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Originally Posted by Red Bread
It's kind of a wash, as most road gloves don't really have useful padding on the back of the hand anyway. I prefer unpadded, slide-on gloves, just for a little extra grip on humid days, and in case it rains. But they don't really provide much help when you go down.
Glad you came out mostly unscathed, guys in aero position in a group scare the hell out of me, I tend to distance myself from them as quickly as possible. Pity about his frame and especially the innocent guy, just glad you came out okay.
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I agree, the gloves may have just lessened the damage.
As for the innocent guy, he is a friend from my neighborhood. He had come out on this group ride several times with me and is an avid rider. His was a Madone which only some of the components will be recycled. My injuries were superficial mainly. He torn his groin pretty back and was on crutches for a week and the only exercise he has been able to do is swimming.
The worst part is the timing. We are going to the B2B tri at the end of October in Wilmington, NC. I'm doing the half IM distance but he was scheduled for the full and this is not the time to lose a bike or the training time.