How to choose a cyclying glove?
Why wear gloves when riding a bicycle?Because gloves can not only reduce the risk caused by sweaty hands, gloves on the thick cushion part can absorb the shock of riding impulse, reduce the numbness of the hand.In addition, gloves can also be used to wipe sweat, and even provide protection when falling off the car. Women who are afraid of sunburn can also protect themselves from the sun and keep out the cold in winter.Although the glove is small, the material selection of the part varies according to the different parts of the hand. For example, the back part of the hand is generally made of breathable, sweat-absorbing, sun protection, cold protection and other materials.The palm part is more emphasis on shock resistance, anti-skid wear and other functions, so don't look at the gloves are small, each design is considerate and heart.
1, the air permeability
In order to avoid stuffy wearing gloves, the surface material is made of mesh cloth, lycra cloth and three layers of cloth commonly known as sandwich mesh cloth and three layers of cloth combination of three layers of cloth. Lycra cloth has flexibility and breathability, which is the most widely used.The three-layer bonding cloth is composed of the outermost mesh cloth, the middle waterproof breathable film and the inner layer of brush cloth, which is waterproof and cold proof. It is often used in Europe and America and other cold regions.
2, shock absorption
Gloves lined with in order for the shock absorption effect of foam, EVA foam, memory, shock absorption, gelatin (Gel), professional bicycle gloves are commonly used for Gel memory foam and shock absorption, can do simple identification: when buying pressure pad, poor flexibility for foam, can be slowly bounce for memory foam, elastic and smooth movement of shock absorption Gel.Memory foam can better grip bicycle grips because of its grip shape. Compared with shock absorbing gel, its shock absorbing performance is slightly worse, but it is suitable for riding road cars or leisure riders' covers on flat terrain.Off-road vehicles, extreme sports vehicles are more suitable for the use of shock absorbers to shock, and provide support protection when sliding.EVA material is hard and elastic, and professional gloves are rarely used.
3, prevent slippery
Additional material on the main body, multi-purpose in the prominent part of the hand clenched fist, the early use of less environmental protection but low cost of PVC, has recently been Japan, Europe and other banned use, therefore extending the most common PU material now, the price is higher than PVC but in line with environmental protection.In addition, there is a better anti-skid effect of silicone, but because of high processing difficulty and high production cost, adopt a small amount of production, mostly used in advanced gloves and gloves for special purposes.
4, the main body
Amara microfiber, also known as "artificial leather", is the largest part of the palm, which is wear-resistant and has a moderate fit to the hand.
5. Other materials
Protective, wear-resistant DuPont Kevlar wear-resistant cloth, strength and toughness is about 3 times that of nylon, but the price is high and used for a large range of slightly too hard, lack of flexibility, generally used for local strengthening of the parts of frequent friction.There are also anti-UV materials for anti-uv, and winter gloves used in bicycles, waterproof diving material Neoprene, etc.
Glove purchase question full or half?
Want to buy all to point to still half to point to after all, must inspect individual demand to choose and buy.When the weather is not cold, the demand for half finger is large, the advantage is cool, flexible, from the pocket to take small things, the use of mobile phone is very convenient, but the disadvantage is not waterproof, cold and sunscreen, the best two kinds of gloves have, go out to see the weather before deciding which kind of gloves to wear.What size is right for you?Usually, the size of gloves is related to the height, but the knife mold structure of each manufacturer is different, and even the proportion of men, women and children is different. Therefore, the biggest point is to fit. There is no need to buy a smaller size for fear of loose, and there is no need to buy a bigger size for fear of tightening after washing.As for the fingers fat car friends, buy gloves or to choose their own size, in the style (hand part) to choose the whole piece or straight line cutting gloves, elastic, because of the poor elasticity of the suture itself, straight line cutting gloves in wearing can also keep the lateral extension of elasticity, it will not be tight.If you buy gloves of a larger size because of fat hands, the overall wear will be too inappropriate for your hands, and lose the flexible characteristics of bicycle gloves.
Other Purchase points
Just like the material introduction above, the design of gloves is for the purpose of the rider's demand. If the main purpose is to enjoy the ride on the bicycle path, there is no need to spend a lot of money to buy functional gloves.In addition, children choose children's gloves in addition to the size considerations, usually do not need too much shock absorption and other functions, but to emphasize the anti-skid safety needs.Reflective gloves are also available for kids and commuters alike;Of course, gloves, as one of the personal accessories, choose the product with a good overall feeling is also one of the key points, so color, brand style and so on must be taken into consideration.
Master glove wearing skills
Because bicycle gloves are relatively close to the hand, in order to facilitate wearing and taking off, some gloves will be stitched in the bottom part of the hand with a rough anti-slip sheet, easy to pull down when wearing.When taken off, can be easily removed by pulling the thread between the fingers;If there is no cable, it is recommended to pull the cloth on the palm part rather than the back part of the hand. Because the cloth on the palm part is more resistant, it can keep the gloves from deformation.