At the Timex training camp I had the pleasure of meeting Anne from Spenco®, who introduced me to the Spenco® Ironman™ cycling gloves, which are designed to help reduce numbness in the hands while riding, with the Shock-Tek™ patented grove in the padding.

I work as a physical therapist, and one of my co-workers asked for advice on reducing the numbness in her hands while riding her bike, specifically for the median nerve or “carpal-tunnel” type pain. My co-worker is also a physical therapist and knows about proper bike positioning and keeping the weight off her hands while riding, but that didn’t seem to reduce the numbness completely. So, I lent her my Spenco® Ironman™ cycling gloves. She returned back from riding this weekend and asked where she could buy a pair. The gloves had alleviated her numbness completely for her one-hour rides and reduced it by ~75% for her longer rides. 

Also, last week I had the pleasure of taking a ride in my brand-new Cold-Snap™ MTB series cycling gloves, also produced by Spenco®. I was very excited about riding in the gloves because of the silicone grip dots that allow for maximum control and their fleece lining for the added warmth. My first ride in the gloves was on a cold and rainy training day. Although, my last pair of gloves kept my hands warm and dry in the rain, I always felt like my hands could slide right off the handle bars if I hit the unsuspecting pothole in the road. The Cold-Snap™ gloves took all those fears away with those silicone dots and kept my hands warm during the entire ride. These gloves also have Shock-Tek™ patented grove in the padding to help prevent numbness in the hands. What a great bonus!

Thanks Anne!!