Pleeeez Recommend Me Best Ladies Gloves For Pain Relief

[G-Zero]

I have eventually managed to get my wife away from her old straight bar ladies Raleigh, with twist grip gears and on to a modern drop bar gravel bike. At 65, she has the beginnings of arthritis in her hands and was getting occasional carpal tunnel and wrist pain from the old bike. My thoughts were that more hand positions, combined with easier gear changing might help to make life more comfortable.

We’ve had a few local rides of 9, 11 & 13 miles and she is finding things easier on the new bike, however she’s not entirely pain free, which might be partly down to the thin padded gloves she’s currently using.

Has anyone alleviated similar problems with really good padded gel (or other padding) cycling gloves and if so, any recommendations would be appreciated.

TIA

 

[ianrauk]

Maybe a good idea to get some handlebar gel inserts for underneath the bartape.

 

[Punkawallah]

The Lidl offerings have padding, but you may have missed them. The economical option would be to raise the bars.

 

[vickster]

Specialized BG gel mitts
eg https://www.bikesheduk.com/product/...FpVqppcaZ9XMKJcjnrRDLvBP-5ssxqU-GNd4Brb7tbHIY

 

[G-Zero]

Maybe a good idea to get some handlebar gel inserts for underneath the bartape.

Thanks for the pointer, I didn’t know such things existed 😊

 

[ianrauk]

Thanks for the pointer, I didn’t know such things existed 😊

No worries.
I got some especially for my attempt on LEL. Easy to do. Just unroll the bar tape. add the gel pads and roll back up.
They work very well.
I got mine from Bike Parts. Though there are cheaper alternatives available elsewhere.

 

[T4tomo]

Also check you haven't got the tyre (esp front) pumped over hard. You have got decent wide tyres on it which will act a decent suspension at the correct pressure.