# Breaking in new gloves? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 1, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088 "2009-05-01T05:33:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/1 "2009-05-01T05:33:01Z")
Just got a new pair of SP-1s and the pinkies are the only finger that are kinda uncomfortably tight. Are there any tips/tricks to break these in or soften them up? Or should I just ride, ride, ride? 🤓 ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/2 "2009-05-01T05:39:00Z")
You can use leather conditioner and just wear them around the house. They have that stuff at like Dicks and shit for baseball gloves. I forgot about it when I was at your house yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/3 "2009-05-01T05:40:12Z")
Won’t that [dr. glove I think] make them all oily and slippery on the grips? ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/4 "2009-05-01T05:42:45Z")
Well you will have to dry them properly silly. Don’t just dunk the gloves in it. Apply a bit to the outside and wear them around. Then wipe them down nicely before using them on the bike. This is just to speed up the process. Simply wearing them on the bike will loosen them up over time. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/5 "2009-05-01T05:44:09Z")
Ahh. The baseball glove conditioiner I have is like straight up oil, and leaves the leather very oily, even after it soaks in. Maybe i’ll try a different conditioner ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/6 "2009-05-01T05:45:59Z")
Wear them while you’re working at your desk. Do not explain them to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/7 "2009-05-01T05:46:39Z")
Yeah, get something that you can bake maybe? I don’t know how biking gloves will hold up, but for any baseball mitt I ever used I got this stuff that you put on, toss in the oven on a low setting and it will come out softer, but not oily. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/8 "2009-05-01T05:50:57Z")
But anyways, yeah just ride. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/9 "2009-05-01T06:36:55Z")
use them everytime you j.o. ---
**Author:** ![b5a4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@b5a4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b5a4)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/10 "2009-05-01T13:54:30Z")
I know some guys wear their gloves/leathers/boots in the shower then let them dry. I usually run new gloves under some water to get them wet, then wear them till they’re dry. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/11 "2009-05-01T13:56:21Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Wear them while you’re working at your desk. Do not explain them to anyone. thats what id do. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/breaking-in-new-gloves/67088/12 "2009-05-01T13:56:38Z")
> [@ieatpaint315](#): > > use them everytime you j.o. id do that too.