“"what is the guy below me on about?"”
The Good: they have amazing grip and come in many colours. i have odi's aswell and these and i would say that when dry these have more grip, however in sweet the odi's are better.
The Bad: nothing apart from less grip one way from the other (forward and back).
Overall Review:
i would say that they are worth the money as they do not wear and have good grip! 
