I've never tried a gel pad. Another post said they tend to hold in heat
during the hot months and are like blocks of ice in the winter ?? May have
been trying to steer purchases toward another product

I got an AirHawk pad and , if I can ever talk my wife out of it , it has helped
a great deal . It's way over priced but I actually feel like it is worth it. Sure,
the end of my spine still gets uncomfortable after 1 1/2 - 2 hours of
riding but it does the same thing in my car.
Unk