Specialising in high-end mountain bike and ski protective gear, POC Sports is a swedish brand that has burst onto the downhill mountain bike scene with a range of body armour and full face helmets that are here to rival, and exceed, the best. With a fresh approach that balances a scientific background with real world rider feedback, the POC body armour range has a focus on rider safety like no other brand. So if you're looking for high-end bike wear that fits as good as it looks, POC protection is a new alternative to the usual motorbike-styled products on the market, packed with the kind of technology that will keep you out of hospital and on the bike.

The Index Flow glove from POC Sports is a downsized version of the Index DH, which will suit All Mountain and Freeriders that are generally looking for a bit of proteciton in an otherwise lightweight glove. Unlike the Index Air, the Flow glove gets some of that super-duper knuckle protection found on the DH model, that keeps everything in check during your next OTB experience. With POC being a MTB-specific design, the Index glove range maximises dexterity and flexibility so you'll always get maximum control and feedback from your handlebars, instead of that vague "spongy" feeling you get with other brands. 
The internal knuckle inserts are made from a hard shell polymer to provide impact protection, whilst on the inside a softer memory foam moulds to the shape of your knuckles for total rider comfort. Unlike the DH model, the Flow's knuckle inserts are a 2-piece design that allows for more flexibility to follow the curve of your hand. The outer shell on the palm and the back of your hand is made from supple Pittards goats leather that gives better breathability than any synthetic, whilst keeping everything in tact when your hands are scraping along the ground. The velcro closure strap is a full wrap-around design for maximum security.

From POC:

"All our products have been tested by top world gravity sport athletes and then further refined to perfection. Our athlete friends love to go flat out but without suffering cuts, bruises and headaches, or in the worst cases, risking back or brain damage as a result of crashes that sadly happens to even the best athletes. The end result is a line of lightweight, high performance gear that offers the ultimate protection against injury thanks to superior impact absorption and penetration resistance.

When developing a product at POC, we do it in the spirit of doing the best. We never compromise in choosing materials or construction, to make a product cheaper or to increase margins, if that means compromising safety, quality or performance".

"It's our mission to do everything we can to develop protective gear that can save lives and reduce the severity of injuries"

The POC Index Flow Gloves feature:

• Internal Polymer inserts over the knuckles with a split design for flexibility
• Soft "memory foam" utilised on the inside to contour to your knuckles
• Internal Polymer insert on the underside of the wrist
• Pittards goat leather on the back of the hand and the palm
• Patterned texture on fingers for shifter and brake control
• Single velcro closure strap