What are the dangers of not wearing cycling gloves?

“Have you ever felt a tingling, tingling, weakness in your hand after riding? If your answer is Y, then you may be committing a hand overuse problem. Be aware of common sports injuries while cycling , In fact, as long as you adjust your movements and use your equipment, you can help you stay away from pain." Cycling gloves

From the point of view, talking about cycling gloves itself is a serious matter. Cycling gloves are special gloves for cyclists. According to different types of bicycles, they can be divided into mountain bike gloves, road bike gloves and downhill gloves. There are also some brands of gloves. The launched gloves specially designed for limited sports have such characteristics, both in terms of body and riding comfort. According to the season, there are half fingers and full fingers. The palm part is thickened. According to different positioning and adaptation conditions, the materials used for the palm pad are also different. For example, the palm pad of a road bike is obviously much thinner than that of a mountain bike glove.

If your handlebar is a flat handlebar, grasp the flat handlebar without gloves, the pressure is directly transmitted to the median nerve of the dominant thumb, index finger, middle finger and part of the ring finger, causing hand numbness, finger pain, weakness, medically called carpal tunnel Syndrome (carpal tunnel syndrome). Long-term compression of the median nerve can lead to loss of sensation in the thumb, index finger, and middle finger, muscle atrophy, and hand neuralgia radiating to the shoulder and elbow joints.

If you use the bar, holding the bar without cycling gloves or changing your hand position can compress and overextend the ulnar nerve, causing Ulnar neuropathy. The ulnar nerve controls the ring finger and little finger of a person. Short-term compression will cause the ring finger or little finger to become weak and weak; long-term compression will cause the ring finger and little finger to lose consciousness, unable to complete the normal finger curling action, especially the little finger is more serious.

As long as it is a sports bicycle, the wrist joint is in a state of tension and load. Since the rider adopts a different sitting posture and gripping method than recreational cycling, this makes the wrist joint in an abnormal state of tension for a long time, which has a negative impact on nerves and tendons. The effects are even lifelong. The special function of cycling gloves is to relieve the compression on the wrist joints to the greatest extent. Compare it with ordinary gloves when the back is laid down, you will find that the front is not flat but upturned, which is exactly the same as that of the rider. The grip position is consistent.

It can be seen that as long as the two wheels are held by the hands, the protection of the hands is inferior to the brain. Once a sudden accident occurs during exercise, it can effectively prevent bruising and cutting of hands when both hands are on the ground.