I haven’t tried these gloves, but I’ll put in my two cents’ worth for thin gloves. I started using non-padded gloves a couple of years ago, and found almost by accident that they helped tremendously with the numbness issues I had been experiencing on long rides (600K and 1200K). I find that having gloves that add grip but not padding let me hold onto the bars more easily, and that having a firm grip on the bars makes a big difference in long term comfort. Padding makes it harder to grip the bars because I can’t close my fingers around them as well.
--Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Kyle Brooks <bicycle1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I've been trying out the "Thinny Riding Gloves" from Rivendell recently. I > thought people might be interested in an opinion on them. They are a > classic-looking leather glove with crocheted cotton back - but the big > feature is that they have no padding in the palm. > > As someone who is increasingly annoyed by so-called "anatomic" gel padding in > gloves, I really wanted to give these a try. > > My impression so far is that they are pretty nice - and well worth the $15 > price. Nicely made. Good quality goatskin leather - very soft to the touch, > and gives a nice grip on the bars. I've used them on several rides now, all > lasting roughly an hour or a little more, and I have not missed the padding > one bit. > > The fit (for me anyhow) is a little hit and miss - but not bad overall. > Certainly tolerable. > > I have a full review with some pictures on The Retrogrouch Blog if you want > more info. > > http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2015/12/great-gloves-from-rivendell.html > > Happy riding while the weather holds up, > > Kyle Brooks > Akron, OH, USA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
