Road Gloves
- Thread starter essexboy80
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RMurphy195
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Birmingham
Maybe if you got a short piece of wood or pipe abou the same diameter as your handlebars (maybe a bit of broom handle), then went into a shop and tried a few pairs on, gripping your bit of "handlebar" with them, you could judge not only the fit but also whether the padding is too thick. Or maybe try on a pair of gloves and sit on one of the shop's bikes that's similar to yours and see how it goes using the gear levers/brake levers and so on.
If you have a bit of material on the back of the gloves to wipe your sweaty brow, that's useful. If there's a light coloured or reflective patch on them that shows up when you are doing hand signals, and/or at night, so much the better. If Gore-ex or similar is included in the material that's a plus, as is having stretchy material on the back.
If you have a bit of material on the back of the gloves to wipe your sweaty brow, that's useful. If there's a light coloured or reflective patch on them that shows up when you are doing hand signals, and/or at night, so much the better. If Gore-ex or similar is included in the material that's a plus, as is having stretchy material on the back.
ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
I bought some Exteondo mitts recently, they were half price, and these are the first gloves that feel as though they were designed by someone who rides a bike with padding in the right place and good sweat wiper. I have had gloves with gel pads totally unrelated to the anatomy of the hand or how you hold the handlebars but these are excellent. I bought size medium as they didn't have any 42's.
