Originally Posted by
Gonzo Bob
It may or may not be the gloves. Try changing hand positions periodically. Maybe every 5 or 10 minutes. Try that with and without gloves, and see what works best.
IMHO, gloves are not needed for cycling, even ultradistance. I rode Paris-Brest-Paris (1200km) in 2003 without gloves and had no problems with hand or palm soreness.
I've ridden at least a couple dozen solo century rides this year, all without gloves, and I have a couple small painless calluses on each hand. When I wore gloves, the callusing was much worse.
I suspect people are very different on this, and agree that OP should try different things with and without gloves.
I also suspect that gloves wouldn't meaningfully protect my hands in a crash as I have deliberately adopted a strategy to prevent myself from stretching my hands out in front of me (I hold onto the bars). I have crashed a couple times without gloves, and I don't land with my palms hitting and sctaping the ground.