Joel Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I am starting to use gloves as i am pissed off with geting big calises. Joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 hate gloves but i have to circum to using them sometimes. no better grips than echo/zoo/koxx/viz/monty rubber things though for gloves or none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosts_cloak Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) I pretty much always wear my gloves. Having said that, the other day I was just messing about in the yard for a minute and didnt put them on and it felt pretty nice :) I get big blister/callus things even through my gloves :S , but they dont seem to hurt very much anymore. ~Gaz edit: spelling Edited October 2, 2005 by ghosts_cloak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleharrys Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Yeah I wear gloves always. Reasons? My grips are really slippery cos my hands sweat and slip off. It stops my hands hurting so much. Keeps them warm in winter. And hurts less when you fall off. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 You big wimps, just ride bare hand for a while then they will go hard an you won't get sore hands. I would only wear gloves now if it pisses down, just so my hands grip the bars so I can keep on riding :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 never gloves unless its pissing it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 No gloves :S as I can't afford some lol. Nar just too lazy to got and get some, wanting some though for the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I really don't see how you can get pissed off with calluses! They're simply doing an important job of protecting your hands. If the skin where they are, gets abused, the body will naturally toughen that area, so it is less weak - so it will hurt and blister less. They're usefull, and don't pick 'em off. Back to the old grips question, I'm stuck on Richley WCS foam grips, they seem perfect, and with decent (large) bar ends, they're not tearing at all. :S Brilliant with or without gloves. I usually ride with gloves, as it's just a bit more comfortable, but sometimes I'm equally happy riding gloveless. Mike. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Gloves make them worse. Get some foam grips :S Only put gloves on when it is too cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I have got Toxin grips which are nice and soft. Slip abit when hands swaet but its getting cold so should'nt sweat as much. Foam grips make my hands worse, and always rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff... Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) I prefer not to wear them but it is winter soon lol and i cant ride with out them i just freez, my gloves always stink aswell even after the wash :S Kyle. Edited October 2, 2005 by hinchcblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I really don't see how you can get pissed off with calluses! They're simply doing an important job of protecting your hands. If the skin where they are, gets abused, the body will naturally toughen that area, so it is less weak - so it will hurt and blister less. They're usefull, and don't pick 'em off. What he said, they're there for a reason. I only wear gloves when it's cold, if i can get away without them i will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I wear glove's on and off really, I just invested in some foam grips but they feel really fat on the bar, but they feel better to ride with when im not wearing gloves, so which one so i choose ? there should be both up there in the poll ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I started out rididng with gloves, but for some reason they gave me worse blisters than when i rode without any. I gave them up for nearly 2 years until the end of this summer. My palms would get just too sweaty and whenever i would try anything remotely big for me a hand would completely slip off. So i went to halfords and bought the smallest and cheapest gloves i could. Literally they were too small they only just covered the whole of my palm. After streatching them out so they fitted then riding in them for a few days they are now perfect and im not going to look back. Another reason i switched to gloveless riding back in the day was because you can feel a lot more through the bike and whats going on through the brakes, which i used to lose when i rode with gloves previously. Now i dont notice much difference at all. Its quite nice not to have numb brake fingers in the cold nowadays :S If your planning on getting any.. get the smallest you can possibly fit on your hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I always use gloves. it's just less fuff about with them. Find a glove that fits OK, get some nice grips and off you go. Not that much callousing and my hands never hurt. Saves me the effort of chanel no5'ing my grips up Tic stylee, and saves my stupid ass (or hands) when I feel like falling off. I have never understood how people can bother with no gloves and talcum powder.. it's like tarring a brake. gives better feel for a bit, but needs reapplying, while gloves (grind) lasts longer, works better in all weather but doesn't have the same feel to it. kinda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I use wcs foam grips with no gloves,they are super comfy until recently, i now have a cut between my palm and my finger :S it hurts like mad, but im rok'ard so i ride with it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 No gloves at the moment, mainly because i dont have any. but when it gets a bit colder, im going to have to invest in some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I use gloves, I just find that my hands sweat too much not to use them. I don't no about keeping my hands warm though, in the winter my hands will go blue even through my gloves :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 No gloves, and no gloves for the past 3 years. You dont get as nice a feel of the bar with gloves I find, and if you get some nice foam grips then you dont loose grip on the grips when hot and sweaty/raining. I will never use gloves again. You will get calluses with gloves too, dont think you wont, like mike said they are there for a reason. And falling off, how does a thin bit of cloth help hurt less? When I used to use gloves and I fell of it wouldnt help, it would just tear and then its your hand anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desire68 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Never used to wear gloves back in the day for BMX and got used to it,started riding trials and street and found that i needed gloves.I use Gussette bastards on my bikes as i really like them,and they seem to go well with the 661 gloves which i'm now used to and yes you still get callouses and my hands still sweat loads but this now gets soaked up by the gloves and i'd personally rather come off with gloves as a first line of defence than my palms taking all the impact/scratches. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Two words: Friar's Balsam Just apply some of that to any blister's that open up on your hand, it'll cause you unimaginable pain for about 5 seconds then it's done, no need to worry about that blister for the rest of the year :bunny: I use Ritchey foam grips, though I've been daft enough to do so without bar ends and they've ripped quite badly as a result, I've also found that they seem to disintegrate under my thumbs for some reason. Can't beat them for feel though, and when they finally wear out I'll be getting some more :( Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narrowbars Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 never wear gloves. Hate the way the bike feels when wearing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I go through fazes, i dont wear gloves at min but starting to get a bit nippy so.......? I got basically no grips there slick and only 2mm thick? lol Im poor lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkrider Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) I wear gloves, but they have massive holes in, they are only like 2 months old :bunny: Adam Edited October 3, 2005 by Punkrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I did swear by gloves, but then i got some new grips, and gloves didnt seem right on them. So now its just gloveless all the way, cant wear gloves at all while riding, just doesnt feel right, cant hold onto me bars or out :bunny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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