Originally posted by missliz
One problem I've had is a lot of hand pain and numbness and I had hoop de do gel gloves specially designed for that, which didn't work. I went to almost totally unpadded gloves with sticky bumps on them for traction for this trip- no hand trouble! Too weird. Like caffeine is bad for you, unless it isn't.
You know about the nerve that runs directly under the wrist- I'm thinking that the gel gloves hit that nerve directly and you're experiencing numbness. On a road bike, you can change position. On an MTB you're limited - plus if you're banging away, probably finding a comfortable hand position is not an option!

My full fingered gloves have very minimal padding and those rubber bumpy things (we're so technical on this board!) and they feel great. As an older woman, I get hand numbness easily - too many hours on the computer. So, go figure.