By (author unknown), Core77 – September 15, 2010 at 11:59AM
Ex-motorcycle racer and “motojournalist” Lee Parks has turned his years of experience into a product company. As Parks explains it,
As the editorial director of Motorcycle Consumer News and Auto Restorer, I had the privilege of scientifically testing hundreds of motorcycle and automotive products, often to destruction. This taught me a great deal about materials, production and quality. I now put that experience to work in every product I design and market.
One of the Parks’ resultant products are his extremely well-thought-out deerskin/elkskin riding gloves, designed to provide comfort, protection, and durability. We like that Parks eschews trendy materials and styles in favor of functionality and durability, as explained below. While Parks’ description of the gloves detailing “The 4 Big Secrets Glove Manufacturers Don’t Want You To Know” is somewhat sensationalistically titled, it is informative: