Ok, last night I picked up my shiny new red helmet(to match the bike of course) but I have a few more questions:

1) Buying CO2 & stuff for patch kits, will any brand work??There is a patch kit at Target, made by Schwinn, would it work for road bikes?? Or do I need to buy some form of specialty patch kit??

2) Gloves: I have been trying on different brands of gloves & I think the small size still seem to big for my hands (I have short stubby fingers). The cutouts come over my knuckles, is that how they are supposed to fit?