Gloves

[Stevfro99]

Went on a 21 mile ride test at Dolby Forrest, 2/3 of the way round i started to struggle with palm pains, felt like the grips were rubbing, i must have been about 2 miles shy of getting blisters, I'm using some fox gloves on death grips. Any ideas if it is more the gloves or the grips????

 

[Gofurtherfaster]

Without being daft, it could almost literally be anything.

Does it happen without gloves? Has it always happened on every bike you've had? Are you reaching too far forward and putting too much weight on hands? Are you too far in front of axle? Gloves could be too small, does it happen without gloves? What part of the palm? Do you grip really hard?

 

[Gofurtherfaster]

and a partridge in a pear tree

 

[Stevfro99]

Without being daft, it could almost literally be anything.

Does it happen without gloves? Has it always happened on every bike you've had? Are you reaching too far forward and putting too much weight on hands? Are you too far in front of axle? Gloves could be too small, does it happen without gloves? What part of the palm? Do you grip really hard?

Its deffo something rubbing, poss the gloves on my grips, i have been suffering with my hands going numb but i think that's from putting too much pressure on the handlebars, I'm pretty new again into biking so as you could imagine I'm tensing up a lot, need to relax more.

 

[Gofurtherfaster]

Also, 21 miles is a good old distance.. especially if you are somewhat new to biking it might simply be your hands toughening up a little bit, the other factors you've mentioned just try to work on a bit (not easy to relax)

I think maybe the gloves are just the wrong size and/or not the right compound on the grips, causing them to move about a little bit , probably not noticeable till you've done a few miles.

I think if it was something more major you'd get that pain across your nerve etc, being a rubbing I think its a sizing/material issue.

 

[R120]

I use Fox Attack Fire gloves, with death grips, and have had no issues, but I do find that that fit of the glove is critical, if you have movement in the glove then you tend to get blisters

 

[Chardy82]

Hi all. Just looking into some gloves and wondered if water proof ones are necessary. Looking at the sealskinz or Specialized 1.0 gloves.

 

[Wiltshire Warrior]

What diameter are your handlebar grips - chances are they are too narrow. I use Regular Ergon EVO's (32mm Diameter)- the grips that came on my bike were way to narrow (29mm)- IE for small hands. The EVO's are so comfy that you don't ever notice them

Produkte – ERGON BIKE

 

[akarob]

I ride more dirt bikes but for what it's worth, I find great value in the gloves offered in big box home improvement stores. Great selection, half the price and they last just as long - not too long. I buy a few sets at a time. Hey, at least you can try them on in person.

 

[njn]

It's not the gloves, it's the riding position.

 

[Stevfro99]

It's not the gloves, it's the riding position.

Too much weight forward???

 

[Jaygam]

Could also be the angle of the bars, a bad angle will cause pressure points in the palms. There are grips avalible that are flatter towards the ends to help with pressure sores.

 

[steve_sordy]

The first thing I do to my favourite gloves (Dexter windproof) is to remove the gel bar across the base of the fingers. Then they are super comfy.

By the way, I have still to find the perfect glove. Waterproof ones always come with the assumption that I want a winter glove and therefore come with insulation. Then my hands sweat and I get just as wet inside as if it was raining. When I take them off, the lining comes with my fingers. Until I can find a lightweight, un-insulated, waterproof, and breathable glove, then I will make do with a windproof glove that I treat with a waterproofing agent - Nikwax do many types.

"lightweight, un-insulated, waterproof, and breathable" How hard can it be?

 

[Jaygam]

The first thing I do to my favourite gloves (Dexter windproof) is to remove the gel bar across the base of the fingers. Then they are super comfy.

By the way, I have still to find the perfect glove. Waterproof ones always come with the assumption that I want a winter glove and therefore come with insulation. Then my hands sweat and I get just as wet inside as if it was raining. When I take them off, the lining comes with my fingers. Until I can find a lightweight, un-insulated, waterproof, and breathable glove, then I will make do with a windproof glove that I treat with a waterproofing agent - Nikwax do many types.

"lightweight, un-insulated, waterproof, and breathable" How hard can it be?

Planet x have a good selection of gloves at reasonable prices....
Carnac Roubaix Gloves
Gloves & Mitts | Planet X

 

[HikerDave]

I ride more dirt bikes but for what it's worth, I find great value in the gloves offered in big box home improvement stores. Great selection, half the price and they last just as long - not too long. I buy a few sets at a time. Hey, at least you can try them on in person.

I ride with machanics armored gloves or something close. I don’t want my fingers shredded; South Mountain is a gigantic pile of square rocks from fist-sized to house sized many with sharp edges. Between the rocks are the cacti; brush against a fishhook barrel and it slashes; a choilla breaks off and sticks to you with barbs that slide in but won’t come out except with pliers.

These are very comfortable and work well biking:

M-Pact® Impact-Resistant Gloves

 

[G-Bru]

.... rebound could also be too high....

 

[HikerDave]

.... rebound could also be too high....

That makes sense; an extra clunk on the back side of every rock and root on the trail could add up to a lot of extra impact over 20 miles.

 

[steve_sordy]

I ride with machanics armored gloves or something close. I don’t want my fingers shredded; South Mountain is a gigantic pile of square rocks from fist-sized to house sized many with sharp edges. Between the rocks are the cacti; brush against a fishhook barrel and it slashes; a choilla breaks off and sticks to you with barbs that slide in but won’t come out except with pliers.

These are very comfortable and work well biking:

M-Pact® Impact-Resistant Gloves

Ouchy!

 

[Guyt]

I use heated gloves liners, so this way, I can use various gloves/mitts depending of the temperature or sport I am doing.

 

[irie]

I use heated gloves liners, so this way, I can use various gloves/mitts depending of the temperature or sport I am doing.

Holy thread resurrection

 

[Guyt]

Holy thread resurrection

Didn't notice this thread was so old. With climate change, we probably don't need winter gloves anymore