I know this post is late... but I only just found it...

Jiffer, I strongly urge you to try on different gloves, and perhaps even buy a size too large so they are roomy and don't make you go numb.

When you come off a bike - whether its one of those silly slo-mo falls (I can't get my foot out of the pedal as I stop), or whether its hitting the deck at a faster speed (the quickest impact I have had is at 33kph) - your hands are the first, or almost first things to touch the earth,

If your hands get cut up, you won't be back on the bike.

I sometimes timetrial with no gloves, but mostly I wear gloves because in the event of a tumble, I don't want to be prevented from riding on the road again because I am waiting for my hands to heal.

In my 33kph crash, I broke my helmet and had minor cuts to my shoulder and kness. My gloves were shredded, but my hands only sustained one minor tiny graze.

Its worth wearing gloves.


And yes... gloves get stinky. So wash them every couple of weeks. Mine stay out in the shed velcroed to a line where the helmets also hang. So they are being "aired out" as well.

And yes, gloves seem to make your hands sweat, but the reality is your hands/forearms sweat anyway. Your gloves just catch it.
<<cheeky questions>> Will you also stop wearing your socks, jersey and shorts cause they absorb sweat also??

Seriously though, if you love to bike, buy gloves... please