The older bike shorts with lousy or worn out chamois are relegated to the
recumbent. The experiments with 'gel' ditto, especially those whose
'gel' disappeared after a few washings. Spending some time on the back
of a tandem made me appreciate the difference between so/so and
really good shorts. $ do make a difference but are wasted on the bent.
I do like my one bent jersey with the pockets on the front rather than
the back.