+ 1 for no padding and keeping the tan lines sharp! I don’t wear gloves until I ride more than 30 miles, which is rare, or in cold weather; I agree that a properly set up cockpit — and good bar tape — make them unnecessary for hand comfort at least for shorter rides. But I do have a pair of the Rivendell gloves for longer rides which are, indeed, very nice gloves, especially for the price. Before I stopped wearing padded gloves some 20-25 years ago I found that padding actually exacerbated the sensitivity in my left palm instead of helping it.
Bar tape: Lezyne’s 2.5 or 3 mm tape is the most comfortable I’ve used, tho’ it has its liabilities: I doesn’t wear very well and it picks up dirt easily, I suppose because of the same “slightly tacky” feel that makes it so comfortable. I recently wrapped the bar of the dirt road bike in 5mm tape — thick! — and it does mute the “sting” from choppy terrain a bit, but I might eventually rewrap it in 5 mm Lezyne. But gloves do get grungy after a hot ride or 2. On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM Mathias Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a huge fan of those gloves.. bought two pairs from Modern Bike this > year bc Riv was out for ages. > > I think the tan lines are great! I use these gloves for commuting and > mowing the lawn -- just so as to keep the lines sharp :) > > On Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:18:00 PM UTC-4 Brian Turner wrote: > >> They’re simple, cheap, look great (classically understated), and decent >> quality for what they are. I’ve gone through 3 pairs in the past 15 years. >> >> I don’t like padding in my gloves. It’s unnecessary (IMO). Hard to find >> cycling gloves that don’t have little gel pads sewn into them. I don’t >> really wear them for protection either - although I suppose that could be a >> plus in the right situation. The leather palms give the right amount of >> grip, and the gloves catch my sweat instead of transferring it to my bar >> wrap. >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs1sotmO8tN7shA8kVDUn6eEMyz1sVj0Kgqub5muwUcFA%40mail.gmail.com.
