My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much better.
I think the extra wrist support from the wraps helps too. I do a lot of typing and mousing at work, and that takes its toll (not that I'm going to wearing the weight-lifting gloves at work!). The gloves are ventilated too, so my hands don't get too hot. The only downside is that I have to unwrap to check my watch, but that I can live with. For all those out there who have had hand pain, here's FYI.
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My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much better.
It's nice to know they're good for something. I bought a pair for gym and they started falling apart almost immediately. It's not yet a year and they're in terrible condition.
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My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much better.
I think the extra wrist support from the wraps helps too. I do a lot of typing and mousing at work, and that takes its toll (not that I'm going to wearing the weight-lifting gloves at work!). The gloves are ventilated too, so my hands don't get too hot. The only downside is that I have to unwrap to check my watch, but that I can live with. For all those out there who have had hand pain, here's FYI.
My girlfriend does the same thing. She discovered by accident when she grabbed the wrong gloves on the way out the door to a 1/2 century a couple years ago. She claims they work better, too.
I have also had glove problems, but my problem was that I could only wear full-finger gloves. I could not find a standard 1/2 finger cycling glove that didn't make my thumb hurt. However, I tried a new pair of Specialized Body Geometry gloves earlier this season, and I absolutely love them. The old BG gloves sucked because the gel pad was too thick. Now it's thinner. 500+ miles so far with zero thumb pain. I'm going to buy a case of them and store them for the future!
I have also had glove problems, but my problem was that I could only wear full-finger gloves. I could not find a standard 1/2 finger cycling glove that didn't make my thumb hurt. However, I tried a new pair of Specialized Body Geometry gloves earlier this season, and I absolutely love them. The old BG gloves sucked because the gel pad was too thick. Now it's thinner.
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I think that's the big problem with so many cycling gloves. All that padding doesn't seem to contour as well to the handlebars or grips, as a naked hand would. It's like there's a tennis ball stuffed in each glove.
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500+ miles so far with zero thumb pain. I'm going to buy a case of them and store them for the future!
cheers, Tom
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I have also had glove problems, but my problem was that I could only wear full-finger gloves. I could not find a standard 1/2 finger cycling glove that didn't make my thumb hurt. However, I tried a new pair of Specialized Body Geometry gloves earlier this season, and I absolutely love them. The old BG gloves sucked because the gel pad was too thick. Now it's thinner.
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I think that's the big problem with so many cycling gloves. All that padding doesn't seem to contour as well to the handlebars or grips, as a naked hand would. It's like there's a tennis ball stuffed in each glove.
It depends. I have a pair of the original BG mitts, and I find I can't use them on drops at all, they are worse than totally unpadded skin gloves. The gel pad seems to move the pressure around to make it worse.
But using them on flat bars I find they are far better than any other gloves or mitts I own.
So it depends, but it's like with saddles: try it and see if it works for you in your situation. -- "Since you must keep improving, a $5 bike offers a lot more opportunities to improve it, and can be improved cheaper. It's expensive to improve on a $2000 bike." - Rick Onanian in rec.bicycles.tech
My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much better.
I think the extra wrist support from the wraps helps too. I do a lot of typing and mousing at work, and that takes its toll (not that I'm going to wearing the weight-lifting gloves at work!). The gloves are ventilated too, so my hands don't get too hot. The only downside is that I have to unwrap to check my watch, but that I can live with. For all those out there who have had hand pain, here's FYI.
Dave
Have you tried a more padded handlebar tape? I'm using Cinelli Gel and it's really better in absorbing vibrations! Another choice is a strip (or two) of tape along the handlebar under the regular tape. Keeping your arms relaxed helps too, sometimes I notice my hands are holding the handlebar way too strong, but it takes a while to notice that! And last, mousing a lot is bad imho. Get used to keyboard shortcuts, you'll speed up the work and you'll get less pain. (a unix/linux os helps here :-) ).
I used weight lifting gloves for a few times before I bought cycling gloves. I prefer the cycling gloves myself. I do not like the wrist wraps. Too hot and less comfortable.
Curt
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My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much
better.
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I think the extra wrist support from the wraps helps too. I do a lot of typing and mousing at work, and that takes its toll (not that I'm going to wearing the weight-lifting gloves at work!). The gloves are ventilated too, so my hands don't get too hot. The only downside is that I have to unwrap to check my watch, but that I can live with. For all those out there who have had hand pain, here's FYI.
It depends. I have a pair of the original BG mitts, and I find I can't use them on drops at all, they are worse than totally unpadded skin gloves. The gel pad seems to move the pressure around to make it worse.
Yeah, I felt the same thing. I only wore them on one ride, and gave them away to a friend of mine. He absolutely loves them and still uses them to this day over a year later. The new ones have a much thinner pad. They work perfectly for me now.
Have you tried a more padded handlebar tape? I'm using Cinelli Gel and it's really better in absorbing vibrations! Another choice is a strip (or two) of tape along the handlebar under the regular tape.
Yet another choice would be Specialized Bar Phat tape. Puts a 2.5mm or 4mm layer of gel under the tape. Gotten some good reviews from some people, although I think it would be too thick. At $30, it's kinda pricey, too. ITM also makes a pad for the bar tops as well.
=v= Weightlifting gloves, like bicycle gloves, vary widely in quality. As far as I can tell, it comes down to (1) durability and (2) the placement and quality of stitching inside the glove. I've used weightlifting gloves for biking and biking gloves for weightlifting; it's depended on what I could find at the time.
=v= Sadly, it's hard to recommend this or that brand, because the actual product marketed under brand labels seems to change every year. Often for the worse.
=v= I agree that the wrist support of certain weightlifting gloves is a nice feature. <_Jym_>
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My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls, practically.
In addition to gloves you might want to look into finding a way to ride with less weight on your hands. This might involve changes to bike fit or to your body (strengthening your core to better support yourself).
Also, bigger softer tires might take the edge off too.
