I wore gloves for a while, and heard people talk about comfort, padding, cutting road buzz, etc., but found that the really didn't do anything for me. Wearing them didn't feel any different than not wearing them, so eventually I stopped bothering. None of my bike mishaps did anything to my hands, so they didn't do much for me in that way either. I still have them, and think about wearing them sometimes, but when the time comes, I generally just can't be bothered.