Weight-lifting gloves for cycling

[Dave Stallard]

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

 

[DRS]

"Dave Stallard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> 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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[HardwareLust]

Dave Stallard wrote:
> 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!

 

[Tom Keats]

In article <[email protected]>,
"HardwareLust" <[email protected]> writes:

> 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.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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.

> 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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[Denver C. Fox]

>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 exactly the same problem - large well-cushioned hands and any gel just
gives me incredible pain at the base of my thumb.

I finally discovered Specialized Crossroad gloves, and bought a whole bunch of
them. However my supply is down to about 5 pair in reserve, AND THEY NO LONGER
MAKE THEM, AND I CAN'T FIND THEM ANYWHERE IN ANY SUPPLY HOUSE!

I go through gloves quickly, because even the extra large just fit when my
hands are cool, and after a ride, when they are hot and slightly bigger from
swelling, I have to pull hard at the base of each open finger to get them off,
thereby always tearing holes in each finger extension.

I have thought of cutting off the short finger extensions to get longer life??

I will look at the Body Geometry - hopefully, they are as UNpadded as the
Crossroads.

Thanks.




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[Mark South]

"Tom Keats" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "HardwareLust" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > 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.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> 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.
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[Francesco Devittori]

Dave Stallard wrote:
> 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 ).

 

[curt]

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

"Dave Stallard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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

 

[HardwareLust]

Mark South wrote:
> 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.

 

[HardwareLust]

Francesco Devittori wrote:
> 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.

 

[Jym Dyer]

=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_>

 

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

Dave Stallard <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> 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.

JT