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I finally got on the road today; first ride in February! Mmmmm...77 degrees. But with another six or seven one-three day business trips this month alone, it's going to be tough to get my February mileage.
Anyway, as I pedalled along today, my hands were getting too warm. Since it looks like summer has arrived again (at long last) I'm thinking maybe a different pair of gloves might be in order. The ones I have are Performance gloves, with holes in the fingers, leather palms, some kind of nylon (?) back, and a neat little terry on the thumb to wipe the brow. But -- they're too hot.
Any suggestions?
Anyway, as I pedalled along today, my hands were getting too warm. Since it looks like summer has arrived again (at long last) I'm thinking maybe a different pair of gloves might be in order. The ones I have are Performance gloves, with holes in the fingers, leather palms, some kind of nylon (?) back, and a neat little terry on the thumb to wipe the brow. But -- they're too hot.
Any suggestions?
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I use Specialized Body Geometry (BG) which I find to be comfortable.
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fingerless gloves, they work ok up to high 80's. I don't know about higher temps than that.
I also had the perf ones.
I also had the perf ones.
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I like the Specialized Radiators.
They are full finger MTB gloves with little fins that stick up off the back of the glove and direct air into the mesh fabric.They also have larger ventilation holes on the palm side of the fingers.
They work great.
They are full finger MTB gloves with little fins that stick up off the back of the glove and direct air into the mesh fabric.They also have larger ventilation holes on the palm side of the fingers.
They work great.
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
I The ones I have are Performance gloves, with holes in the fingers, leather palms, some kind of nylon (?) back, and a neat little terry on the thumb to wipe the brow. But -- they're too hot.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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Whichever sort of gloves you get- make certain they are a quality pair. I always get tempted by the cheap "Sale" gloves at the shops I go to. Normally buy about 3 pairs a year and wear them out. Thanks to offroading I bought a pair of full finger cycling gloves a few years ago, just to protect the fingers from bushes gone through at speed. A few years ago? I think it was nearer 5, but these are the gloves I use most of the time. They cost more than I wanted but still good, so time for me to start looking for a new pair as I have just put the "Curse" on them by reminding them that they are getting old.
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I have a pair of Performance gloves. Not comfortable at all! I bought them hoping they'd be as good as my favorites, which are '01 Specialized BG. When I got the BG gloves I liked them so much I bought 3 extra pairs. Now my last pair is rather worn and I don't know what to do. Since the Performance gloves are so crappy, I guess I'll try one of the '06 BG gloves.
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Agreed, I don't even wear the perf gloves any more. I use, I think it is ironman, with great gel padding. It took away the numbing problems with perf gloves. Besides the stitching fails with perf gloves and the gel falls out. Nuisance time.
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Originally Posted by jcm
DeeGee, why do you need gloves in nice weather? Just curious because I don't use them unless it's cold/wet. Protection in case of falls maybe?
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Don't gloves give you a weird tan on the backs of your hands?
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Originally Posted by bikingbets
Don't gloves give you a weird tan on the backs of your hands?
Yes, which goes nicely with the weird tan on my legs.
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Why are we discussing summer gloves when it's 6 degrees F out********** Oh, you mean it's not actually this cold everywhere?
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Originally Posted by hawkijohn
Why are we discussing summer gloves when it's 6 degrees F out********** Oh, you mean it's not actually this cold everywhere?
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Well, we're expecting mid-80's today. After a long, bitter winter of day time high temps hovering in the lower 50's for two and a half months, it looks like summer is returning. It's been rough.
Now to get back to the Initial posting- Gloves do more than keep your hands warm. The extra padding does help alleviate the Numbness in the palms, the material will give you grip on the Bars and the covering on the back of the hands will stop a bit of wind chill, grit rash. and bee stings. One irate bee hitting your hand tailfirst at 20mph does hurt. Then on top of that they come in all colours to suit all personalities.
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Originally Posted by bikingbets
Don't gloves give you a weird tan on the backs of your hands?
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OK, this thread has convinced me to add gloves to my cycling equipment this year. At the very least it will stop the pain in my palms from the deeply-etched "MARIN" on the grips of my new-to-me hybrid. Gary, I hope you let us know what gloves you come home with and give us a report on how they are...
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Last summer I started noticing old age spots on my hands (I'm 56). Talk about depressing, I am my grandfather. Then I figured out it was a "tan hole" where my biking gloves dont cover skin. It was silly how much better I felt knowing that!
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Originally Posted by Stevie47
Last summer I started noticing old age spots on my hands (I'm 56). Talk about depressing, I am my grandfather. Then I figured out it was a "tan hole" where my biking gloves dont cover skin. It was silly how much better I felt knowing that!
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
I really FEEL like a cyclist at that moment. Weird, huh?
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Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
Agreed, I don't even wear the perf gloves any more. I use, I think it is ironman, with great gel padding. It took away the numbing problems with perf gloves. Besides the stitching fails with perf gloves and the gel falls out. Nuisance time.
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This is one of those areas where I don't believe in spending a lot of money. I buy el cheapo Bell gloves at the local X-Box store. My son has some pricey Trek gloves. The palms have a tiny bit more padding, othe than that I can't tell the difference. Maybe I'll find out what the difference is on this thread.
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Originally Posted by jcm
DeeGee, why do you need gloves in nice weather? Just curious because I don't use them unless it's cold/wet. Protection in case of falls maybe?
And this was just on the road. I shudder to think what mountain biking could do to my hands.
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I've got some PI "gel lite" gloves, or something like that. Very light, with just a little padding in the palms, they're comfortable and super light - I wore them through a texas summer, and my hands were NOT the sweatiest part.
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