Always. Nothing like brushing stiff off the palm of your glove instead of picking it out of your hand. Just tipping over onto the small sharp rocks sucks. Of course if you never hit the pavement....

I prefer no padding and no velcro - the gloves I have with padding causes pressure points and velcro rips into everything you don't want it to. Wrap your bars for comfort instead of depending on glove padding. All that is required is mesh tops including the fingers so there is plenty of air keeping your hands cooler. Lot's of so-called work gloves in black look just like bike gloves except for the logo. Wait to buy your bike gloves until you find a deep discount at least 50% 'cause there isn't anything magic about a glove. Addendum - the Bell brand Papa Tom mentioned would probably work just fine.