Gloves, gloves, gloves....

gcaster
gcaster Posts: 152
edited November 2009 in Road buying advice
OK so I have 2 glove related questions that I thought I'd throw into one thread:

1) My long finger gloves (adidas) have apparently had their worth and are now residing in a bin after wearing a hole in the thumb, bad times. Looking at replacing these and was wondering what the differences between the Spec BG Gel and the Spec BG Ridge are (other than the Gel look a bit fancier)? Could anybody who's tried these recommend them or sould I go elsewhere (budget of £30 but preferably less!)?

2) Sealskinz Ultra Grip gloves, are these just their merino socks but glovey? As a rower as well as a cyclist, I love the socks but they aren't the warmest things ever and they hold a lot of water! Again anybody got any opinions on these or should I just stick wit the Pearl Izumi gloves recommended in the other winter glove thread?

Any help for my glove shopping spree (I'm also buying Ski Glove Liners! :lol: ) would be great.
Thanks.
Greg