Abstract
The objective of this work was to assess the effectiveness of cycling gloves and handlebar tape in reducing the vibration transmitted to the cyclist’s hands in the classic “hoods” position for shock-type excitation at the front wheel on a bicycle treadmill. Three pairs of conditions were tested on a single participant: (1) With gloves vs. no gloves, no bar tape; (2) With bar tape vs. no bar tape, no gloves; (3) With gloves and bar tape vs. no gloves and no bar tape. We have shown that a rider can expect a small but significant drop in the level of transmitted power and energy through the handlebars when wearing a standard pair of road cycling gloves. If bar tape is used however (both with and without gloves), there is a significantly larger drop in the level of transmitted power and energy through the handlebars.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2018 |
Bibliographical note
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).Keywords
- road cycling
- dynamic comfort
- vibrations
- gloves
- handlebar tape
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Derek Covill
- School of Arch, Tech and Eng - Principal Lecturer
- Advanced Engineering Centre
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Devices
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