How was your cycle commute?

[Orang Utan]

Dp

 

[joustmaster]

Stick them in a dryer or on a red hot radiator

 

[gentlegreen]

Or perhaps make "hands" with cotton gloves stuffed with desiccant.

 

[a_chap]

I've never had a problem with full-fingered gloves becoming smelly. But proper cycling gloves (leather or suede palm) quickly become revolting in summer

I pity anyone riding today without gloves. My hands were cold and I am wearing waterproof gloves on top of my normal gloves. And I'm considering wearing some Merino tights under my trousers.

 

[Onket]

I don't wear gloves in the summer, as it's not cold.

 

[Orang Utan]

I always wear gloves, just fingerless padded ones in the summer. They're not just to keep out the cold!

 

[colacubes]

I wear padded fingerless in the summer but only if I'm going to be riding for more than an hour.

 

[Onket]

My brother let me borrow his fingerless gloves for the London Classic last year. I took them off at one point fairly early on, forgot to put them back on and didn't miss them one bit.

 

[colacubes]

I only started wearing them on long rides about 18 months ago, but for me it really makes a difference as otherwise the heel of my hand gets incredibly sore.

 

[Crispy]

Also, if you take a tumble, you want to keep the skin on the palms of your hands.
Also, it keeps your handlebars from getting all caked in accumulated skin and sweat (eww)

 

[Orang Utan]

Also, if you take a tumble, you want to keep the skin on the palms of your hands.
Also, it keeps your handlebars from getting all caked in accumulated skin and sweat (eww)

Aye, I am scared of getting skinned palms!

 

[Private Storm]

Bizarrely enough, I just this morning noticed that my thick, waterproof gloves absolutely REEK and so do my hands. Too cold to ride without the gloves, but then they make my hands sweat (ug, sorry) in them, so that they're damp and pretty gross. Made my hands smell non too pleasant as well. I suspect that a) they need a wash and b) I need gloves that aren't suitable for Arctic trekking.

 

[gentlegreen]

I never cycle without gloves - almost as important for me as shoes.
I don't feel in control without them.

 

[PursuedByBears]

Aye, I am scared of getting skinned palms!

Yes, I always wear fingerless gloves for this reason. They give you better grip on the bars as well.

 

[Onket]

I will see when it gets a bit warmer, then. I've still got the fingerless ones kicking around somewhere.

 

[The Boy]

Another vote for fingerless gloves in summer. Stop blister type soreness, loss of skin when/if a tumble happens and so on.

 

[fredfelt]

Speaking of washing gloves, does anyone have any tips to prevent them stinking after drying?

Dry them on an office radiator - no point making your house stink.

 

[Orang Utan]

That's not much help! They would still stink!

 

[weepiper]

That's not much help! They would still stink!

How are you washing them??

 

[ddraig]

i dry mine on the office radiator
thankfully my ski gloves worked this morning
the evil icy wind managed to get through my fleece hat tho!

 

[gentlegreen]

I find that my fleece hats will be dry ready for next morning if I chuck them in the midweek wash - I finish them off by wearing them in my unheated house.
My Aldi Lycra-lite gloves similarly get pretty close to dry just in the washing machine / spinner.
I hang my damp laundry in my well-ventilated bathroom.

 

[Orang Utan]

How are you washing them??

The washing machine of course! How else should I wash them?

 

[gentlegreen]

I think the assumption was that they were just being dried and not actually washed...

 

[Orang Utan]

Eh? How can you dry them without washing them first?

 

[ddraig]

when they get wet with rain!

 

[ddraig]

or sweat/snot/spit etc

 

[gentlegreen]

Darn.
I just sniffed my current gloves and they're on the edge.
I did a wash last night too.

My snot goes via the left hand glove to the right hand armpit of my jacket ...
(to avoid affecting my right hand gear-shifting.)

 

[Orang Utan]

when they get wet with rain!

You just need to give them a shake if it's been wet on the road.

 

[weepiper]

The washing machine of course! How else should I wash them?

Because they're clearly not actually getting clean if they stink once they're dry. Try washing them on a hotter wash, with a cupful of white vinegar in the drum first (I'm not kidding, it's a good deodoriser)

 

[Orang Utan]

I shall try that! Thanks!
They are clearly too waterproof for their own good, only retaining the sweat and not absorbing the cleaning water