Originally Posted by
bigbadwullf
Why is it ALWAYS an either/or position people take. Can't the padding offer cushion, a separate contact point to lessen friction AND add moisture wicking? But I digress. Feel free to argue which it's for...
The chamois padding DOES offer all those things; cushioning, perennial relief, reducing friction and moisture wicking. Except there is a lot of differences between the different chamois pads, as I'm finding out.
Everything related to cycling has evolved, the chamois is no exception.
In effect, there has been a major evolution of the cycling short pad inserts in recent years. The pad has progressed from pieces of buckskin sewn into the crotch of wool cycling shorts of twenty years ago to today's high-performance, anatomic and elastic short pads. This is a rapid evolution that has allowed the cyclists position on a delicate and critical area to be improved.
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/spons...007/cytech.php