I wore these yesterday for 20 miles of mtbing & was really happy with them.
I had a pair of (don't remember the brand...) gel gloves last year that I really liked at first. The whole palm was one big gel pad. By the end of the season, the gel on my left glove had permantently squished over to the outside of the palm.
A few weeks ago I tried on the PIs and thought they wouldn't work for me, because it didn't seem like the padding was in the right place. I gave them a try anyway and I love them! Having the fastener on the underside of the wrist seems kind of strange - I keep trying to put my gloves on the wrong hand because of that.
gabrielle