Mitt gloves

bikeit65

Its time to ditch my old Gore fingerless gloves as the gel padding is past its best, so i looking for a new pair what would you guys recommend, budget around £35

wongataa

I like my Specialized ones.

bikeit65

wongataa said:

I like my Specialized ones.

Which ones do you use?

fiverears

wongataa said:

I like my Specialized ones.

lol I cant think of a more silly brand name than specialized lool

fiverears

lapassione do a wide range

fenix

They're called mitts.

bikeit65

fenix said:

They're called mitts.

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Darius_Jedburgh

FDX are good. Lots of gel and reasonably priced.

DeVlaeminck

I would recommend something minimalist - ideally unpadded - I got a pair of rapha ones but castelli do them and no doubt others.. I realise that's not for everyone but I actually would ride mittless but for the thought of losing skin in a crash. I find less is more in terms of comfort.

whyamihere

DeVlaeminck said:

I would recommend something minimalist - ideally unpadded - I got a pair of rapha ones but castelli do them and no doubt others.. I realise that's not for everyone but I actually would ride mittless but for the thought of losing skin in a crash. I find less is more in terms of comfort.

I'd agree with this, at least give unpadded gloves a try if you haven't before. I spent years and probably hundreds of pounds trying to find gloves with the right padding to be comfortable, until I tried some unpadded ones, and now I won't wear anything with padding.

Charlie_Croker

bikeit65 said:

fenix said:

They're called mitts.

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Fingerless gloves for cycling are called ‘cycling mitts’ or just mitts for short

I used to use the leather palmed and string backed variety but they increasing difficult to find nowadays so I just use cheap FDJ padded mitts off eBay. The thing to get right is the fit, they need to be ‘snug’ but not tight. Don't throw your old pair away until you’re sure about the replacements, there a good reference point.

I won’t ride without mitts/gloves since spending an afternoon picking the gravel out of my palms when I was a teenager

domdom1980

I bought some castelli padded mitts last year, pretty good, but I got some Hirzl unpadded for this year and they are brilliant! Highly recommended

bikeit65

Guys thanks for your input, order a pair of g Gripgrab gel

fiverears

https://uk.lapassione.cc/collections/mens-collection/products_gloves

fiverears

https://uk.lapassione.cc/collections/mens-collection/products_gloves

pblakeney

Love it when people ask for advice and then ignore it.

bikeit65

pblakeney said:

Love it when people ask for advice and then ignore it.

Did you give advise?

pblakeney

No, others beat me to it.
Did you see the laughing face? 😂

bikeit65

So what is your contribution here?

daniel_b

Rather get on with the Giro mitts, stumbled on them last year and now have 3 pairs.

Found Altura mitts somewhat underwhelming.
An old Assos pair I have refuse to die, and are butchered on the turbo circa 3 times a week for the last 3.5-4 years.

pblakeney

bikeit65 said:

So what is your contribution here?

😂😂

lakesluddite

fiverears said:

https://uk.lapassione.cc/collections/mens-collection/products_gloves

It's a shame they don't have that much choice of style and colours

mrb123

lakesluddite said:

fiverears said:

https://uk.lapassione.cc/collections/mens-collection/products_gloves

It's a shame they don't have that much choice of style and colours

Strangely no plain black which I might have expected to be the most popular option...