Touring gloves

poochiem

Going to France during the Euros (June) and looking to alleviate a problem I had last year while touring. Perhaps the mix of a lot of off-road and daily distances of over 100km but I lost feeling and power in my hands - I couldn't pull change out of my pockets, use cutlery or turn door keys for a few weeks after the trip. I see Specialized have a glove called Grail that have limited number but really good reviews. Has anyone tried them? Or any other recommendations they'd have for me.

Carawaystick

Double bar tape?
Don't let the bar rest in the gap/notch between your thumb and the other side of your wrist, lots of nerves pass through there to get squished.

Carawaystick

Double bar tape?
Don't let the bar rest in the gap/notch between your thumb and the other side of your wrist, lots of nerves pass through there to get squished.

Seaswimmer

Good padded bar tape and any set of mitts with a bit of padding should be ok.

I have done similar distances regularly but alternate my hand position.

Top of the bars, over the hoods and on the drops ( Assuming you are on drop bars)
Take you hands off and wiggle fingers regularly.

to be honest if you have problems for weeks after I would be questioning your bike setup. are you putting too much pressure on hands/wrists supporting bodyweight??

cdaly_

Work on core strength and keep elbows bent while cycling. Core strength means you will put less pressure on your hands and nerves, bent elbows means uneven surfaces don't hammer your hands, arms, shoulders.

smacl

In addition to the above, have you considered slightly wider tyres at lower pressure. For a mix of on and off road, I currently use 32mm Marathon Supremes at 90b/80f psi which soak up an awful lot of percussive buzz on roads and tracks. I've even found 25mm tyres far less harsh on hands and rear end than 23mm.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Given your symptoms I seriously doubt if gloves iof any sort will alleviate the problem.

Double wrapping the bar in a good spongey tape should help but I'd be looking at how you grip the bars. Are you holding them to tight for long periods? If the bike fits you correctly and you've had a bike fit done your hands should only really be resting on the bars, not supporting your full
Weight

Maybe look at changing your bars for something with a flat top profile so there is a bigger area to hold spreading the weight more evenly across your palms?

poochiem

Thanks. I ride on the hoods in a performance attitude with bent elbows but in fairness spoke to a good few cyclists last year who all had hand and arm issues (cyclists palsy). Might try the gloves anyway sounds like they could alleviate the nerve pinching - perhaps my issues stem from cycling off-road or on loose/gravel tracks entails keeping firmer grip on the hoods.