Banzai

I would like some summer gloves. Light on the padding, and full finger (I think.)

I've only tried one pair of gloves before: Pearl Izumi Gel Lite gloves...I believe they're now known as Attack gloves, or somesuch nonsense.

They hurt. The gel pads were torture. I've been glove free while pondering and researching.

Winter gloves haven't been a problem for some reason, but the one pair of summer gloves I tried were agony.

I'm looking at Sugoi RS gloves since I've been happy with my other Sugoi products.

Recommendations are appreciated.

cyclingvirtual

Whats wrong with race mitts ?

Banzai

Explain, please.

p0cket penguins

Try a pair of Fox gloves.... i swear the are the best full finger gloves... i use them for road, park, street, dirtjumping, and DHing

4cmd3

Curious: Why do you want full finger? (in the summer...)

bdcheung

^^ tan lines. the OP is a hand model.

Cdy291

Full finger racing in summer is a popular thing in Europe.

Banzai

Why not try some? My full finger autumn gloves are comfortable...if the fingers on a summer glove are cool and ventilated, AND protect from the sun...what's not to like?

I'm not ruling out fingerless gloves.

I really just want a glove that doesn't hurt.

Terex

Where do your hands hurt? How much do you ride? What kind of bar/tape system are you using?

If you've not been riding a lot, your hands are probably just going to hurt for a year or two. If you ride a lot, you need to look into other bar/tape systems. Carbon bars, ergo bars, gel tape, adzorb pads, etc.

You've got to be more specific than just "hurt".


I love the new emoticons.

Asian Sensation

how much do you think a hand model would make for such an ad? I know you can get some good money doing hand modeling for jewlery and such...

AEO

specialized enduro glove.

I have one myself, 0 padding, wish it had the BG strap layout, but not a big deal if you keep it loose.

Surferbruce

i just bought some capoformas (fingerless/half finger) that i really like. i hate spending money on gloves, i seem to kill them quickly (or my golden retriever does for me if he gets a chance) or i'd get some rapha grand tours or some craft elites (really nice and a little more reasonable at around 50$).
i've been riding without mitts for a year or so but on 3+ hour rides the hands start to get a little worked. i also don't want the hands of an 80 year old at 45.

SgtPepper64

I just got a pair of these new attack gloves. They're mostly identical to the Gel Lites but the Gel Lites are actually a bit lighter in weight and the gel pads are softer than the Attack model.

Gel Lites were my first pair of cycling glove, but I lost them somewhere in the house and nearly bought another pair the other day. I think I prefer the Gel Lites over the Attack. The Attack pads are stiff.

MadCowMoo

Assos long summergloves, i don`t own these but do have the short fingered ones and like them.

AnthonyG

Try some Fox Incline gloves. Just what you want. Full finger, lightweight, no padding. I wear them year round. Here's a pair on eBay, https://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-FOX-Racing-I...QQcmdZViewItem

EDIT: There are numerous pairs of Incline gloves available in eBay stores.

Regards, Anthony

ChunkyB

I actually like full-finger gloves, because my half-finger gloves kind of "ride up" between my fingers and really hurt after a while. The fabric between the fingers just kind of digs in. I don't know if that made sense, but it can be pretty annoying.

Banzai

I ride, at a minimum, my 23 mile round trip commute 4 days a week. Perfectly comfortable with my current bar/tape combo and bare hands.

With the gloves, under the gel pads my hands felt bruised, and the pads seemed to be digging in and punishing them. I don't need gloves to soften the ride...I mostly need them because I can keep a looser grip on the bars with gloves. As I sweat I have to apply a more deliberate grasp so I don't slip.

Banzai

Oh, and thanks for the other recommendations. I'll look into some of those.