I purchased this race belt because my old one from Zoot was starting to fall apart and DeSoto is known for making very high quality multisport products.  In fact, I bought 3 of them so my entire family would no longer have to poke holes in their clothing on race day.  The belt is easily adjustable and I like it is designed so there is no excess material dangling around.  The clips for the race bib can be moved around to accomodate race numbers of all sizes.  The clips are designed to grip onto the number, even if the holes on the race number are big or small.  You don''t need to carry a hole punch to make it fit your belt, this one does it all. I haven''t had a chance to carry any gel packs with this, but it looks like it''ll fit without a problem.