Touchscreen motorcycle gloves are a specific category with a common problem: most of them put a synthetic conductive patch on a leather glove and call the function solved. The touchscreen works, but the fingertip contact is no longer leather — it's plastic. The Spitfire's approach is different.
How Touchscreen Capability Works in Gloves
Smartphone touchscreens use capacitive sensing. The solutions manufacturers use fall into two categories: synthetic conductive patches (a piece of conductive synthetic material sewn onto the fingertip) or conductive leather treatment (the leather itself treated for natural conductivity). The Spitfire uses the second approach.
Why the Spitfire's Approach Is Different
The Spitfire uses treated deerskin at the fingertips rather than synthetic inserts. The entire glove, including the touchscreen contact area, is real leather. This maintains tactile consistency throughout the glove — no synthetic areas that feel and behave differently from the leather body.
Touchscreen Performance in Practice
The Spitfire's deerskin touchscreen performs reliably for the practical uses riders need at stops: navigating maps, changing music tracks, accepting or declining calls. Most riders who avoid removing their gloves at every stop find the Spitfire's touchscreen sufficient for their actual use case.
The Slim Wrist Profile Advantage
The Spitfire's short-wrist construction pairs naturally with the touchscreen capability for daily riders. The combination — touchscreen fingertips and a slim wrist profile that sits cleanly under a jacket sleeve — makes the Spitfire the natural choice for riders who interact with phones and devices regularly.
Real leather touchscreen. No synthetic patches. The Spitfire is here.
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