Driving Gloves?

I'm a big fan of Bionic gloves. Mine aren't touch screen sensitive but maybe the new ones are. Reasonably priced:

https://www.amazon.com/Bionic-...ionic+driving+gloves

I don’t drive with gloves, but one day last year, I forgot to take off my weightlifting gloves and realized they felt pretty good. Tough, padded, and finger tips exposed for screens. It’s a cheap alternative.


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I'm pretty sure I've got nothing to add here. I'm not even sure we're on the same planet on this one.

only if they match my driving shoes..there is an expert on this on this site, im sure he will chime in

What Stan said.  

Yeah, I only wear gloves if it's cold enough that my fingers get cold. And then it's winter gloves.

Marty? Oh Marty?

Time to hear from the expert on all things automotively sartorial.

Where "Doc Brown" goes, you don't NEED gloves!"  

Neither do I.  

Just need my "Optic Nerve" driving glasses.

I find them hot  

I agree, making sure the gloves match your driving shoes is a must!

I really am lost here.

Exactly what is the purpose of driving gloves? I can see them bicycling, where all the weight is on your palms and the possibility of going down and having your hands be the first point of contact with blacktop and cinders is very real, but what is the point in a car? I understand that a lifetime of lighting my hands on fire, etc. makes me atypical, but I can't imagine anybody feeling like a nicely finished wood-rimmed wheel is just too rough for their hands to touch. Is it sweat? I guess I can see that, but gloves get squirmy and nasty as the heat gets turned up.

I want MORE feel, not less. I've never understood it.

Also, if I need something more than a pair of Chucks to drive in, I feel like I'm overthinking it.

I drive barefoot!

I like the 50’s styling for driving gloves such as these:

http://thefinishlinestore.com/...34/category=12275193

https://www.autodromo.com/acce...s/stringback-gloves/

I love the feel of the wood steering wheel in my hand. But I’m in California and a big wimp that doesn’t like temps lower than 60 degrees. When driving in temps between 40-60 degrees, the wind on the highway whipping across my hands can be quite cold. So I prefer wearing the driving gloves. 

I have a pair of driving gloves I use from time to time.  I do prefer the feel of the wheel, but the gloves provide a huge increase in grip.  Not that I am on a road course or carving canyons at speed, but I am able to see the benefit in those situations.

One of the things I like about my VS is that driving experience.  You know: feeling the road, hearing the wind, smelling the dairy farms here in the valley!

 

Bill Prout posted:

I drive barefoot!

I hear you, Bill! Way more comfortable than shoes or even sandals.

@Kevin - Bay Area - $230 for driving gloves!?

Dang, FinishLine must come with a first place guarantee for $230!  Sure hope they are made in Italy and not CHINA. 

Stan, I have to diverge from you on this one.  I use a nice pair of leather driving gloves that I bought at Watkins Glen, usually for those cooler drives.  But I find they are comfortable any time, even with a nicely finished wooden steering wheel. 

Having a metal gear shift knob is another reason for gloves.

As stated above, putting on the gloves properly (ahem) allows me to let the engine warm up a little before I head out.

You do realize there is a protocol for putting on leather driving gloves, yes?  One must do it just right, and doing it right takes time... 

I drive barefoot when I can as well. If they only knew how many times I did that on the autocross course......

I'd have to forfeit my Man Card if I used driving gloves.   

I wear gloves whenever the temperature drops below 55 or so. Got a nice pair of soft leather gloves for Christmas a few years ago and even though they're black (so they don't go with the brown bomber jacket and leather flight helmet, I wear them 'cause they're comfy. And they also live in the pockets of that jacket, so I know where to find them.

Over 60F and I go bare handed. I'd rock those string-backs but $100 or $200 for a pair of occasional-use gloves does not fit in my current budget. 

 

In a recent interview (thanks for the link, Kevin), Porsche Chairman Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, sitting in his own 356 Carrera Coupe with its Nardi wheel, sports some string-back gloves and points out that such gloves were necessary to get a grip with those 'old, skinny, wooden wheels' (his words).

So, who am I to say nay?

If you like driving gloves, by all means, wear them and be wonderful.

The only gloves I wear for driving are lightweight ski gloves when California's fearsome winter winds get howling and it dips down into the 50s.

Otherwise, as Cosmo Kramer once said, my boys are out there.

