[sanjuro]

The winter is starting to be memory, but I was curious to know if people used fingerless or fingered gloves on these spring rides?

I see pictures of the Euro road teams, and most of them are using either bulky winter gloves or nothing. I am sure it is tradition, but on my 55-65 degree ride today, I am sporting my Fox Inclines.

 

[JRB]

I ride the moutain bikes with full fingered, but the roadie gets fingerless. If it is cool, I wear full fingered on the road. I don't get so sweaty that I can't hold on. On the mountain bike I do.

 

[Heidi]

If it's above 50 I wear fingerless.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

No gloves on the road bike.

 

[LordOpie]

If it's above 50 I wear fingerless.

pretty much the same, but I typically carry a set of full incase the weather changes... and it does.

 

[RenegadeRick]

Full fingers all the time. If it's cold, I sometimes wear my snowboard gloves.

 

[jacksonpt]

I ride farily basic 661 full fingers on my mtn bike all year long. They also double as my cold weather road gloves. Once it breaks about 50 degrees or so I go fingerless on the road.

 

[JRogers]

Fingered gloves because I have a few pair for mountain riding. If it's really hot, then no gloves.

 

[chicodude]

If it's above 50 I wear fingerless.

 

[Pau11y]

Full, mtn or road.

 

[Wumpus]

Cold weather -- Long finger
Any other time -- Shorties

Y'all that don't wear gloves are nuts. One time going down on gravel or asphalt...

 

[Wumpus]

I see pictures of the Euro road teams, and most of them are using either bulky winter gloves or nothing. I am sure it is tradition, but on my 55-65 degree ride today, I am sporting my Fox Inclines.

Looks like almost everybody is wearing gloves to me...

Leif Hoste seems to be the exception...

I might see in the winter if they start in winterish gloves then have to take them off halfway through and don't have shorties on underneath them not wearing any but most sure do.

 

[The Toninator]

full finger, no pad, mtb, rhode.

 

[JRogers]

Cold weather -- Long finger
Any other time -- Shorties

Y'all that don't wear gloves are nuts. One time going down on gravel or asphalt...

I've gone down on both before. I've never cut up my hands in either case. I figure if I'm hitting the deck, my hands aren't the biggest concern.

Oh, and I can't stand most finerless gloves because of the padding. My hands aren't going numb or anything, so I like having thin gloves for better feel and grip.

 

[sanjuro]

Looks like almost everybody is wearing gloves to me...

I might see in the winter if they start in winterish gloves then have to take them off halfway through and don't have shorties on underneath them not wearing any but most sure do.

On the cobbles, I think riders are going to use some padding. On glass smooth roads during winter training though...

 

[Wumpus]

On the cobbles, I think riders are going to use some padding. On glass smooth roads during winter training though...

That looks like a publicity photo to me.


These look like glass smooth roads.

 

[sanjuro]

I didn't say the peleton does not wear gloves. I just noticed in a lot of winter training camp photos, a lot of the riders are wearing no gloves, which I thought was a little strange.

 

[jaydee]

I guess fingerless protects your palms, but why not save your whole hand, especially the useful parts. I figure if I fall off and end up with a hand down, I'd rather tear up none of my hand than only half of it. So I ride full fingers all the time or no gloves at all if it's really hot.

 

[sanjuro]

Most roadies think they will never crash. And when do, gloves are not going to protect them.

 

[jaydee]

No, they don't do much for a broken hip, but I've seen some shredded gloves after a crash that would have been shredded fingers and torn off fingernails. Still worth having.

 

[Wumpus]

Most roadies think they will never crash. And when do, gloves are not going to protect them.

Neither did his helmet so I guess there is no need for them.

 

[cyclopath]

it's just to darn in Texas during the summer to wear gloves at all, but you can really sweat, so gloves give you a way to wipe the salt from your face, and have some extra grip on the bars, the most minimal shorties are the best.

 

[CreeP]

i never wear gloves on the bike unless it's cold, and if it's cold i need full fingers because my fingertips like to freeze up.

 

[sanjuro]

Neither did his helmet so I guess there is no need for them.

Oh, the helmet protected him fine. Notice how he didn't die?

 

[biggins]

Oh, the helmet protected him fine. Notice how he didn't die?

yeah uhh didnt this guy break something major but not his head?

 

[Wumpus]

yeah uhh didnt this guy break something major but not his head?

hip/femur

 

[h22ekhatch]

I don't wear gloves on the roadbike...but if I did they would be full fingered.

Something about fingerless gloves doesn't sit well with me...