I use the thin Bar Phat gel pads with S-wrap tape usually, though now I have soft Fizik tape, because it was all I could get in white after I shredded my last roll of S-wrap. I don't have gel gloves, just foamy padded ones. Works great. The Fizik wrap is kind of thin. I've had friends double wrap regular tape for thickness, but depending on the tape, it may not be very cushy. Fizik also makes a gel pad wrap set similar to Specialized too.