Road Cycling - Gel shorts add another inch.

I got new shorts, the same padded shorts as the performance bike gel shorts. The gel padding adds like an inch to the sitting height compared to my cheaper performance bike shorts with the regular thin foam padding. It seems to throw off my pedal a little...

I found that gel shorts do not last very long...Shorts in that vein..I like the hydro shorts...Not so bulky, absorb shock reasonably well...Seems to be a lot more durable.

I've had the exact opposite experience. Gel shorts last a while, liqui-cell shorts die young. Go figure.

Maybe just the brand? Now, gel shorts..the claim bike shorts feel like a full diaper..Has a ring of truth to it.. Don't think I am alone in this claim...
I was in the store I purchased them...I overheard the store manager trying to weasel out of someone complaning about how long they lasted.

The gel really does feel like a diaper. I went on a ride with em today, it's definitely a lot more padded and feels "numbing". I don't feel any of the vibrations or anything but it also raises my sitting height.
What's the difference between gel and liquidcel?

I've had the exact opposite experience. Gel shorts last a while, liqui-cell shorts die young. Go figure.

What happened to your liqui-cell shorts, did they burst or something?

When you say Gel shorts last a while, just how long are you talking about?

I have a liqui-cell short and they seem to be holding up. I don't see how they could stop being effective unless they rip and the fluid leaks out.

I have two pair..By Nashbar and PErformance..Probably had them 2-3 years..Wear them maybe once a week since I have several pairs of shorts..Wear them that often , because I like the way they feel...The cell is fine..Material is staring to get thin about the contact points.

If the padding raises your butt off the saddle, then lower the saddle by that amount, maybe only 1-2mm.