Do you wear gloves in summer?
 

As a newbie to cycling in the summer, I was wondering what to do about white hands and brown finger tips! Any advice? (we are talking brown fingers from sun tan with fingerless gloves - in case you were wondering :D )

suncream your hands concentrate fingers, then just put the gloves on. I generally avoid direct sun days and ride out early morning or afternoon so I don't get burnt much. Otherwise just use good suncream on your fingers or apply lines of white zinc a top of them.

It doesnt bother me.

Always use sunscreen. Reducing handlebar friction and potential for lessening road rash in a crash. Gloves are indispensible. As to brown finger tips. Does not bother me. It's the sign of the cyclist. Be proud. You are really there, when your sunglasses cause racoon face.

Yes I do - where I live it's always summer.


Whenever I've had an minor off I've always landed on my palms.. instinct rather than judgement...

The finger tip tan is better than my usual one handed golfers tan!

I wear gloves whenever I ride at any time of year. Have never noticed my fingers getting sunburnt though. I move my hands around a lot on the bars, brifters and drops. The tips of my fingers are probably shaded by the gloved hands or the bars so I don't think they get as much sun as other parts of the body.

Yes, because it prevents calluses from forming all over my palms. Calluses = unladylike and not all that comfortable.

stop worrying about meaningless things.

I'm more than happy to have a glove tan on my hands. It lets other cyclists know I've been out doing a few kilometres.

To each his own - I don't use gloves (unless it's winter). I don't really know what you're talking about with "handlebar friction," but abating road rash is definitely a perk of gloves.

i don't wear gloves unless i'm going on a long distance ride.

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i don't wear them after about 8 in the morning.... unless it cool enough for long sleeves or arm warmers.... i hate weird tanlines like the one you get from wearing gloves)

+1. I call it a mark of distinction.

you worry about your finger tan line? what about when you take off your jersey?:lol:

No gloves, too hot!

Yes, they save your palms in a wreck. As for the tan... it's "unique".

me? no.... the one at the wrist.... tan arms white hand... FUGLY! i mostly wear racer back jerseys... so when i wear street clothes you don't see the tan lines....

i'm sorry if i think the short sleeve tanlines are fugly.... especially on a woman..... i wear a lot of racer back and tank tops in the summer.... why on earth would i want to have my shoulders and 1/2 way down my arms white?

I've taken two tumbles where gloves protected my palms from picking up rash. Skinned knees and shoulders no problem, but riding on skinned palms sucks!

I always wear gloves. Tan line is a mark of many miles out in the sun :-) . I also sweat like a, well, a whole lot - the towel material insert is helpful.

I wasnt referring to you caligurl but the op..:) I do think tanning line are fuggly:)

bike tans are sexy.

ahhhh! ok! so great minds think alike! lol!

I always wear gloves and avoid the tan-line by covering myself in spf50 sunscreen before I head out. I'm too Scottish to ride without protection from the great yellow orb.

Get gloves with perforations on the top, it'll even out your tan.

I do not wear gloves while riding, I feel like I am missing some feedback from the bike through the glove. I plan to ride later into the fall this year so I am going to have to get over this, though.