Mountain biking can be a tough sport on your hands and wearing proper gloves can minimize the damage to hands. A good pair of gloves is needed to minimize damage to hands by passing branches, give some padding to the hands and also to protect in the unfortunate event of a spill. One of the latest trends in Cycling Gloves is the use of Carbon Fiber covers over the knuckles for added protection and strength. Silicon strips are also a unique feature in the best gloves, which helps with adding extra grip on the handles. When you do have a spill, materials like rubber can help to absorb the impact and leather make them extra durable. Reinforced index and third fingers are also a trend which gives added protection to those important fingers with the focus centered on keeping a good grip on the handlebars.
Of course with all of this padding, one might think that these gloves would be too warm to wear in hot weather. Manufacturers of good mountain bike gloves have designed good gloves with added ventilation on the sides and top to ensure that hands can breath. As for making sure that gloves stay properly fitted, Velcro is used to ensure a snug fit.