Noticed a lot of the pros at unbound yesterday wearing short finger gloves. I didn’t look at all the photos but definitely noticed a lot wearing them. I’m curious why they prefer them.
I currently wear long finger gloves but am considering short finger as I most often wear cargo bibs and it’s a bit annoying feeling for the top of the pocket with gloves and the fabric of the gloves at the finger will catch on the bib fabric and pull on the finger slightly loosening it. Not terrible just slightly annoying.
Anybody prefer short finger on gravel? Any recommendations? I have long finger specialized grail and they’re okay and they have a short finger version.
When you go down, it’s the palms that can take the brunt of that. Short finger gloves protect the palms while maintaining the dexterity of naked fingers. Compared to no gloves, some also like the additional layer between their palms and bars. Gloves can also mitigate the effect of sweat on gripping the bars. Personally, I wear fingerless gloves of road and gravel and full finger gloves on mtb.
yeah. I didn’t know if I was missing something. at first I thought it was just one bib brands pockets that might be the issue but I have 3 different brands and similar issues with all of the. And I often use a couple different types of gels so when I reach into my pocket it’s harder to tell which one is which with gloves on even when their packets are different shapes.
I’m a big fan of the Handup short finger gloves. Found them when Ivy was sponsored. Very lightweight, no padding, and last forever. If you like gel or whatever kind of padding, these aren’t the ones you want. Road Cycling Gloves | Short Finger Gloves | Handup
I use the Luxe on gravel and Signature on road. I’ve tried a lot of gloves over the years and these are my favorite.
For MTB, I use whatever old gloves I have so I don’t get upset about ripping them. I also have a pair of Assos LF Targa when I want full hand coverage (typically when I’m in the dessert with more sun exposure and abrasive rocks).
Good point. Watched footage of pros at unbound, I believe it was the leaders who ended up 1st and 2nd place and at one point the rider behind just sat up with his phone and was typing away and commenters said he was likely messaging his support crew before coming into the checkpoint.
agree with others for the reasons why. I don’t usually train with gloves unless it’s raining or I know it’s going to be super hot and humid. But I usually crit race with short finger gloves.
I have a pair of Specialized SL gloves which are real light on the back and no padding. They have some seams on the palm that might annoy some people but I haven’t had issues with it.
I have gradually shifted over to long finger gloves for most riding, mostly because the seam where the short finger gloves end on my thumb tends to chafe with my gravel and mtb bars. I do miss the extra dexterity of the short finger gloves, but it’s a personal calculation where I’d rather lose some dexterity than deal with blisters.
I go with short finger gloves for 90% of my outside rides. If its going to be above 50F (even if not at the start) or so its worth it for the ease of use for using the electronics (phone, Garmin) and food packaging.
I stick with long finger simply because I don’t need even more funky tan lines on my body. I only recently realized that I have bib tan lines on my back because my jerseys don’t have enough SPF.
In auto racing, reversed stitched gloves have become popular because the seams and excess material to the outside of the glove.
I tried to find something similar in cycling gloves but nothing seems to exist yet. I ended up getting some Giro Trixster gloves and inverting them. Logos are backwards, but who cares, it works great, no chafing on my last race (3.5 hours).
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