Like teats on a boar?

We've said before that there is really only one reason a road cyclist actually needs silly-looking gloves. It's not for padding, it's not for daubing away sweat and snot, and it certainly is not for looks. It's for cleaning junk off your wheels after you've inadvertently wheelied through fresh tar, and your tires get corndogged with pea gravel. (Actually, a water bottle or the sole of your shoe--if you're acrobatically inclined -- remove the stuff just as well, and won't ruin your genuine pettards leather palms.)

Anyway, this came across our desk today, and we're a little flummoxed...

It's a new "advance" in cycling glove technology from Gore. No explanation within the review, other than a demerit for the "loops for removing gloves."

Huh? Is this not the peak of a civilization that has grown far too comfortable?