Wear cycling gloves tight?

[shootingstar]

I was inspired to have this topic by another related topic thread here.

Do folks here wear their cycling gloves quite tight?

I don't because I don't like it when my fingers swell in hot weather and I have to tug off my gloves harder to get them off. I want my fingers to have circulating blood.

I used to buy and wear the exact size for me. ie. X-Small. But now I move up half a size if I can/if available.

[Crankin]

I have moved up from a small to a medium in gloves.
No, my hands have not become bigger. I noticed this issue when I bought a pair of lighter weight full fingered gloves in a medium about 2 years ago, so I could wear Smart Wool liners underneath. One day I got too warm and took the liners off and I realized the gloves fit me a lot better. I always felt my hands were being strangulated, especially in the hot weather, when they swell a bit.
I guess I never thought that someone my size would wear medium gloves. I don't have huge hands, but I guess they're not tiny, either.
And to think, I am pretty sure I first bought extra smalls when i first started riding.

[jessmarimba]

I wear half-finger gloves at my normal size. Full-finger gloves are always way too big, or else the fingers are too short. Sometimes that causes the wrist fastening to chafe though. Can't win!

That's most of the reason why I generally only wear full-finger gloves when it's really cold, even though wearing half-finger gloves is kind of frowned on for mountain biking.

[shootingstar]

In some cases, I have moved to a women's medium as the next less snug fit. Like you, Crankin I don't like my fingers feeling strangled.

I have small hands but I want to be comfortable. All of me comfortable while cycling on the bike.

[malkin]

I have sort of big fingers for the size of my hand, I wear lightweight leather gloves so they will conform to my chubby fingers and be comfy.

Synthetic gloves that fit across the palm of my hand will strangle my fingers.

[Crankin]

I think my it's my fingers that may be longer than the actual size of my hand. According to measurements for gloves, I am right on the dividing line between a small and medium. The only short fingered gloves I can wear are Botranger ones with no padding. Even the tiniest bit of gel or padding makes my hands swell and ache and I don't have arthritis. These gloves are never on sale anywhere, at any time, but I gladly spend the 40.00 for a pair after years of suffering. Capo also makes some that I used a gift certificate for, but they cost even more.