[OrRando] glove recommendations anyone?

[Phil Varner]

I just got a pair of the Pear Izumi Pittards Carbon Leather gloves and am
happy so far.  They have relatively thin articulated gel padding that feels
comfortable but not overly obtrusive.  My short writeup on them:
http://www.philvarner.com/bikes/blog/2007/06/21/pearl-izumi-pittards-carbon-leather-gloves/

--Phil

On 6/30/07, joel metz <magpie at blackbirdsf.org> wrote:
>
> i havent been having the finger numbness issues that plagued me in
> pbp 2003, thanks in part to well-padded bars and not riding flat bars
> w/ barends, but in light of the fact that i couldnt feel 2 fingers on
> my left hand until sometime in january or february 2004 after pbp
> 2003, im not taking any chances...
>
> ive just ordered the marsas bar pads from wallingford, and am now out
> on the hunt for a nice pair of gloves to replace my old standby
> crochet-back gloves for my distance riding...
>
> sooo... if anyones got a favorite glove theyd like to recommend, id
> love to hear it! im looking for fingerless, not *too* heavy on the
> padding but something more than thin cheap foam, reasonably priced,
> and not overly garish looking (i am rather partial to good ol blacks
> and grey when it comes to gloves...)
>
> thanks!
>
> -joel
>
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