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Why do Cyclist wear padded gloves.

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  • August 14, 2015 at 8:15 am #24610
    Batchy

    I have always worn padded track mitts when out cycling. It also appears that practically all pro and racing cyclists do the same. Now I wear mitts mainly because they usually help to prevent nasty cuts, scrapes and surface damage to my palms if I unfortunately take a spill. Obviously they also keep my hands warm too on cold days. They also offer some relief from road vibration, though my bar tape does this anyway so gloves are not really necessary for this purpose. Past experiences tell me that wearing gloves when out cycling greatly reduce the risk of injury to my hands. What are your views ? ?

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  • August 19, 2015 at 12:36 pm #856915
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    pants

    I used to have a cheap 9
    I used to have a cheap 9 speed tiagra groupset with hoods that hurt my hand to hold after a while, a few bikes later I still wear mitts out of habit.

    August 19, 2015 at 9:15 am #856913
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    VeNT

    Forgot my gloves on a 100k I
    Forgot my gloves on a 100k I did the other month, even with padded bar tape it was punishing on Cornwalls bumpy roads!

    August 19, 2015 at 8:12 am #856911
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    mudshark

    Similar reason to me just
    Similar reason to me just using a single white one.

    August 18, 2015 at 1:12 pm #856909
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    farrell

    For me it’s because I’m a
    For me it’s because I’m a massive Billy Idol fan.

    August 18, 2015 at 1:08 pm #856907
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    JohnnyRemo

    Protection of course – which
    Protection of course – which is why the Pro’s ride them. You can ride with most bits bandaged, but not your hands…

    August 17, 2015 at 1:15 pm #856905
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    Anonymous

    Batchy wrote:Podc wrote:I

    Batchy wrote:
    Podc wrote:
    I bought some padded gloves as I was getting pains on the outside edge of my palms – they felt like they were bruised and it interfered with changing down gears. Have had no troubles or pains since :-)

    This comment made me think about my Ultegra carbon brake levers. They can get very slippery when wet. In winter with full finger gloves this is not a problem but in warmer weather when wearing fingerless mitts sometimes when my levers get wet ( quite common up here in Cumbria ) it can be annoying to find my fingers slipping off especially when trying to change down quickly. Does anyone else have this problem and do you think that Shimano need to make their carbon levers a tad more grippy ?

    I saw a suggestion a while ago that you could put self-adhesive grip tape on SRAM gear shifters; you could do the same on your brake levers.

    August 17, 2015 at 8:11 am #856903
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    Batchy

    Podc wrote:I bought some

    Podc wrote:
    I bought some padded gloves as I was getting pains on the outside edge of my palms – they felt like they were bruised and it interfered with changing down gears. Have had no troubles or pains since :-)

    This comment made me think about my Ultegra carbon brake levers. They can get very slippery when wet. In winter with full finger gloves this is not a problem but in warmer weather when wearing fingerless mitts sometimes when my levers get wet ( quite common up here in Cumbria ) it can be annoying to find my fingers slipping off especially when trying to change down quickly. Does anyone else have this problem and do you think that Shimano need to make their carbon levers a tad more grippy ?

    August 16, 2015 at 8:35 pm #856901
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    crikey

    The gloves I don’t wear?
    I
    The gloves I don’t wear?

    I think it’s probably a curse for not buying lucky heather in 1972…

    August 16, 2015 at 8:23 pm #856899
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    fustuarium

    crikey wrote:When you’ve been

    crikey wrote:
    When you’ve been falling off as long as I have, you get skilled…. ;)

    Maybe your gloves are jinxed and causing you to fall off ? 😉

    August 16, 2015 at 7:57 pm #856897
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    crikey

    When you’ve been falling off
    When you’ve been falling off as long as I have, you get skilled…. 😉

    August 16, 2015 at 6:55 pm #856895
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    Batchy

    crikey wrote:I only wear

    crikey wrote:
    I only wear gloves to keep my hands warm, so don’t bother with any in the summer. In the autumn/spring I use thin woolly gloves; easy to take off if I get warm.

    I think the whole protection thing is a bit overdone, and sticking your hand out when you fall tends to result in collarbones getting broken. Tuck and roll…


    Bloody hell. Tuck and roll . You must ride in slow motion then ? A bit like Spartacus the other week in the TdF ?

    August 16, 2015 at 6:49 pm #856893
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    Podc

    I bought some padded gloves
    I bought some padded gloves as I was getting pains on the outside edge of my palms – they felt like they were bruised and it interfered with changing down gears. Have had no troubles or pains since 🙂

    August 16, 2015 at 5:37 pm #856891
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    crikey

    I only wear gloves to keep my
    I only wear gloves to keep my hands warm, so don’t bother with any in the summer. In the autumn/spring I use thin woolly gloves; easy to take off if I get warm.

    I think the whole protection thing is a bit overdone, and sticking your hand out when you fall tends to result in collarbones getting broken. Tuck and roll…

    August 16, 2015 at 5:30 pm #856889
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    Vejnemojnen

    +1: the perspiration does not
    +1: the perspiration does not get along well with shifter lever hoods. With gloves, the hoods are also protected from the salty moisture of your hands 🙂

    August 16, 2015 at 11:30 am #856887
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    jacknorell

    Un-padded long finger gloves
    Un-padded long finger gloves for me, like the Fox Racing Attack for summer. Grip + hand protection learnt from years of MTB crashes!

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