Success with my walking foot

Dress gloves have seams worked on the outside of the glove, presented as a design feature. Many also have three tucks on the back of the hand to carry out the theme.

My riding gloves have lap seams: the crocheted back is tucked underneath the edge of the leather palm, then the leather is top-stitched.

They also have large holes in the crocheting, and pieces of chamois glued to the leather. My local bike shop stocks only plastic gloves

-- lycra backs and who-knows-what palms -- so I think that it's time to give up waiting for the Trailhouse to get summer road gloves in stock (most of their customers are muddies, so they don't have much road stuff) and look into mail order. But I fear it will be like my saddle. I got desperate, decided that I could accept titanium rails to get a leather cover, and went to the Avocet web site. I didn't really expect that they would still be making the Women's Touring II, and it wasn't a surprise to find no leather-covered saddles --- but it was a bit of a shock to find that there were *no* touring saddles, and no women's saddles.

Joy Beeson

Just the bottom of the palm, from about an inch above the wrist, down to about the wrist.

Actually, I think I'm going to start with one of those wrist splints they sell at the drug stores, and put some padding at the needed spot in that. If that doesn't work, I'll put you to the trouble. Thanks.

The gel might work, but I think the closed cell might do a better job of spreading the pressure out to where its not really impacting anything. I tried it last night just putting the foam between my hand and the new grips.

It comes and goes actually. I have a sports masseuse who can set me straight somewhat, but the bike is an irritant, and I would like to ride more. Just can't afford a recumbent right now. Supposedly I'm supposed to ride by using my arms as a suspension unit, not just lock my elbows and put the weight down, but I just don't do it. Not sure how many folks do.

sound like you need to get a different stem lengtht, and possibly change the type of handlebar you use. Once I was properly fitted on my bike, I no longer need gel gloves or experienced numberness. If you are riding with locked arms, you have serious bike fit/cockpit issues. Get thee to a LBS ( local bike shop) and have your fit checked.

My right wrist is my Achilles heel, so to speak. My left wrist can tolerate much more than the right.

I've raised the height of the handlebars as much as I safely can (to get to a more upright position). I just started a part-time job working for REI. Wonder if they can tell me.

I'd like to get a recumbent though. REI doesn't carry them.

It may not be the height of the handlerbars as it is the relative top tube/stem length. This is the measurement from the seat post center point to the handlebar/stem center point, parallel to the ground. It's a horizontal measurement, and it affects your reach.

ps