Mtb gloves for longer rides

[Moult]

Whats the best glove on the market for longer rides? Training for Atta so loads of climbing.

[Lance Stephenson]

Whats the best glove on the market for longer rides? Training for Atta so loads of climbing.

Difficulty to say, I personally enjoy a narrow ESI silicone grip (small circumference means your hand can cup the grip without tensing and not use to much energy, where a large diameter grip is requiring your grip strength to be on all the time) then I wear a glove that has zero padding.  for the same reason and to not have HIGH or LOW spots on the grip.  I wear a Medium to a Large glove for reference.  The reason I se people struggle with hands, is due to gripping so firmly on the grips, so they buy padded gloves and fatter grips which actually makes it worse.  Holding the grip just lightly but enough that you don't slip is the correct way to hold the bars.

[DR ◣◢]

A glove isn’t going to remedy a bad fit or grip that isn’t the right size. Get the twist of the bar, height of the bar, size of the grips right and then ride in the thinnest palm gloves you can find. Leatt makes great ones in full finger.

 

Padded gel gloves etc is asking for calluses.

[PhilipV]

Gloves with unpadded palms work best for me. Leatt has been my favourite for the last couple of years.

Grips play more of a role in hand pain than gloves in my opinion.

[FirstV8]

Ride without gloves or very thin un padded gloves on your training rides . This will harden your hands and build up calisys  on the parts of your hands that need to be protected and are in closest contact with , grips , brake and shift levers . A tradesman of any discription has these calisys and their hands are as hard as  stone .Then get a good pair gloves that allow you to feel ( padded or un padded ) that give you the same feel as if you were riding without them . A glove is there to protect your knuckles as well from thorns and bushes but also your palms when you take a tumble . Riding with scratches and maybe cuts on your palms is very uncomfortable . Harden up the hands and the gloves just make more bearable . Soft hands with good gloves is not an option . Once you get a blister on a ride it will irritate you to the finish . I used this method of training with out gloves for years and still do . I have hard hands , lots of calisys and no blisters ever  when swinging a 4lbs hammer for a few hours t

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[DR ◣◢]

Odd. I have soft hands, thin gloves, and the correct setup with the correct grips. No calluses at all. I spend quite a bit of time in the saddle. Say about 10 hours a week.

[Grease_Monkey]

Also find gloves without padding to be best. I ride with Leatt's DBX1 or DBX2 full finger. The only reason I use gloves is because I sweat and sweaty hands slip and slide off grips.

 

For comfort, look at your grips. I am by no means an endurance rider, but for the few 24hr rides and 10hr plus rides I have done I found ESI chunky silicon grips to do the trick for me.

 

I have an office job, so my hands are supple like a baby's. I can't say that's ever caused issues for me. Just make sure your setup is right if you are spending hours on the bike...

Edited September 24, 2020 by Grease_Monkey

[Spafsack]

I also like things grips, foam or rubber, what do u guys advise? Lock on? Length?

[sirmoun10goat]

I used to wear gloves in the event of a fall - they make a huge difference when it comes to road rash.

 

I have ESI chunkies on my MTB, and a top end supacaz tape on my road bike. Have not touched gloves all summer.

 

Not sure how climbing dictates the need for good gloves?