I just went to full fingered Pearl Izumi gloves. while the padding is pretty minimal, together with the aforementioned bar tape I haven't had any problems with my hands in quite a while. I thought they'd be too warm in the summertime, but they've been fine.
best ts On May 26, 9:42 am, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Nice Bike Guv'nor! (I assume that it's a Pashley?) > > I notice your bars on your path racer are at a rather "rakish" angle, > as others have mentioned what about leveling the bars out? Puts you > more upright which increases the wind resistence but may releive some > of the weight on your hands. I have also heard of riders on long > distance rides setting a timer on their watch to beep every X minutes > (5 10 15 whatever) as a reminder to change hand position. In theory > this will alleviate numbness cramps etc. It looks like you would have > at least 3 options or hand position on your current bars, well 4 if > you count riding no hands. > > If you are using bar tape rather than grips I really love Specialized > bar PHAT tape -very plush. > > Sounds like an epic ride. Let me know if you need any "while in > Seattle.." suggestions. > > Of course you know it rains 9 months a year up here right ;-) > > Ryan > > Seattle WA > > On May 26, 8:01 am, beth h <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I have found the Rivendell summer glove to be padded surprisingly well > > for my needs. More "modern" gloves don't seem to provide as much > > padding, and there are often gaps in the pads that just don't work for > > me. > > > On drop bars I use these gloves with Cinelli "Gel" cork tape. On > > upright bars I use them with cork grips. > > > Beth > > > On May 25, 10:17 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > > > I'm looking for gloves that offer a lot of padding in the palm. - Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
