Sweaty hands
04-17-19, 06:14 PM
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Sweaty hands
I don't wear gloves unless it's cold, like 40s or below. Once it gets in the 80s, I have an issue of sweaty hands. Used to play a lot of tennis, always wore wrist/sweat bands to deal with that.
Any reason I shouldn't wear wrist bands instead of cycling gloves? They're less expensive, for one thing.
Am I not giving gloves their due for all their benefits?
Any reason I shouldn't wear wrist bands instead of cycling gloves? They're less expensive, for one thing.
Am I not giving gloves their due for all their benefits?
04-17-19, 06:26 PM
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I also prefer to ride barehanded. Get some bartape you like. I've found Fizik to be my favorite. Grippy even with sweaty hands.
04-18-19, 04:41 AM
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I sweat like crazy above 70. That coupled with humidity makes for some wet palms while riding. Once I started using gloves, my life on a bike got better. No more slippery bar tape, and needless to say better grip. Plus if you were to crash can avoid the road rash on the palm.
04-18-19, 01:27 PM
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gloves are good for wiping sweat from my brow etc. after a ride, they can be rinsed & wrung out to dry. helps to have more than one pair &/or style
04-19-19, 07:20 AM
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Do hands themselves sweat? If so, then your hands sweat. Seems obvious, huh. So why would wrist bands do much for your hands/palms? OTOH, at least one of the main reasons to wear gloves is for better grip from avoiding sweat-caused slipperiness. The other reasons are padding/comfort, and I guess some measure of protection if you take a spill.
04-19-19, 01:14 PM
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I am a member of the excessive sweaty hand while biking club. For me, it is mainly from my hands themselves and not just a rundown so bands are out. With or without gloves varies slightly in amount but I end up wearing them to at least get better overall grip. This is after a ride last summer with fingerless gloves. Waterlogged wrinkled prunes. In the perfect world I'd wear full gloves for protection when offroad but that is just too much so I still use fingerless.
Last edited by u235; 04-19-19 at 01:24 PM.
