Gloves; to finger or not to finger
h34e0f
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Why do the majority of road riders choose to wear fingerless gloves? Is there a performance benefit? It seems to me to defeat the point in wearing gloves :?:
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It's too blooming warm to wear ones with fingers!I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.0
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For me gloves in summer isn't a necessity as it's usually plenty warm enough and I tend to get a better grip on the shifters/brakes with bare fingers. However should you have an off the first thing you'll do is put your hands out to brake your fall. Fingerless gloves at least give your palms some protection.0
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h34e0f wrote:Why do the majority of road riders choose to wear fingerless gloves? Is there a performance benefit? It seems to me to defeat the point in wearing gloves :?:
The gloves provide padding against road vibration and reduce damage if you come off. I think for summer work no one is going to want their fingers all sweatied inside full finger gloves.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Just don't buy short finger gloves with gaps in the back of your hand or you'll end up with the most ridiculous tan lines and marks which make it look like you have unwashed hands. :oops:0
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I quite like my thin spesh full finger gloves that I wear even when its hot. Guess its a personnal thing, however I'd rather wear no helmet than no gloves in the event of a crash!
Ps. I wear both!!0 -
I've worn nothing but full mtb gloves for the past 6 years and never had sweaty hands... :S0
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For me personally, besides the heat issue, it is easier to operate my phone, open my drinks, fingerless gives me more feel.0
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h34e0f wrote:I've worn nothing but full mtb gloves for the past 6 years and never had sweaty hands... :S
But do you wear gloves in summer when walking around town as well?!
Seriously, if you can ride without your fingers getting cold, why would you want to cover the poor things up?!Faster than a tent.......0 -
I always wear gloves, reduces vibration, helps with soreness on long rides and gives protection if I fall. Fingerless in summer, fingered if cold enough0
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I wish i'd worn full gloves this morning, my hands were frozen by the time i'd got to work!0
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Rolf F wrote:h34e0f wrote:I've worn nothing but full mtb gloves for the past 6 years and never had sweaty hands... :S
But do you wear gloves in summer when walking around town as well?!
Seriously, if you can ride without your fingers getting cold, why would you want to cover the poor things up?!
It stemms from a fall I had as a kid on the way to school where I was wearing fingerless gloves. I fell, and ended up with no skin left on my knuckles.
Since then riding without gloves has made me feel sick.0 -
h34e0f wrote:Mike39496 wrote:I wish i'd worn full gloves this morning, my hands were frozen by the time i'd got to work!
Even with full gloves I lost feeling in my fingers on my 16mile commute at 6am. Brrrr where did that come from I thought it was summer!
Mine was 5 miles but I couldn't feel them after about half a mile, I was running late so I couldn't turn back! Will be wearing full gloves tomorrow unless it warms up a bit.0 -
Mike39496 wrote:h34e0f wrote:Mike39496 wrote:I wish i'd worn full gloves this morning, my hands were frozen by the time i'd got to work!
Even with full gloves I lost feeling in my fingers on my 16mile commute at 6am. Brrrr where did that come from I thought it was summer!
Mine was 5 miles but I couldn't feel them after about half a mile, I was running late so I couldn't turn back! Will be wearing full gloves tomorrow unless it warms up a bit.
I think I'll have to start packing my liner gloves and a jacket if this continues...0 -
This question is identical: Whether to wear a long sleeve top or a short sleeved one
I've generally worn full fingered gloves on the MTB but mainly to protect my fingers from bushes etc. I did my first endurance race a couple of years ago on the MTB with one pair of gloves, and my fingers were in agony at the end.... my hands look like I'd been in a bath for about a week... bits of my fingers were peeling off everywhere and really sore!
Most of the time you can get away with fingered gloves just like you can get away with wearing a long sleeved top, but it can be more comfortable if you choose the right clothing for the conditions and/or effort.Simon0 -
springtide9 wrote:This question is identical: Whether to wear a long sleeve top or a short sleeved one
I've generally worn full fingered gloves on the MTB but mainly to protect my fingers from bushes etc. I did my first endurance race a couple of years ago on the MTB with one pair of gloves, and my fingers were in agony at the end.... my hands look like I'd been in a bath for about a week... bits of my fingers were peeling off everywhere and really sore!
Most of the time you can get away with fingered gloves just like you can get away with wearing a long sleeved top, but it can be more comfortable if you choose the right clothing for the conditions and/or effort.
This makes sense. Just always seemed weird to me, I mean, the primary function of gloves are to cover the hand. I also find the grip given by fignered gloves useful on the levers.0
