I can understand the padded gloves for someone who has problems with the lack of padding. The shorts don't make any sense to me from a comfort standpoint. I've never had a problem. What's wrong with regular shorts? Asking honestly. Like I said, is there some great thing I don't even understand? If it's warm out and you're sweating, wouldn't you want the coolness from it? That's why we sweat. It cools you down. Maybe I'll take a couple extra shirts with me next time I'm riding in heat and change them out a couple times to see if I'd prefer a dry shirt vs. a regularly sweaty t-shirt. Do you think that would be a decent comparison without having to spend the $$$ not knowing if I'd even care about wearing a jersey?