As excited as I was to be in the five oral bike tour, which involves writing through the five boroughs of New York City, it was windy and chilly and the speeches before we started were endless. I was so glad to have the gel in my new biking gloves before we started and during the 40 mile ride. Every bridge we went over, it was windy. I was so glad I had ordered these gloves and that they arrived in time. There was not a lot of difference between the size small and medium, but the medium offered just a little more coverage. These were the only biking gloves I found that had gel in the palm. If anything, I could have appreciated a little more gel if that would not make them bulky.