I don't wear gloves anymore. I didn't wear them one year only because of the stupid tan line. I began wearing them again the next year. On my current trip, I was looking at my stupid looking tan again and wondered why I started wearing gloves again. They've been sitting in the panniers since and I don't miss them. I might wear them on gravel roads. My preference is for thick real leather palm, no padding (hard to find) and crocheted back.