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[4stroker]

Did everyone see "getaway" last night? they did an awesome story on the finke desert race... did you see the riders hands that they interviewed? they were shagged!

A few years ago there was an article in ADB magazine on how to tape your hands before you put your gloves on.

does anyone have this magazine and can scan the article?

or maybe you know of another article/document/website showing how to do it?

thanks, mark
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[OZ_450]

i know alot of guys you inner gloves or undercovers or something they call them few used em at thumb pump last year and now swear by them
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[HoleshotQR#24]

I was having a lot of trouble with blisters and have started taping my hands before racing with good success. I'm using the widest tape I can find with good stick and a bit of stretch. I was shown to go around your hand once first across calasses and base of fingers. I then snip in between the fingers. Next cut 3 narrow strips (about 1cm) to go between your fingers from the edge of tape on your palm to the back of your hand. Lastly I go around once or twice more on top of the first tape to keep it all together. It can still bunch up slightly towards the end of the day but it mostly stays in place. The tape you use makes a big difference, I'm still to settle on the best brand.
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[Predatory]

I use cycling(fingerless) gloves under my regular gloves and this has worked extremely well. It takes a bit of getting used too but once you are used to them, you dont even notice you have them on.
I have used one set of cycling gloves for over two years and have also found that my regular gloves seem to last longer.
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[Hudson]

Used underwears from ballards last year at TP300 but I've got long fingers for my hand size. I found that the XL gloves were to big around my palm but I needed the length in the fingers. Needless to say the extra material in the palm created blisters. Maybe better than no underwears but still enough for my girly hands to take a beating
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[bowser]

Being an office bitch i get bad blisters from my raptor, have been reccomended to get pro taper "Pillow top" grips, just installed them and will try them out tomorrow, they feel pretty good.

There was a link i found somewhere for taping up your hands, will find it again and post it up.
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[Linc]

4stroker wrote:

Did everyone see "getaway" last night? they did an awesome story on the finke desert race... did you see the riders hands that they interviewed? they were shagged! A few years ago there was an article in ADB magazine on how to tape your hands before you put your gloves on. does anyone have this magazine and can scan the article? or maybe you know of another article/document/website showing how to do it? thanks, mark

I've seen an article recently about this........and I thnk it was the latest ADB. I'll have a a look when I get home.

Linc

[feralkid]

Take a tablespoon of cement and harden up. I think i remember someone saying about putting metho on your hands every night for a week before you race. Toughens the skin up. Watch what you touch though. Something like that anyway.
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[bowser]

Here is the link i mentioned above

http://www.dirtrider.net/patburroughs/hand_taping.htm

here are the pillow top grips i'm trying tomorrow

http://www.btosports.com/p/PTPILLOW

also if you piss on your blisters and let it soak for a few minutes they are supposed to go away real quick and your hands will also dry up and harden...old wives tale
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[muzzgit]

Not quite true about pissing on your blisters and they will go away, but if you you get dirt in your blisters and have no water, urine is sterile so worst case you could wash your wounds.
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[bowser]

pillow tops gloves helped but still got blisters, will get some kevlar underwear gloves next and try them...i hate my soft office boy hands
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[Brad]

Hi , I have a scan copy of a method from Trailrider mag , send me an email and i will attach it . brad@finlayhomes.com.au