Thick Padded Gloves
 

Anyone try these

https://www.louisgarneau.com/en_us/a...gloves-1481183

Looking for a thick padded glove. I have nerve damage from a previous injury.

I suffer from poor circulation issues in my hands. I tried a pair of those gloves with high hope's. Unfortunately reality did not live up to expectations. The extra padding is truly there, but it feels as 'blocky' as it looks. My hands were constantly sliding off the blocks resulting in comfort and control issues. I finally gave up on finding glove based solutions and started double wrapping my bars.

They make gel pads you can place under the tape. Worked well for me when I was having pain in my palms

Thanks for the suggestion. The pads I've found aren 't big enough for my hands. Luckily 2 layers of custom cut wraps work fine.

Osteoarthritis in my hands makes this a challenge for me and I have gone from bike gloves to anti-vibration gloves for guys that use jack hammers all day and they provide better dampening, available at industrial supplier and Amazon.. As for under tape padding the tape makers sell, the thin tiny stuff that does not work at all for me even on the drops. I get shoe gel insoles and cut them down to fit my bars.

easyupbug that is a really good idea !

/markp

I used an old innertube beneath the bar tape. Works awesome for both comfort and grip.

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Thanks for the tip!

GripGrab makes gloves with excellent padding: https://www.gripgrab.com/collections...-summer-gloves Used them for years,they are well-made and do the job for keeping my arthiritis-related issues under control. I also use these under my gloves and they add to the protection: https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Glove-Sti.../dp/B006I37R36 Again, these are a good product and have lasted me 3 seasons now.
John

I haven't tried those, but have some gloves with thicker padding.

What made a much bigger difference for me was installing gel pads under the handlebar wrap, as suggested by a helpful member here.

Haven't tried those gloves, but other L. Garneau products I have owned were the first to wear out, Shoes and a jersey. (Not saying a bad product, just always 1st worn out. :rolleyes:)

I used to be minimalist and happy - thin tape, unpadded gloves. Now, I use gel under cushy tape and padded gloves... and on my gravel bike, a ShockStop stem.

On my old road race bike, to reduce hand pain:
- bullhorn bars, angled slightly up, for more grip area
- what used to be called "Grab-Ons", thick dense foam you put on the bars, no tape
- clip-on aero bars to take pressure off hands, all pressure then on forearms, easy

Still, I went to a recumbent for a couple years, it was flat there. In hills, no, I needed to stand on the pedals.

My current bike has a bit more upright handlebar, flat bar, with bar-ends, and the onces I found are oversize diameter, better. Can't find grab-ons in that size. For now, just took some closed-cell urethane padding and taped it around the bar-ends. I was thinking of going back to bullhorn bars but the flat bar with bar ends has much wider spacing so is a lot more comfortable. I also have clip-on aeros with wider forearm pad spacing than my old road race bike.