Weight-lifting gloves for cycling

06-15-2004, 08:58 AM

My palms and the heels of my hands have really been hurting after
cycling, feeling as though I'd been slamming them into walls,
practically. My Pearl Izumi cycling gloves haven't been helping me much
with this. Well, this weekend I got myself a pair of Nike
weight-lifting gloves with Velcro wrist wraps. I did a 75 mile ride
Saturday, and another ride Sunday using them, and my hands felt much better.

I think the extra wrist support from the wraps helps too. I do a lot of
typing and mousing at work, and that takes its toll (not that I'm going
to wearing the weight-lifting gloves at work!). The gloves are
ventilated too, so my hands don't get too hot. The only downside is
that I have to unwrap to check my watch, but that I can live with. For
all those out there who have had hand pain, here's FYI.

Dave