Originally Posted by
RandomEncounter
I'm also not a fan of padded gloves, and my bike fitter specifically recommended not using them because he's found they are more frequently a cause of pain than relief from it because of how they concentrate pressure in small areas of the hands.
I would totally ignore that advice, having seen what ungloved hands can look like after a crash. Plus he's completely wrong, and if he's wrong about that, what else is he wrong about?