I don't use gloves personally, but Matt Chester, a framebuilder who specializes in building bikes for flared drop bars (like the On-One Midge or Origin 8 Gary), which are similar to the bars you describe (at least when it comes to pressure on the hands). His recommendation is something like the Specialized Ridge, which focuses on padding your ulnar nerve, which receives the most pressure on this type of bar:
http://mattchester.blogspot.com/2007/11/monday-tip-cheap-drop-bar-padding.html Hope this helps! Good luck with your ride! On May 25, 10:17 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I'm looking for gloves that offer a lot of padding in the palm. This > July, I'll be riding 1,000 miles to Seattle on a bike with handlebars > reminiscent of Nitto's Moustache bars. That means I'll be holding the > bars in much the same way, with most of my weight on my palms. > > If anybody has recommendations for gloves that have a thickly padded > palm, it would be much appreciated. With the number of riders on this > list using Moustache, Albatross, and similar bars, I'm sure somebody > has the answer! > > Thanks in advance. > > --Ericwww.wheelsnorth.orgwww.campyonly.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
