hand padding - mitts and bar tape

secretsam
secretsam Posts: 5,120
edited July 2016 in Road buying advice
Need new mitts as the mitt fairy has nicked half of mine - I have three single gloves :evil:

Any recommendations for these and good padded bar gel? Tend to suffer from numb hands, so padding much appreciated...
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  • grenw
    grenw Posts: 804
    My missus swears by her Castelli Arenbergs. Lots of gel padding as the name would suggest.

    They seem a bit fragile though as she's worn through one pair in just over a year. Well, less than a year if you discount winter when she'd wear full fingered gloves.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    GrenW wrote:
    My missus swears by her Castelli Arenbergs. Lots of gel padding as the name would suggest.

    They seem a bit fragile though as she's worn through one pair in just over a year. Well, less than a year if you discount winter when she'd wear full fingered gloves.

    Saw them on Wiggle, and noted the comments about fragility. Had plenty of fragile issues with Spesh mitts. Did get some Gore ones last year, but the bl00dy glove fairy nicked one, and they weren't that well padded anyway (although really good quality)
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  • Alex99
    Alex99 Posts: 1,407
    SecretSam wrote:
    Need new mitts as the mitt fairy has nicked half of mine - I have three single gloves :evil:

    Any recommendations for these and good padded bar gel? Tend to suffer from numb hands, so padding much appreciated...

    It's not gel, but Lizardskinz bar tape is nice and they do a 3 mm thick version.
  • grenw
    grenw Posts: 804
    Seems like when the gel gets squeezed it puts pressure on the stitching to the palm. No worries so far on my similar Rossa Corsas.

    I've got some Gore Xenon full fingered gloves that look very insubstantial. Not only do they look as good as the day they were bough but they amazingly keep your hands warm down to about 5 degrees. Not that padded though compared to others I have. Always been a Gore glove man on my MTB.
  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    Endura are very good, mine have lasted for ages.
  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    I rate Chiba as good value, used Air+ for Paris Roubaix and they worked well
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    mamil314 wrote:
    I rate Chiba as good value, used Air+ for Paris Roubaix and they worked well

    Chiba? Never heard of them - where do you get them?
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  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    SecretSam wrote:
    mamil314 wrote:
    I rate Chiba as good value, used Air+ for Paris Roubaix and they worked well

    Chiba? Never heard of them - where do you get them?


    http://www.chiba.de/Bike/Summer:::76_82.html

    I got mine from Amazon on sale; along with this model, also seems to be holding up pretty well

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chiba-Comfort- ... ords=chiba
  • alex222
    alex222 Posts: 598
    I picked up a pair of DHB Aeron mitts on the basis of review below
    https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/03/12/a- ... -castelli/

    Only wore them for the first time this Saturday, but I was impressed with them.
  • animal72
    animal72 Posts: 251
    My hands are knackered, so limiting vibration is very important for me.

    I use the extra-thick Lizard Skins tape and Endura gloves.
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Alex222 wrote:
    I picked up a pair of DHB Aeron mitts on the basis of review below
    https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/03/12/a- ... -castelli/

    Only wore them for the first time this Saturday, but I was impressed with them.

    I forgot mine yesterday on the flat bar and had bad arms in bed last night. Wore them today and they just transform the ride. I might get another pair in a different colour. There are dhb classic mitts as well for about £15 which look good.
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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,640
    All my Endura gloves are ace.
  • Tiesetrotter
    Tiesetrotter Posts: 432
    I like my Endura's, but I find the pads flatten after a while. However great value while they last, especially the winter ones.

    My absolute favorite at present is the Lizard Skins La Sal.
  • bendip
    bendip Posts: 114
    Regards the bar tape, i tried the radial grippy tape last year and it's good quality stuff, the equal of lizard skins from my experience and has took a bit of bite out of my old cx9;s front end..it's great value too.

    https://www.radialcycles.co.uk/radial-g ... -tape.html
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I'm doing big mileage offroad on a rigid bike so my hands really take a battering - Altura ProGel worked well for 12 hours of the Southdown's finest last weekend. I have had various degrees of success with different mitts / gloves - some gel inserts are simply too firm that they create a real pressure point. New Pearl Izumi Air Gel look good too but can only find sellers in Germany.
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  • Quins
    Quins Posts: 239
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Alex222 wrote:
    I picked up a pair of DHB Aeron mitts on the basis of review below
    https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/03/12/a- ... -castelli/

    Only wore them for the first time this Saturday, but I was impressed with them.

    I forgot mine yesterday on the flat bar and had bad arms in bed last night. Wore them today and they just transform the ride. I might get another pair in a different colour. There are dhb classic mitts as well for about £15 which look good.

    Just went buy the aeron mitts via BTR blog, got them in my basket at £22 then at checkout they'd gone up! WTF us it with Wiggle, they've done that to me twice. Markers change etc, so does mine...

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