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Making your hands last longer for long range racing

Mike-AK said:
Stop by GNC and pick up some Turmeric capsules. My joints used to hurt like heck all of the time until I started taking it daily. The stuff kills inflammation. Start out taking a couple in the morning and a couple in the evening. Once you start feeling it working, you can cut back to one or two per day.
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Interesting, i will look into that thanks.
 
If blood flow is a problem you might consider some compression sleeves, I use them for cycling,popular with the tri crowd,maybe it's psychological but it reduced my arm pump a I'd swear it has improved my hand fatigue. Might also try some physical therapy type exercise for hands. When recovering from a hand injury it worked.so did fat grips I even Wrapped bar tape on my clutch side,if done right it can last a few rides
 
I was going to recommend that on page 1, but didn't think anybody would take it seriously. Throw away the gloves, stop buying products, and stop putting stuff on your hands. I went through half a dozen different types of gloves trying to find something that worked for me, and I finally gave up. Since I got back into riding in 07, I wore gloves for the first 2 years, and haven't worn any since. At our clubs 6 hr hare scramble last year, I heard the stories about blisters, taping, having extra pairs of gloves to make a few changes, so I gave in, and wore gloves, thinking I might not be able to finish without them. After the first loop, I couldn't take it anymore and finished without them. I think gloves cause more problems than they solve (blisters included). To me, wearing gloves is like wearing a condom, and I don't do that either :banana:

FWIW, I found pillow top grips to be hard on my bare hands. I think they are too soft, and my hands moved around too much.
 
Motosportz said:
Exactly what I have been doing. My main problem is getting my ride buddies to stop the long breaks at every intersection and keep the hammer down. Its like they are out to enjoy a trail ride or something :D
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BUDDY, not buddies... I don't ever keep the hammer down, but I'm game for non-stop riding, with one or two breaks... 5-6 breaks does get old after a while, and makes me sleepy.... :excuseme:
 
Boogie said:
Coffee, how did you install grips over grips... simple brute force or some secret trick?
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Now that I think about it, Kelly actually rode my bike last November at China Hat (Oregon) - most people say it feels 'weird'. But my hands cramp up when riding off road, and it seems most other solutions also effectively involve making the throttle larger.

I walked into a generic bike shop and touched all the grips they had, picked the softest ones for about $10, the proceeded to slice them lengthwise, and cut off the larger part. Then simply wire them on with wire.

Not terribly proud of what I did, and am 100% aware they look dorky...

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bare hands:eek: youve never bitten the tarmac have you? first thing any normal person does is put hands out to stop ya fall.
if you ride better without then good for you i dont suffer blisters my knuckles ache deep in the bone from either death grip or the 10 years of climbing ive done on em.
 
I don't ride my bike on the tarmac. When I had a dual sport, I usually wore gloves for that, but that's not fast, or difficult riding. Removing the gloves takes away a significant need for the death grip. It got to the point that, at the speed I was going off road on in motocross, I could no longer trust the feedback, or my hands with to stay on the bars with gloves on.
 
So I got the Mechanix gloves Risk racing Palm savers and pillowtop grips. To fix a blister problem i don't have :) Will report back after the race. Going to try and sign up for Sunday too so might get like 240 miles for the weekend which is is why i am being preemptive about this.
 
I have this issue time ten. Tried everything. Secial grips, grip donuts, under grip pads, special extra padded gloves. You name it.. Iwas talking to an old fighter pilot on day about my issue. He gave me the single best tip i ever received for offroad riding. These pilots dont admit it but they are in these jumpsuits for sometimes tens of hours, sweating, getting jostled around. They have a top secret thing to keep the rashes away, they all use but will never admit to it.

Baby powder. Yup. If i go for a extra long ride (over 60 ish miles) i take the equivilant of about two table spoons and just dump baby powder in my gloves. It doesnt keep blisters completely off but definately delays them a good 20-30 percent lomger. I did this on saturday and did 85 miles in Bend or. Zero issues. Garanteed if i forgot to put baby powder in my gloves i would have had some decent blisters. Everysomes different though. What works for me may not for you. But its a cheap thing to try. My gear bag always has baby powder in it now. Swear by it.
 
firecrotch said:
Baby powder. Yup. If i go for a extra long ride (over 60 ish miles) i take the equivilant of about two table spoons and just dump baby powder in my gloves. It doesnt keep blisters completely off but definately delays them a good 20-30 percent lomger. I did this on saturday and did 85 miles in Bend or. Zero issues. Garanteed if i forgot to put baby powder in my gloves i would have had some decent blisters. Everysomes different though. What works for me may not for you. But its a cheap thing to try. My gear bag always has baby powder in it now. Swear by it.
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What a great suggestion. Makes total sense. I keep a bottle of BP right next to the latex gloves in the shop, but never thought of trying it in riding gloves.:thumbsup:
 
Yes, heard that before and heard it works. :thumbsup: But I ride int he wet a lot so never tried it. As i said dont really have an issue just trying to avoid one for a 200 plus mile weekend race.
 
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