which fingerless gloves are best

bourney

i am having aching hands on my road bike on long rides which gloves have best protection for the ulnar nerve thickest gel on palms i have been looking at knog

ride_whenever

whatever fits i'm afraid and works for you. I rate the specialized ones...


edit: wrong forum, try under tape gel pads, they can really help, both the fizik and the specialized ones are fairly nice.

bobpzero

assos or rapha

neil3072

endura fs260 aerogel

nicensleazy

Got to say...when it comes to gloves, I think the Assos mitts are crap. Really, not the usual Assos high standards. I use Castelli Rosso Corsa gloves......extremely good, comfortabel for long rides and look great!

Anonymous

I lurrrve my Castelli Rosso Corsa mitts.

If you want good padding though, hard to beat these-

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Pearl_Izumi_Elite_Gel_Event_Glove/5360041846/

Mega mega comfy, shame I wrecked mine when I crashed...

nicensleazy

NapoleonD wrote:

I lurrrve my Castelli Rosso Corsa mitts.

If you want good padding though, hard to beat these-

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Pearl_Izumi_Elite_Gel_Event_Glove/5360041846/

Mega mega comfy, shame I wrecked mine when I crashed...

You are such a tart!

daviesee

Not tried the Castellis but in my opinion the Assos are way better than the Specialised.
I also prefer my Raphas to my Assos. That should get some bites
"Better" is not the same as value for money.
Life is too short for compromises. Buy the best you can afford. Your wallet may be lighter but you won't have that niggling doubt. I apply that to all purchases.
No point being the richest person in the graveyard 8)

stevenmh

At the moment I am preferring to use gloves with no padding. I recently bough the Giro Zero and have been very pleased with the comfort and I was surprised to find I think I actually prefer padless.

Dodger747

stevenmh wrote:

At the moment I am preferring to use gloves with no padding. I recently bough the Giro Zero and have been very pleased with the comfort and I was surprised to find I think I actually prefer padless.

I'd have to agree with that. I recently bought a pair of Cervelo Test Team Aero gloves and they have next to no padding but I really rate them.

As for the OP, maybe you're gripping the bars too tightly which might compound the problem?

huuregeil

Alternatively, sore hands could be a sign that your position on the bike is wrong - having the saddle too far forward or the handebars too low will result in increased load going through the arms and putting pressure on the hands. If this is the case, then you'd be as well to sort this out first.

If that's not the problem, then Santini Gel Mitts are well padded, good value, and well made. However, like others, I prefer unpadded gloves.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Specialized bg gel, great padding where it is needed.

giant_man

As much as an Assos fan as I am, their mitts are really not that good. Not sure what you're paying for in this particular instance but I wouldn't buy another pair.

Not up to their usually high standard. I have only tried much cheaper alternatives but I've heard the Castelli Rosso Corsa mitts are good.

jordan_217

Mavic Sprint - minimalist padding but still extremely comfortable, well made and IMO Mavic stuff does look good

on-yer-bike

Pearl Izumi gloves and mitts. Haven't had a bad pair

Thistle123

I have a pair of Pearl Izumi gloves. I actually bought them about 18 years ago and they are still in really good condition. They are a bit faded but I have washed them at least once a week for a very long time...in fact I can't think of another article of clothing I have ever had that had been as durable and long lasting.

I'd strongly recommend them. They have saved me in several serious accidents and they are well designed.

They have a special toweling patch on the thumb knuckle which acts as a very effective windscreen wiper on your shades when it gets wet or sweaty.

Matthewfalle

Endura mighty mitts for everyday wear - high waisted, loads of padding, plain black, about £12 a pair, brilliantly crushable, last for years. 100% recommended. CRC do them so free postage as well.

I also have some really thin Mavic ones for being a tart but too thin for everyday use and would shred to bits on first crash. Look cool though.

86inch

For the OP, definately look at your bar shape/postion. I have mild carpal tunnel syndrome and my symptoms are actually aggravated by gel mitts. I binned mine and returned to thin padded mitts and they are much better (i use Northwave). Depending on the design of the gel portions they can actually end up loading an area that will cause nerve irritation.
Another thing i do, is double-wrap my bar tape, i came up with a way of doing this that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb and does help my symptoms.
I first wrap a layer of cheap cork or gel tape on my bars, but slightly wider spread than normal. Then use a nice, thinner tape of your choice, but don't use another layer of cork/gel. I use Fizik. Wrap this so the "high's" of your top layer coincide with the "lows" of the tape underneath. Job done.

iron-clover

I've had a pair of Endura Aerogel mitts for the last 4 years and I rate them highly.

They have enormous amounts of padding to protect the ulnar nerve with large gel pads inside individual plastic meshes. After 3 years parts of this mesh have broken, allowing the gel pads to slide out, but quick work with needle and thread mean the pads are now sewn to the glove and won't move again, and after all the use they've seen I don't mind.
I liked them so much I've now bought the full fingered version for winter use.

Using thicker bar tape will also help with the hand problems, as well as limiting the time you spend on the drops- this position apparently exposes the ulnar nerve the most, as well as moving your hands to different positions periodically to try to prevent one area taking all of the strain.

Good luck!

t4tomo

Double layer of bar tap is a good place to start and a vert cheap solution.

gel padded gloves work for some poeple and make it worse for others

keef66

86inch wrote:

For the OP, definitely look at your bar shape/postion...

I'm hoping he's not still having the problem since the original post was in 2009!

86inch

keef66 wrote:

86inch wrote:

For the OP, definitely look at your bar shape/postion...

I'm hoping he's not still having the problem since the original post was in 2009!

Without all this wonderful advice he presumably gave up or fell off having lost all feeling in his fingers, poor chap

jswba

Which means he'll never be able to type a reply, the poor sod...