Gloves?

Tellox

I have some severe issues with gloves.
Basicly, my hands are a bit teeny, and some of my fingers are a bit out of proportion too.

This makes it fairly hard to wear gloves. I can never hit my indicator properly as of the extra space usually left above my thumb, and I also cant release my hand properly from the clutch/brake, making things very very awkward.

I've tried a few different sizes,and I have the same problem with each one of them. Now,its a bit ****ing cold out lately to continue to not wear gloves (drove through hail the other day, I didnt know pain until then) - anybody got any ideas of what I can do to ensure warmth, comfort, and above all, safety?

tk123

how about handlebar muffs?

pbergin

Id never ride without gloves, what happens if you come off? it could be dangerous even at standstill. As said muffs are a good option, but heated grips are in my opinion the best option, I have had them on all my bikes and couldnt live without them.

tk123

actually why dont you try girls gloves - they're made way smaller and look the same. You can get them onlone if you feel weird about getting them in a shop

Pigeon Reaper

Go into one of the bigger shops and explain the situation. You're probably not the only person with strange hands. you must have frozen this morning...

Steffano2002

I nearly lost my fingers to frost bite this morning and I've only got 9km to travel! God it was cold...

Dr4gul4

Steffano2002 wrote:

I nearly lost my fingers to frost bite this morning and I've only got 9km to travel! God it was cold...

Pick up a set of thin cotton gloves in any chemist's and wear them under you're gloves... You're fingies wont be toasty but it does help to keep them a little warmer.

Crapbag

You could always get a standard set of leather gloves not for biking and have them modified by a tailor or someone. Id always try have gloves with some form of hardened protection if possible though. I broke my left hand because i was only wearing gloves that were warm. Still its highly dangerous to be worrying about your fiddling with indicators and clutch especially. I used to ride around with no gloves for quite some time in all weather. Its not good for the hands or concentration

The bar muffs are a good suggestion

Laserface

a bit off-subject..

but do any of you have a wiper on your gloves??



mine are like these but the wiper is on my left thumb.

A must for any biker. I don't know how i drove before without them

528i

Is there a fast mode or is it just intermittent, If it pissed rain and your were after a line of speed y'ad be laughing loike.

What about hypnotists, are they allowed to use them ?

rgfuller

Laserface wrote:

a bit off-subject..

but do any of you have a wiper on your gloves??

Yeah, I have Triumph Gloves which come with a mini wiper blade on the left thumb, works a treat!

tk123

Hey OP I just read you post again - I had the same problem as you on my last bike. What I did was loosen the nuts and bring the indicator assembly futher in to the mirror - there was a few mm between the mirror and indicators. I also rotated the clutch forward a bit so it wasn't as much of a stretch - before I was reaching up so I moved it so I was reaching down... I have Frank Thomas ladies gloves at the moment and they're the best fitting gloves I've ever had..

Paparazzo

Laserface wrote:

a bit off-subject..

but do any of you have a wiper on your gloves??



mine are like these but the wiper is on my left thumb.

A must for any biker. I don't know how i drove before without them

I have one on the left index like in the picture. Great invention, well worth the couple of euro. If i go out in the rain without it, i'm lost.

Ragz2009

Where Can I Get Some!!!???
Online Would Be Best!!
Anyone!???
Cheers Ragz

Laserface

Wipers??
you'll find them in any good bike accessory shop..

Chunkylover

I have teh same problem with my hands, I got a pair of inner gloves in bikeworld, I think they are about €20 but the make my fingures an extra mm or 2 longer which makes me fill out the gloves