Sticky hoods

SimonAH

Is it just me? Or a combination of my toxic exudations and Shimano's rubber compounds? If I ride with bare hands the hoods on my brifters (fnurk) get all sticky.

I thought I'd cracked it by giving them a wipe with silicone oil - but after a week or so we're back to a horrible, almost gynacological stickiness where bare hand meets hood.

Just me? Magic bullet solutions?

cyclingprop

Wear gloves.

redvee

cyclingprop wrote:

Wear gloves.

+1

estampida

get a speculum.... :roll:

woodnut

You know how weight lifters dip their hands in that chalky stuff, and dance about a bit, and grunt.
Try that. (you could use baby powder)
It probably won't work, but it will give your neighbours a laugh.

kelsen

Use the drops :roll:

phy2sll2

Swarfega.

rubertoe

Bit of KY?

SimonAH

What would I do without you all?

rick_chasey

Be sticky?



Baby wipes.

mudcow007

mine go slippery in the rain....like hands slip off slippery

tgotb

mudcow007 wrote:

mine go slippery in the rain....like hands slip off slippery

Shouldn't ride in the rain anyway; all the carbon bits on your bike will dissolve...

Sharkyssurfers

there is nothing for it now, you have upset the hoodies, you now need to do the following, on the next full moon, you have to dress like a turkey and stand in the middle of embankment hopping on your left leg 12 times and then your right 15 times and then both 5 times whilst croaking hoodies rule 20 times

CiB

Ride no handed. Sorted. Impresses girls too.

rolf_f

Campag

il_principe

Rolf F wrote:

Campag

This.

Or get a good degreaser (Motorex's is ace) and give the hoods a good clean. I run white hoods on one of my bikes and they get v grubby, so black hoods will be hiding a multitude of sins.

Srsly though, why no gloves?

SimonAH

Srsly though, almost always gloves (well mitts anyway) but just now and then you jump on a bike to shoot to the shop or something and just notice that the hoods feel sort of 'tacky'.

I'm actually now wondering if it's intentional - some sort of slight hydrophilic effect to stop sweaty hands sliding off?

cyclingprop

SimonAH wrote:

Srsly though, almost always gloves (well mitts anyway) but just now and then you jump on a bike to shoot to the shop or something and just notice that the hoods feel sort of 'tacky'.

I'm actually now wondering if it's intentional - some sort of slight hydrophilic effect to stop sweaty hands sliding off?

Nah its more likely you have acid sweat I reckon. Like an alien.

desweller

Pull it back and clean under it - should sort the smell out too.

bails87

DesWeller wrote:

Pull it back and clean under it - should sort the smell out too.

Dude......

walkingbootweather

You need..... The Wolf