Full-fingered summer gloves?

[Amalitza]

It’s getting warm out. I sweat. A lot. Fingers get slippery. As I like to whine about, short fingers aren’t so secure on brake levers anyway. So… either I need to put some grippy handlebar tape on my levers (and how dorky would that look) or I need some lightweight, moisture wicking, cool and comfortable (everything you want in a summer fabric) but full-fingered nice and grippy gloves.

Any recommendations?

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[jabberwocky]

I use basic carpenter gloves from Home Depot year round. They aren’t super ventilated or light, but I find they work fine for me in the summer.

These guys: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Firm-Grip-Large-General-Purpose-Gloves-2001L/100249720#.UeQNEW0zJMY

[PotomacCyclist]

A couple years ago, I bought some inexpensive floating key chains, which I cut apart so that I could put the neoprene covers on the brake levers of my mountain bike. I don’t ride it that often in the summer, but I do use it more often in the winter. I have Bar Mitts, which help to keep my hands a little warmer. But the metal brake levers would continue to get ice cold. That’s why I put the neoprene on them.

I don’t know if this would look better or worse than using bar tape. I had to put several small sections of neoprene on each lever. Plus I used red keychains, which don’t really match the black color of the levers or handlebar. Or the rest of my bike. But in the winter, everything is hidden by the Bar Mitts anyway.

(While the neoprene helps, my fingers still get frozen on the colder winter days. I’ll have to try different solutions next winter. Or I might do more indoor spin workouts along with more non-bike workouts.)

The neoprene should help with the grip on the brake levers. But it might look odd, even if you match the color with the levers, handlebar and frame.

[Steve]

There are a few different people that make something similar, but I know people really like their bartape, so….

http://www.jensonusa.com/!jtJWBr5QPyJwM50hAgOhKw!/Lizard-Skins-Brake-Lever-Blade-Covers

I haven’t used anything like this, but it seems like it might help you out without looking bad at all. Especially if you can find a colorful version! (their website isn’t loading on my machine, so I can’t tell if there are multiple colors.

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