The material is hard where the spikes are, but your hands are generally on the soft outline edge that is raised. They feel really nice, and for £8 I'm not complaining. (I also wear gloves though..) Put em on the bike yesterday, only to find I have a rear flat.
It turns out the crap inside the tube to stop it getting a puncture has clogged up the valve and it's now leaking.
Haha, not yet :-) Nah, the petrol was for one of my recently bought products (see below) . Yes, I've posted my new old car in other threads as well, but I can't stop, I'm too proud of it!