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Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 17 Jul 2019, 2:53pm
by julk
I use Ergon grips and find with padded gloves and mitts that the padding gets in the way and is uncomfortable.
I have some old mitts which were produced by (or for) Ergon and have no padding - but they have worn out and are no longer available.
Can anyone recommend me some mitts which are unpadded or have very thin padding for me to buy now?
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 17 Jul 2019, 3:03pm
by Oggi
Try looking for sailing gloves. They are identical to cycle gloves without the padding. They are designed to stop soft handed sailors getting sore fingers!
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 17 Jul 2019, 6:15pm
by ambodach
I use sailing mitts on my trike as it has twist shifters. They tend to be a bit hot for summer use tho'.
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 17 Jul 2019, 8:15pm
by julk
Many thanks for the suggestions.
I had not thought of sailing mitts - but they look suitable.
I used to sail a dinghy a lot in the late sixties early seventies and have to say we did not normally use gloves then, maybe neoprene ones in a frostbite series.
Either I am getting old and grumpy and/or the current generation must be getting softer!
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 18 Jul 2019, 4:15pm
by mattheus
I believe some of the racier-oriented brands tend to do minimal/no padding gloves. I found this when I bought some of our club-branded stuff, made by Kalas. Stretchy (no velcro) thin gloves - I quite like them, but they take an age to put on!
Dunno if Kalas sell them direct. I'm sure there are other similar options out there.
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 8:08am
by hamster
Try Velo Heaven shop on Ebay - they have some nice leather ones at present.
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 11:15am
by rmurphy195
I bought a pair of Boardman fingerless mitts recently, sub £20 and much less padding than the (worn-out) ones they replaced, Very comfy, migh be worth a try if you have a Halfords nearby.
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 11:19am
by mercalia
you could take a look in your local Poundland store for their cheap cycle gloves or even their "wool" ones and cut off the finger tips? Thats what I have done
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 11:49am
by julk
Many thanks for the suggestions, I am getting spoilt for choice!
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 5:47pm
by AMMoffat
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 20 Jul 2019, 8:42am
by Mick F
We were in Lidl's yesterday, and they were selling "training gloves".
Looked just like cycling mitts but without any padding.
Re: Need unpadded short finger gloves or mitts
Posted: 21 Jul 2019, 6:05am
by keyboardmonkey
mercalia wrote:you could take a look in your local Poundland store for their cheap cycle gloves or even their "wool" ones and cut off the finger tips? Thats what I have done
Or push the boat out and check out the minimal padding on gloves from Home Bargains.