Originally Posted by stonooka
Longhorn, speedlever, et all,
I find I don't really need gloves on quality cork tape wrapped drop bars for rides of 2-3 hours.
Sinchi
Oh yes you do need gloves. Gloves arn't for when you ride they are for when you road surffing on your hands.
Way back when there was hair I had a real bad carsh and lost a bunch of skin off the palm of my hands. Gloves would have prevented the injury.
Never ride with out them, a crash hurts too much. If you don't like the padded gloves you can get gloves w/o pads.
If you have not crashed yet you will soon or later, make sure when it happens you have helmet and gloves on.
Joe