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Ten (Good) Reasons to Wear Gloves

Here are ten good reasons to wear gloves (there are probably many, many more):
1. Keeping gravel from getting in your palm after a nasty crash.
2. Preventing the feeling (or lack of) of numbness from vibrations.
3. Increased grip; sweaty hands can become unsafe if you start losing your grip.
4. Wiping snot, and sweat (hopefully you remember [...]

Product Spotlight: Pearl Izumi Gel-Vent Pro Gloves

When I just got into cycling, gloves were always that piece of cycling equipment that I told myself I didn’t need, and could live without. As my rides went from 10 to 20 to 50 miles at a time, I started to realize how important cycling gloves really are. Without them you end [...]