Advice on well-padded gloves?

[rebeccaC]

well, when this question comes up there is usually the advice of changing the position of your hands frequently, ensuring your saddle and handlebars are adjusted correctly so that you are not holding too much weight on your hands and working on building a strong and flexible core will all allow you to put less pressure on the hands and the nerves that can cause numbness…..i always think of a quote from bernard hinault in his book about riding technique when thinking about this “your hands should be relaxed, as if you could play the piano while riding”
If the numbness starts on the outside part of you hand it’s compression of the ulnar nerve. If it starts on the thumb/index side it’s the median carpel tunnel nerve. Spenco makes gloves specifically padded to help with compression of the median carpel tunnel nerve and the Giro Monaco has some good ulnar nerve padding....on my long rides the Monaco's are comfortable and work really well for me, especially when in the drops during a long climb. anyway, gloves can be a very individual choice....hoping you find a solution and find long rides more enjoyable!!!

[Crankin]

Just a thought, but gloves with a lot of padding could cause the issues you describe.
In addition to bike/bar fit, the solution might be as simple as un- padded gloves and moving your hands around.

ETA: That should have said unpadded gloves, not I-padded. I think I typed that on my phone.

[Eden]

Do the gloves have a velcro tab to close them? If they do, try not closing them. My fingers get numb if I stick the velcro down, even as wide as it will go, but are fine if I don't close them.

[Hartmame]

I'm very happy with the more padded rivendell gloves. I use less padded gloves Mtn biking.