Mr Wolf wants to protect all your enduro digits

First look at the lightweight Recchie hand guards

Mr Wolf has created the Recchie handguards to protect all your enduro digits

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Josh Patterson

Published: August 28, 2017 at 8:00 pm
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Mr Wolf is a small start-up that introduced the Banger anti-flat tire insert earlier this year. The Italian company’s latest project is a handguard designed to protect your fingers, as well as your shift and brake levers, from impacts.

The Recchie handguards mount outboard of the shift and brake levers - Courtesy

The Recchie handguards are constructed from polypropylene plastic with aluminum arms that position them in front of the grips. They mount outboard of the brake levers and have a total length of 305mm per side, which is long enough to shield the rider’s hands as well as the rest of the controls.

While they might look ridiculous, some professional enduro racers including high-profile athletes such as Sam Hill and Nicolas Vouilloz have used similar products developed by AVS Racing to protect their hands.

The claimed weight for the moto-inspired Recchie handguards is 148g for the pair. Pricing is set at €49/$58/£45 /AU$75.

Unlike similar products, the Recchie guards also protect brakes and shifters - Courtesy

Mr Wolf is currently attempting to fund the development of these digit defenders on Kickstarter and expects to deliver them in October.

What do you think? Are handguards a worthy accessory for aggressive trail riding?

Josh Patterson

Contributor

Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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