Cycling Gloves

Cycling gloves do more than keep your hands warm. They cushion road vibration that causes numb fingers, keep your grip secure when your palms sweat or it rains, and protect your skin if you fall. Choose fingerless cycling gloves for summer, full finger gloves for trails and touchscreen use, or winter cycling gloves for cold, wet days.

Our bike gloves

• CycloFit™
  Lightweight fingerless cycling gloves (cycling mitts) with 5D gel padding, a breathable mesh back and an anti-slip palm. Our summer and road glove.
• CycloGrip™
  Gel padded cycling gloves with a non-slip grip, breathable perforated fabric and touchscreen-compatible fingertips, for commuting, trails and long rides. In red or grey.
• CycloWint™
  Insulated winter cycling gloves with a water-resistant shell, a non-slip palm and touchscreen fingertips, to keep your hands warm and in control on cold mornings.

Which cycling gloves do you need?

Why cyclists wear gloves

Comfort and fewer numb hands

Leaning on the handlebars puts pressure on the nerves of your palm. Over time this causes tingling or numb fingers. Padded bike gloves with gel inserts spread that pressure and absorb vibration. Our guide numb hands when cycling? Causes and fixes explains the other adjustments that help.

Grip in sweat and rain

Bare palms slide on the bars when they sweat or get wet, exactly when you need to brake. An anti-slip palm keeps your grip secure.

Protection

In a fall, your hands hit the ground first. Even thin bicycle gloves protect your palms from scrapes, and full finger gloves also protect your fingers from branches on trails.

Fingerless or full finger cycling gloves?

Fingerless gloves give maximum airflow and a precise feel on the brakes and gears, and you can use your phone without taking them off. That is why road cyclists wear them all summer: read why do cyclists wear fingerless gloves? Full finger cycling gloves protect more, keep your hands warmer on cool mornings and, with touchscreen fingertips, still let you use your phone or GPS.

Summer and winter cycling gloves

For hot days, a breathable summer cycling glove needs a mesh back, a perforated palm and thin gel pads only where you press on the bars: see how to pick breathable summer cycling gloves. In winter, thermal cycling gloves need insulation without bulk, a water-resistant outer and a grippy palm so you keep control of the brakes with cold fingers.

How cycling gloves should fit

Measure around your palm at the knuckles, without the thumb, and compare with the size guide on each product. Gloves should be snug, with no loose fabric in the palm that could fold and cause blisters. Between two sizes, pick the larger one. Close the Velcro, wash them cold by hand or in a mesh bag and let them air dry.

Cycling gloves FAQ

Guides and related gear

• GuideWhy cyclists wear fingerless gloves
• GuideNumb hands when cycling: fixes
• GuideBest summer cycling gloves
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• ShopBike helmets with visor
• ShopAll cycling clothing