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Can any one recommend a thin summer Glove but with palm padding suitable for road riding
Off road I usually ride in POC index air or daniese gloves ( https://www.dainese.com/gb/en/rock-solid-c-gloves/203819264.html?dwvar_203819264_color=WHITE%2FGREEN%2FWHITE&cgid=bike-gloves#start=3)
Great of road with good feel and grip but on road the thin leather palms make them a bit uncomfortable
what im looking for is something similar for the road with a thin single piece cloth back but with a bit of palm padding to help cushion my palms (already using Gel pads under my bar tape and 25c tyres).
most road gloves have a bit of palm padding but are fingerless which I don't get on with
any sugestions?
I get through gloves at a hell of a rate, no idea why. The Troy Lee ones last the longest for me and are very comfy
I just ride with minimal padding gloves or mits and don't grip the bars as hard.
I used some quite nice PedalEd gloves at the weekend at Tro Bro Leon, but also use poc, TLD, assos and Hirzl Grippp tour gloves.
Specialized Grail long finger.
I really like BG grail gloves. Stop numbness completely for me on long rides. Got long and short finger versions. Thin palm except for padding in middle of palm - it just works for me.
Moderately padded.
Silicone grip sections
Mesh back
(Slightly pricey, though)
Thin Decathlon silk liner gloves under your road mitts?
+1 on Specialized Grail
You shouldn’t need loads of padding if your bike is set up right / not using death grip
Decathlon do some decent thin long finger gloves.
thank you all for the suggestions the BG grails look like they might be a good solution but ill have a look in decathlon next time im near.
+1 for Troy Lee XC gloves.
Decathlon do some decent thin long finger gloves.
Should say I was talking about proper cycling gloves with a leather palm, not the silk inner types that kcr mentioned. I use these ones, they're supposed to be for MTB but they're pretty light and definitely for the XC end of the market:
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/500-mountain-bike-cycling-gloves-black-id_8296115.html
I've got some 661 gloves with a thin almost mesh back, but they're either unpadded or the padding is very thin I can't remember.
Agree with what others have said though, I find any padding too much on a road bike. I use norma (cheap) l bar tape with no gel pads and no gloves. Happy days.
I like the LIzard Skin Monitors. Comfy and no velcro.