Numb hands - gloves or fitting?

[Catrin]

Today I rode 20 miles for the first time, and my hands (palms mainly) were numb at the end. As I didn't have my 'Bak with me, I did stop several times to drink. I thought at first that it was just my arthritis, but I noticed - a full hour after taking my gloves off - that there was still a mark on the inside of my wrists where the edge of my PI Gel Vent Elite gloves hit. They are a challenge to get on/off, but I thought they are supposed to be tight.

Does this sound more like a fitting issue, or gloves that are just too tight?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Personally, I'd say whether you have fitting issues or not...your gloves are way too tight.
When I close the velcro even slightly too snugly on my gloves, I get numb tingly hands pretty quickly.

[Catrin]

Personally, I'd say whether you have fitting issues or not...your gloves are way too tight.
When I close the velcro even slightly too snugly on my gloves, I get numb tingly hands pretty quickly.

Thanks - that is kind of what I was assuming this morning. These gloves were not inexpensive...but I had a misunderstanding on how tight they should be. At least this is an easy thing to check, pull out my old gloves and see if they are any larger before heading to my bike/hike vacation Monday...

[nscrbug]

In regards to glove fit...I too, was always told that gloves should fit snugly. I have pretty big hands for a gal, so I usually reach for a size Large in most gloves. However, one shop owner saw me trying on gloves and said that they were "too bunched up" in my palm and that this would cause problems for me...even though they felt comfortable to me. So I ended up getting a size smaller, which do feel noticeably tighter and are quite difficult to get off...they are the Specialized BG Gloves (men's) and they weren't cheap either. I'm not liking how snug they feel, so I don't wear them too often...I switch off between those and a pair of women's Giro gloves, that I like much better.

Linda

[malkin]

I get numb hands from gel gloves.

[Zen]

I theorize another possibility of a funky wrist position compressing a nerve .