1) Go hand in glove
Reason: Several. Firstly, padded cycling gloves help protect your ulnar nerve; the part of this nerve in your hand can get compressed as you lean on the handlebar, causing numbness. Secondly, if you decide to go hands-on with the tarmac, you’ll leave less skin and more grit behind if gloves are there to take the brunt. Gloves also help prevent blisters. And help you get a grip on things, of course.
2) Regularly move your hands around the handlebars
Reason: Again, this helps prevent compression of the ulnar nerve. Use to the full your drop bars or aero bars if you have them. Regularly moving your hands also helps you keep the upper hand on blisters.
3) Don’t burst blisters
Reason: Human nature, yet you are increasing your chances of the area becoming infected.
4) Wear sunscreen
Reason: Sure, this tip partly depends on your choice of gloves, but many people overlook the finger/back of hand/wrist area in the ritual smearing on of the Factor 50, in spite of the fact that parts of this area might be taking the full force of the sun’s rays for most of the ride.
5) Don’t fall off
Reason: You really need to ask?
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