gloves in summer

[roadiewill]

is it me or is it a lot more comphier (spelling?) without gloves in the summer? Im probably more likely to get blisters but the bars feel a lot nicer without gloves.

 

[chrisuren]

Comfier..


It's up to you if you wear gloves in the summer, and it also depends on what type of ride you're going on.

 

[Phixion]

Always wear gloves

Getting layers of your skin scraped off against the road hurts

 

[goo_mason]

I forgot to put mine on this morning and only realised as I set off; at that point I decided that I couldn't be @rsed walking back up 5 flights of stairs to get them, so I went without.

I felt very naked

And I found my hands slipping on the bars in the rain, which was a novel experience and not what you want to feel as you hit a bump in traffic...

 

[Kestevan]

Noooooooo

Got to wear gloves or mittens.. riding "naked" is just plain wrong

 

[threefingerjoe]

I wear gloves, except on the recumbent. No need for padding, there.

 

[asterix]

Never wear them except if it's cold in winter. Nasty, smelly things.. When I used to sail a lot I didn't wear gloves either as hands soon harden up and only an idiot gets rope burn. Mind you one guy I sailed with got his finger squeezed off, surging a rope.. Gloves wouldn't have done any good!

I wear them during the day when I am doing some types of building work.

 

[Moonlight]

I keep a tissue in the Summer to:

a: soak up sweat

b: wipe nose etc

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Never wear them except if it's cold in winter. Nasty, smelly things.. When I used to sail a lot I didn't wear gloves either as hands soon harden up and only an idiot gets rope burn. Mind you one guy I sailed with got his finger squeezed off, surging a rope.. Gloves wouldn't have done any good!

I wear them during the day when I am doing some types of building work.

Understand the view re hardening hands up to various types of manual work (i.e. when sailing etc.) but I've yet to come across a rider with thick enough skin on their palms to adequately prevent serious injury when they come off.....I've ruined a few pairs of "smelly" mitts over the years when my bike handling skills let me down (or a sh*t driver took me off)....rather them than my hands

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Nah, I always wear them. What if I fall off? I prefer to retain my skin...

Always wear gloves

Getting layers of your skin scraped off against the road hurts

Noooooooo

Got to wear gloves or mittens.. riding "naked" is just plain wrong

I always wear mitts in summer or full fingered gloves in Winter, for all of the above reasons, plus they help with damping road vibration.

 

[Joe24]

I wear them. Same reason as has been said, would rather my gloves go then the skin on my palms. Also, they wipe the snot away from my nose better when i had a cold.
They do smell though, even with regular washing, so i sprey them with Fabreze and have the smell of spring every time i scratch my face and put a fingure on my nose to rocket.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Never wear them except if it's cold in winter. Nasty, smelly things.. When I used to sail a lot I didn't wear gloves either as hands soon harden up and only an idiot gets rope burn. Mind you one guy I sailed with got his finger squeezed off, surging a rope.. Gloves wouldn't have done any good!

I wear them during the day when I am doing some types of building work.

I hope you wear shorts

 

[fossyant]

I've only just started wearing mits again this summer - mostly because I commute and the impact risk is more..... but I've also come off without mits on in the past and it's not good.....

Personal thing again..... !

 

[ianrauk]

Gloves always, as with others, short fingers in spring/summer, long in winter

 

[asterix]

I hope you wear shorts

I do sometimes, but why the interest? Would you like a picture?