I wear full fingered gloves pretty much 100% of the time now. I used to work at a job where I used my hands doing manly things and my hands were pretty tough. Now I work at a job where I wear latex gloves for most of the work day and my hands are softer than soft.
I can't ride without gloves anymore, I get blisters on my longer ride. Plus my hands get really sweaty and makes things slippery. I don't wear them for the padding. None of my gloves have padding in the palms, I don't need them for that.
I have a horrible glove tan,
LesMcLuffAlot