What's with the No gloves riding?
I was lucky enough to get a ride day with Barrie Sheen(late) and Mick Doohan some years ago and turned up on my Ducati Monster but with no gloves!
Mine were old and worn and didn't want to wear them! They all flat out refused to ride with me, we stopped off at City bikes and I forked out for a new pair of carbon enforced gloves!
Barry later in Strathalbyn had a chat and said always wear three things, helmet, shoes and definitely gloves!
First thing that hits the deck is your head, we take the load on our hands and bike drags on ankle or foot!
I never forget that yet see so many knobs on their mega bikes and No gloves!
What are people thoughts on that, I realize on the Paris Roubais there were a couple of pro riders not gloved up and that may have started it but are there others of the same opinion!
What is the skin on your paws worth to you?
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Permalink Reply by simon on -
I have always been an ATGATT rider. I would even say that for most road bike crashes, it's the hands,kness and arm/shoulder that cops it. So many of my friends have had collarbone and wrist injuries.
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Permalink Reply by simon on
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Do you relate this to push bikes too. I've just bought some gloves for warmth, but have otherwise never considered wearing them. I am a slow, recreational/commuting rider though
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Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on -
Someone commented on AC during the TDU that lots of the pro riders weren't wearing gloves on their training rides. Since then I've noticed a few riders doing the same, not sure it's a good "look" to copy.
Edit, found the link http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/forum/topics/tdu-spotto-2012?id=308...
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Permalink Reply by Chris R on -
Pretty sure it's just to even out their tans.. So they don't have glove tan lines
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Permalink Reply by Darren Bosanko on -
Motorcycles are one thing bicycles are another. Don't see the comparison sorry.
You don't need gloves on a push bike. I use them with my road bike but not with my TT bike.
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Permalink Reply by Frank on
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Really? Interesting!
Of course I relate it to the road!
I use and need my hands and fingers, even a slow stack will peel the skin down to the bone!
It's no wonder I hung my riding boots up for a while! It's just getting crazy out there!
Wear gloves people!
My right hand is still sporting scars from when I crashed my road bike at low speed and where the nurse picked out the gravel where the gloves wore through but saved my fingers and most of my hand!
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Permalink Reply by James Davis on -
Dont tell me what to do, just because you cant keep your bike upright!
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Permalink Reply by Dario Gautama on -
Is gloves really essential for riding (bicycle)?
Currently I feel fine with gloves-less since I never had problem with sweaty hand and prefer feel the handle bar directly to my skin on my hand.
Also the only biking attire that I have is a helmet..... ^^;
Maybe in the future I will invest on cycling pants + jersey.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Brennan on -
I'm a bit of a blouse and Id wear long gloves in summer if I could.
Bitumen at any speed can be very nasty for fingers and hands.
For the sake of $20-$30 I always wear gloves in an attempt to save one area of flesh.
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No, u r not!
First thing you put down on a fall is your hands, gloves will take first impact!
May not stop it but will help!
Keep it up!
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Permalink Reply by Don (Who's lost?) Nairn on -
I agree that if you can reduce or avoid hand injuries of you fall that wearing gloves is worthwhile.
Most trades people or office workers use their hands at work.
any vibration from the handle bars is likly to agrivate any arthritis you have or prematurely give you arthritis especially if you ride for several hours.
Does taking about arthritis make me old?
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