What's the Point of Bike Gloves?
Friday May 18, 2007
What’s the point of cycling gloves? Somebody asked me that recently in that tone of voice that implied cycling gloves are one of those accessories that are more about image than substance. I mean, c’mon. Do you really need gloves for riding a bike?
Actually, many cyclists find gloves useful. Here are list of six ways that bike gloves can help you when you ride.
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Comments
You only gave the last six of the first seven reasons any serious cyclist wears gloves: It’s how you constantly wipe your nose!
You didn’t mention comfort, and keeping your fingers from going to sleep.
Cleaning glass shards off your tires after running through broken glass.