Gloves?

[Brandy]

The blisters on my hands are telling me to wear gloves. I can't find any comfy ones though! I HATE climbing with them on and usually take them off then, but yesterday that resulted in two huge blisters on one hand and one on the other. :(

I guess I'm looking for something SUPER LIGHT and stretchy. My hands usually get irritated between the fingers (webbing area if we were ducks...lol) by most gloves.

Any suggestions?

[KnottedYet]

I like the Body Geometry gloves by Specialized. I have both the gel and the "plain" versions.

The plain ones might be kind of like what you are looking for. Very light, almost no padding on the palm (once it squooshes down after a week or so) and the lycra fabric of the glove is thin and very stretchy.

[Brandy]

Thank you for the suggestion! I will look into those. :)

[maillotpois]

I don't like any padding on gloves and recently discovered the Craft Active glove. very light, no velcro and a thin grippy palm w/no bulky pad at all. they breathe really well also.

good to see you, Brandy! been a while!

[Brandy]

Thanks MP...I will have to check those out too! :)

Oh, and it's nice to be back. I'm going to have to hit you up for some advice. After my confusing year of not knowing what I want to do (doubles, climbing events, CRITS?!?!?, road races) I think I've settled on the HARD doubles and road racing for next year. Looks like I'll have to come up to your neck of the woods for those. :)

[maillotpois]

well, it will be great to have you up here!! this has been a total slack off year for me, so I need to gear up for next year as well.

you thinking DMD? TT? Death Ride?

[Brandy]

I'd love to do DMD and TT! I realized I am not a crit racer and I just love climbing, so I think these would be great challenges for me. Of course, I'll probably retract that statement after Everest Challenge. :o :p

[jobob]

After looking around for ages for relatively lightweight gloves with a bit of terrycloth, I finally found these Louis Garneau XRW Ergo Air Gloves which I think are really nice

http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=2704

They might be a bit heavier than what you're looking for, but I thought I'd mention them.

[maillotpois]

I did some crits years back and they were a blast. ironically, I decided the time commitment needed to race with a team was greater than I could spare w/the kid right now, so doing the long distance stuff was better.

[Blueberry]

You might also look at the Castelli Maya. I have them - not sure I love them because of the lack of padding - but they might be just the ticket for you:)

And welcome back! I've missed reading about your adventures!

CA

[ilima]

I like the Body Geometry gloves by Specialized. I have both the gel and the "plain" versions.

I have a pair of the plain BG gloves, too, and find them more comfortable than my Pearl gloves.

[roadie gal]

I've had a lot of problems trying to find gloves that didn't cut me between the fingers. Performance' century gloves work the best for me. They're fairly cheap normally and they go on sale a lot, too.

[Aggie_Ama]

I just gave up Pearl Izumi after 2 years and switched to Specialized. I felt the Pearl Izumis were way too padded and stretched out too much on a ride. The Specialized I picked were the Comp but it seemed the Sport version were even thinner. These new gloves have minimal padded and are much more breathable than my PI gloves.

[SouthernBelle]

I just bought my 2nd pair of Trek gloves. The not gel ones. They have a thin leather palm and hold up to washing. I wouldn't have needed a new pair if one of my old ones hadn't dissapeared.

[Fredwina]

I also like specialized gloves

[rachael24]

Do gloves really make that much of a difference? I never tried riding with gloves, and I would like to know some advantages!

[Blueberry]

If you fall on your hands, your palms won't be skinned up. (The main reason I wear them).

For mountain biking, they protect your hands from overgrown brush.

Better grip on the bars.

May help those who have sore hands on rides.

[SouthernBelle]

Helps with soreness and blister prevention on long rides.

If your hands get sweaty, your grip won't be affected.

[ny biker]

I've been in search of the perfect glove for a while now. It seems they all have padding where I don't need it and lack padding where I do need it.

But last week I forgot to pack a pair of gloves in my bag for my post-work Wednesday ride, so I did the ride with bare hands. And I found that my hands hurt less than they do with gloves on, but were so sweaty that I felt like they would slide off the handlebars (and this is a road bike with bar tape).

So now I think I will look for gloves with minimal padding.

FWIW, I've heard good things about the Pearl Izumi PRO gloves, but since there's no velcro'd opening at the wrist, I think they would start to feel too tight on a long ride.

[nic840]

I also like the BG Specialized. I like the Pro ones the best. THey don't have the velcro on the back of the hand. I find myself leaving it open on the gloves that have it. They are smooth and not sloppy on my hands.