some sort of waterproofing and some degree of insulation. The Kryptonite 2 GTX gloves, however, just do it all a good bitbetter.

These clearly are the favorite child of the family and are the most over-achieving of the bunch. They've been been bestowed with the best techRevit's short-cuff off-season glov e options. And they'repriced accordingly, costing about 50% more than its siblings. But if youre planning on riding regularly through the winter, the upgrade is well worth the coin.

Instead of theHydratex waterproof/breathable membrane found in other Revit gloves (affectionate referred to around here as generic Gore-Tex), the Krypto's get actual bona-fide Guaranteed-to-keep-you-dry Gore-Tex waterproof laminate, which we believe is not only the best waterproofing protection, but also will breath better than others, making it worth the added coin.

Plus, theres some added insurance of the Gore-Tex quality seal on the gloves. If they give up the ghost in rain, Gore-Tex stands behind the productif it even gets to that. Revit has been great about owning any performance failtures.

Another nice upgrade: instead of the fiberfill insulation of its leather-clad Boxxer cousin, the Kryptonite gets a genuine 3M Thinsulate insulation; plus a high-loft fur liner that makes them oh-so-cozy, to boot.

Protection is well accounted for in the Kryptonites, which have a sturdy knuckle armor piece, TPS reinforcements at the knuckles, and a palm thats made of reinforced goatskin which provides excellent dexterity AND abrasion resistanceand is backed by a PowerShield backing (aka Generic Kevlar).