 

only time i wear gloves is when i have my wood splitter doing its thing on that green oak, those  splinters can be painful

Here is a more reasonable pair. string back

Now you're talking.

Yeah except when you need XXL gloves ... none to be found

Just seen this post 

For me it's just cold hands below 60.  

Oh, I forgot to mention.  They are made from Italian lambs; for when American lambs just won't do, LOL! 

I'm usually in full agreement with Stan, and Danny.  But I always wear gloves in the spyder.  Not just for when it is cold, but especially when it is bright and sunny.  As a former long time sailboat racer and now long time fly fisher, I've learned through many scorched hands and arms that there is merit to gloves and long sleeved sun shirts.  Besides, I find the wheel is more comfortable with gloves for exactly the reason expressed by Dr. Porsche.

These are what I use; inexpensive, effective, and good for about 6000-8000 miles:  https://www.amazon.com/Pratt-H...ing+gloves&psc=1

It looks like they also make the same thing but with touchscreen fingertips:  https://www.amazon.com/Pratt-H...+hart+driving+gloves

Laugh it up, you manly men. What an incredible feat of strength—driving with your bare hands! Your children will forever speak of your sheer power. /s

I don’t typically wear gloves, cold or not. But I find them especially helpful for long drives. Steering is noticeably easier and there’s far less impact after a few hundred miles.

And as a Speedster driver, I don’t like compromising between form and function. I want both.

Thanks for the great suggestions. I’ll see who can deliver before the big SLO weekend.

Yep, this guy must be a wussy  :

RS-60 mark posted:

Yep, this guy must be a wussy  :

In the end gloves really didn't help!

Loving this thread!🤣

Here in Arizona, the insanely-low relative humidity (often 8% or so) makes my Nardi wheel as slippery as Teflon to my equally-dry hands, so I always wear gloves. I need that tacky grip.

They also look fanTAStic lying on the seat at a car show!

Here they are, featured in the handout I give to every valet, so as to avoid his mashing-down of my gearbox because he’s “driven everything,” and “knows what he’s doing.”

Also, I’ve included a link to some nice-looking, inexpensive gloves for those of you (not Stan😆) who might be on the fence and want to give ‘em a try... 

You definitely look like a blowhard in gloves at the wheel of a Taurus, but no one questions you when they see you in our cars...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0...Fitm%2F112086866325p

 

Sorry, @ryaninnorcal — missed seeing your desire for touchscreen capabilities... the gloves in th link I provided definitely don’t have them...

I got these for Christmas.  I’ve always thought of driving gloves as being fingerless; that clearly makes them touchscreen friendly!

 

True but the problem is the fingertips are what  you need to keep warm to be comphy.  

Warm for northerners . 

Cory that is a cool idea... an instruction manual for the valet

Cory McCloskey posted:

Loving this thread!🤣

Here in Arizona, the insanely-low relative humidity (often 8% or so) makes my Nardi wheel as slippery as Teflon to my equally-dry hands, so I always wear gloves. I need that tacky grip.

They also look fanTAStic lying on the seat at a car show! 

Are these tacky enough:

Robert M posted:

Cory McCloskey posted:

Loving this thread!🤣

Here in Arizona, the insanely-low relative humidity (often 8% or so) makes my Nardi wheel as slippery as Teflon to my equally-dry hands, so I always wear gloves. I need that tacky grip.

They also look fanTAStic lying on the seat at a car show! 

Are these tacky enough:

LOLOL

As I said above, they also look fanTAStic lying on the seat at a car show!

Cory McCloskey posted:

Loving this thread!🤣

Here in Arizona, the insanely-low relative humidity (often 8% or so) makes my Nardi wheel as slippery as Teflon to my equally-dry hands, so I always wear gloves. I need that tacky grip.

They also look fanTAStic lying on the seat at a car show!

Here they are, featured in the handout I give to every valet, so as to avoid his mashing-down of my gearbox because he’s “driven everything,” and “knows what he’s doing.”

Also, I’ve included a link to some nice-looking, inexpensive gloves for those of you (not Stan😆) who might be on the fence and want to give ‘em a try... 

You definitely look like a blowhard in gloves at the wheel of a Taurus, but no one questions you when they see you in our cars...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0...Fitm%2F112086866325p

 

Seems quite proper. Maybe you should use those to hold the microphone when you're near large musical instruments !. Sorry....couldn't resist, Cory.  :-)