Gloves: open finger, best buy/comfort?!

[spokewench]

I have fairly small hands. I like the Specialized gloves with the ulnar nerve pads.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Gloves are tricky to size, and it's best to try them on in person. I tend to fall between sizes for a lot of things. Sometimes when I order stuff over the internet, I'll place an order with more than one item (gloves and a pair of tights maybe) and I'll order the gloves in both small and medium, and I'll order the tights in both medium and large (oops there's that pear shape!). Then I'll just pay the extra shipping to return the items that don't fit right. Return shipping can go parcel post, which is pretty cheap, and you can get delivery conformation cheap too.

[caligurl]

i like specialized gloves! i have PI and descente gloves which i like, too.... but i mostly wear one of my specializeds.....

[Fredwina]

I also like the Specialized gloves

[bmccasland]

This thread came just in time. It'll be riding season after work when we switch to DST in a week. Too soon for DST if you ask me, but we digress.

One of my biking "successes" was pinching my ulnar nerve in my hand... So ladies - how are those pads in the Specialized? Especially when I ride in my drops. Somehow my hand placement in my drops puts pressure on the nerve in my hand. I've been using PI gel-lites and would like something different. Since they were the gloves that "allowed" the pinched nerve.

Riding the levee (most riding in the near future), my hands don't get beat up too much, but when we start the MS training rides on roads, I'll need better gloves.

[Fredwina]

i Haven't had a problem with Carpal Tunnel or Ulnar nerves, and I'm Computer programming roadie (Combining two High Risk Categories)

[Bad JuJu]

I've worn Specialized BG gloves for years, with the extra padding to protect the ulnar nerve. But last fall I got a pair of these:
PI slip-on gel tour lite gloves
They have somewhat less padding than the Specialized gloves but they're still very comfy. And I light the slip-on feature: no velcro straps to "attach other clothes in the wash" as someone put it LOL!

I find that PI's do generally have less padding than other gloves, but the tour gloves seem to have slightly more than other PI models.

[Jen]

the PI gel vent pros have a different kind of padding. I think it will have less compression and protect the nerve a little better. Anyone tried them on long rides yet? Thinking of getting them.