Quote Originally Posted by On_yer_left!
As for gloves -- ride nude, baby! My hands, anyway. Don't seem to have problems with chafing or grip, so the only line I get is from my livestrong bracelet.
I don't wear gloves to reduce chafing or to improve grip.

I wear gloves for protection.

Just about everyone in this house (including me) has come off a bike at speed on the road.
Our hands would have been an absolute mess without gloves - what takes a huge part of the impact early or first in the crash - the palms or the knuckles. Rather have shredded gloves with a few minor cuts on my hands, than have shredded hands.