Originally Posted by
prooftheory
There is another thing that doesn't seem obvious to me because I have never experienced the problem. Is it really the case that having the thick snow pants over bibs actually creates significantly more chafing? I think this would be a reason to avoid them if possible.
I would say i don't know.
What i know to have experienced it is the opposite to Sheldon Brown's citation in the previous posts: my summer saddle that
i chose on purpose with the widest nose possible without generating chaffing is very comfy during summer but doesn't fit well in winter when i have to add layers. So that i switch to my winter saddle when winter comes. The extra layers that come with winter on my summer saddle generate the same feeling than having thick misplaced seams.