Numb hands - gloves or fitting?

[Vega]

I kind of suspect that it may be a grip issue too. I know my hands get fatigued and numb on white-knuckle mountain bike rides where I'm squeezing the bar. This also happens when I'm driving my car in terrible thunder storms in lots of traffic. One suggestion would be to relax and wiggle your hands every so often. This will allow blood to flow through your hands more easily and hopefully prevent numbness.

[Blue_Fedora]

I was experiencing serious sporadic numbness and didn't know why. I'd try loosening my grip... releasing the handlebar w/one hand and wriggling it around (uhm... the hand... not the handlebar! LOL!!!)... doing shorter rides... etc. Nothing was helping. Finally I did some internet searching and decided that perhaps the gloves (Pearl Izumi gel) were the culprit. I happened upon the Spenco Ironman Elite T.2 ladies gloves and read where they help by not compressing the carpal tunnel so numbness doesn't happen. I thought perhaps it was all hype but I found several BNWT pairs on ebay for half the price of retail so I figured it was worth a try. They arrived last week and I wore them for my metric-century ride this past weekend and I can honestly say I experienced NO NUMBNESS WHATSOEVER... during/after a 62 mile ride!

These gloves made a huge difference and I am so glad I gave them a try

[OakLeaf]

Wow, I always wore Spenco gloves "back in the day." Had no idea they still made them, I haven't seen any in probably 20 years. I'll have to look harder.

[Catrin]

Are these the gloves? They do sound interesting, and I am tired of my too-tight PI Gel gloves.

[nscrbug]

I have a pair of the Ironman Elite T.2 gloves, and I will agree with Blue Fedora...they are the best of all the gloves I have tried (and I've tried many!). However, my pair is a tad bit worn (over a year old), so I need to order a new pair...thanks for the reminder!