Reviews Held Carese 3 Gore-Tex trousers review
Comfortable, airy and boasting Level 2 armour, Held’s Carese 3 trousers are a versatile choice for adventure touring
21 Sep 2026
Held 1 Piece Leather Suits
Held Leather Jackets
Held Leather Jeans
Held Textile Jackets
Held Textile Jeans
Held Ladies 1 Piece Leather Suits
Held Ladies Leather Jackets
Held Ladies Leather Jeans
Held Ladies Textile Jackets
Held Ladies Textile Jeans
Held Aramid Fibre Jeans
Held Base & Mid Layers
Held Casual Clothing
Held Accessories
Held Carry-Bag 2 40 litre - Black I really like the choice of straps to secure the bag to my bike. I used the 4 individual straps with looped ends. Each 1 could be anchored to my bikes luggage rack and the bag easily clipped on and tightened down, a really good feature of the bag. The fabric quality is lovely but the top must be rolled at least half a roll to stop rain water leaking through the zip. The shoulder strap is sturdy and it is comfortable when carried on the shoulder. The 2 compression straps at each end of the zip do a good job of hunkering the bag down. I'd recommend this bag.
Held Inuit Heated Gloves - Black Good quality gloves, great that I can set to heat just my fingers because my heated grips were not warming my this part of my hand, not tried them on a really cold day yet, Although the batteries are a little bulky, I didn’t notice them at all when riding my bike.
Held D3O Ghost Protectors - Shoulder / Hip Again, lovely product and an improvement on the previous solid variant.
Held D3O Ghost Protectors - Elbows / Knees Love this ghost variant of the D30 armour. It moulds itself neatly into my gear and doesn’t cause fatigue. Weird how all the different brands price it though. Same product but HELD was the cheapest…
Held Air N Dry II Gore-Tex Gloves - Black Top quality all season gloves , this is my third pair , the previous ones gave up after 14 years of all season service. The new ones feel great and fit really well with enough length in the fingers for no squish . The fasteners are easy to use , they just need a little breaking in to my hands. Here is to these lasting as per the previous pair ! Not cheap but great value for the quality and durability.
Held Viper 2 D3O Protector - Back This has replaced a memory foam back protector that came with an RST jacket. I was always aware of the original, but this is barely noticeable, and it's still a level 2.
Held Exosafe D3O Back Protector I've got the Viper D3O back protector in other jackets, the size of which is limited by the pocket it's intended to fit in. Held provide a sizeable pocket that can be adjusted by means of Velcro. In size 'L' this was the largest back protector that could be accommodated in the jacket. I'm 6'4'' and it provides greater degree of reassurance than the smaller offerings you're usually limited to but with the usual supple D3O quality. Hopefully it will never be put to the test....