How to deal with calluses?
The big trials problem: almost anyone riding enough (2-3 times a week for a few hours) will develop bad calluses (depending on gloves, grips and his specific riding style). It’s a problem that no-one really managed to solve, but there are workarounds to make your life easier. Let’s list a few, with good and bad sides: Manage calluses. Even if you won’t use any of the following advices, don’t ignore your calluses. In my experience, when I first start riding after a long pause, with nice soft hands, after two rides I develop blisters (bubbles under my skin). I don’t puncture them, I pause for two or three days, and then ride carefully until the situation blows up, peels off and develops into hard skin (callous). Then it becomes easier if you ride regularly. After a shorter pause, when hard skins just starts to peel off (or simply disappear), it’s hard to start riding again because something very painful starts happening, and that’s bubbles under hardened skin. I’ve found no workaround fo
