bargeon

The sox thread got me wondering.
Since some folks are bothered by the tan line at the ankle, do you not wear gloves because of the line at the wrist?

10 Wheels

yep

Jakedatc

yep.. better grip, good for wiping sweat, have saved my palms twice this year on crashes. tan lines are fine.

noodle soup

Yes, but only unpadded ones.

Homer Cooper 

Yes Specialized: SL Pro and Specialized full fingered gels.

Corbin

No, and not because of tan lines, and neither is that the reason I wear ankle socks.

I started off wearing traditional padded gloves but actually noticed no difference once removed. Granted I have some nice gelled bar tape. The gloves seemed frivolous to me.

memebag

Yes, I wear gloves. I like Specialized Grail. They just have a little padding in the center of the palm. I wear them mostly to protect my hands in a fall.

Dan333SP

If it's less than about 85 and I'm just riding around, no gloves. Hotter than that and my sweat will make the hoods and bar tape slippery, so I wear gloves. If I'm racing, I'll always wear gloves because the risk of skinning my palms is much higher. Don't really care either way about the tanlines, I spend enough time outside without riding that it's never really noticeable.

I wear team gloves with very little padding. Super-thick padding on gloves ends up cutting off circulation in my hands.

joejack951

My hands sweat enough that my hoods can get slippery. I wear these Pearl Izumi gloves on most summer rides: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006963QO6..._M3T1_ST1_dp_2

No padding, nice tight fit to my hand, and improve my grip substantially over a bare hand.

RPK79

Sometimes. I always bring them with now though. Full finger no padding. I've found that having some full finger gloves along can sometimes be a big hand when you have emergency roadside maintenance.

Machka 

It's too cold to ride without gloves.

I'm in the midst of looking for some heavier ones now.

ypsetihw

only when racing, I tend to keep the bike upright, and I find it perfectly comfortable without them. I used to wear them all the time last year, but I kinda got over it this year. never even considered the tan lines.

caloso

Only when racing. And then half the time, I forget them so end up racing barehanded anyway.

redfooj

80% is to wipe snot
15% is for grip - 1 of my bike has quite smooth leather grips
5% is for a bit of padding


in colder weather, obviously for snot & warmth. and these (winter) are also not cycling-marketed gloves. theyre skinny fit general purpose cotton gloves . prefer them to the winter cycling ones i bought

Carbonfiberboy 

I always wear them. I'd rather ruin a pair of gloves than my hands, a very simple calculation. I've seen proud and boastful no-glove guys go down.

Jeannean

Yes. I like to have a little padding on my hands, but more important for me, they are good for wiping away sweat.

up on two

...until you fall, and we all do. Be careful out there.

noodle soup

Yep, just like helmets.

RPK79

Really should try to avoid landing on your hands anyway. Good way to break a clavicle.

FullGas

yup, gloves on every ride.

need a place to wipe my nose in the winter. also, want some kind of palm protection if I go down or need to wipe something off a tire at speed...

noodle soup

when your front tire slides out in a turn, there's little risk to the clavicle when dragging the hand behind to keep the upper body off the asphalt.

Not every wreck is the ass over teakettle variety.

sevenmag

Only when it's cold. I should be wearing some in warm weather after a couple of falls. Having all that skin removed from your palms is no fun at all.

RPK79

Good point.

wphamilton

Not often, but they can be nice when you do have a fall. My hands are going to hit the pavement BTW, unless it's too sudden for my reaction. Just not stiff-armed.

bbbean 

I like my palms. I like being able to dress and clean myself. So I wear gloves when I ride.