Fingerless gloves

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Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

Ever come off on gravel?

D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

I wear gloves in case I fall off. I wear fingerless because they're
cooler. (Temperaturewise, that is)

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Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

To stop road rash on your hands when you fall off. Some have squishy
padding in to make the bars more comfy.

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Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

Ever come off on gravel?

Oh, and they are good for wiping snot onto.

D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

If you fall they protect your palm.

However they also come from the world of track racing hence the term
'Track Mitts', where the palm can be used to slow down the wheel or to
dislodge any potentally puncture causing nasties. If you fall, again
they give protection from splinters and the like.
The padded palm can also reduce the effect of vibrations from the road/track.

John B

JohnB said:

D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)?
Never having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is
supposed to be.

If you fall they protect your palm.

However they also come from the world of track racing hence the term
'Track Mitts', where the palm can be used to slow down the wheel or to
dislodge any potentally puncture causing nasties. If you fall, again
they give protection from splinters and the like.
The padded palm can also reduce the effect of vibrations from the
road/track.

John B

And to slide along the rail when stopping a track bike

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D.M. Procida (') said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to
be.

They're cooler. The ones I grew up with had crocheted backs for
additional cooling, but your fingers have a lot of surface area and a
fair few blood vessels so have reasonable cooling.

With long fingered gloves my hands can definitely overheat in summer.

Leather on your palm is an exceedingly good idea as it's very resistant
to gravel rash.

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(D.M. Procida) said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

The provide some damping, so you feel more comfortable without
gloves. If you fall off they can save you some nasty cuts. The lack of
fingers means they're cooler than full gloves.

D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to
be.

Full gloves would be too hot to wear all year round but some padding and
protection to palms is most useful. The sweat wipe is also handy. I do
not use mine for snot!... well, not much ;-)

~PB

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Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to
be.

Daniele

Four reasons mainly.
(1) they protect your palm in case of a fall
(gravel rash)due to the padded palm.

(2) they help protect your palms against vibration
due to the padded palm.

(3) they help protect your hands from blisters whilst riding.
(bad bar design)due to the padded palm.

(4) mine have terry towellling covering about 50% of the back
(the rest is Lycra)handy for wiping sweat dripping down your face.
(wouldn't recomend them for wiping your nose
as they can't cope with that amount of liquid).
Fingerless so your hands don't overheat

NOTE :-
All this only applies to 'proper' track mitts
not just any pair of fingerless gloves
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D.M. Procida wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

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I wear gloves in case I fall off. I wear fingerless because they're
cooler. (Temperaturewise, that is)

Fingerless means you can retain sensitivity in fingertips.

Such gloves are useful should you need to fix an inner tube in the
pi***ng rain. Warm fingertips help rubber solution dry. (Warm inner tube
from underneath...)

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Helen Deborah Vecht said:

Such gloves are useful should you need to fix an inner tube in the
pi***ng rain. Warm fingertips help rubber solution dry. (Warm inner tube
from underneath...)

While using your head torch to look for your tyre levers in the long
grass.

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Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. - Mark Twain

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D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to
be.

Full gloves would be too hot to wear all year round but some padding and
protection to palms is most useful. The sweat wipe is also handy. I do
not use mine for snot!... well, not much ;-)

~PB

Oh I dunno (though I'm used to overheating on a bike LOL) - I have a
pair of specialized full-fingers which are thin material, with padding
(not as good as the altura? pro-gel mitts) which have little sticky
blobs on the fingertips.

Absolutely excellent to stop sweaty fingers in fingerless mitts slipping
on the levers when braking - so mine get worn in cooler weather for a
little more warmth (though not on very long rides) and very hot weather.
Inbetween weather or long cooler rides and it's the fingerless pro-gels.

What I must get around to at some point is butchering a pair of each,
and putting the long fingers from the specialized on the rest of hte
fingerless pro-gels...

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Velvet

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Quoted message said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to be.

Daniele

I use fingerless gel gloves which protect my hands from 'bar
vibrations. Full sized gloves would be very sweaty in summer.

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Simon M.

D.M. Procida said:

Why are fingerless gloves good to wear (while cycling, that is)? Never
having worn a par, I don't understand what the point is supposed to
be.

Daniele

With drop handlebars & cork bar tape I find that when my hands sweat they
tend to slip on the bars, track mitts prevent this. They also provide some
padding when riding on the hoods.

Perhaps your style of riding doesn't require this type of portection, if you
ar experiencing no problems, then no problem.