Originally Posted by
superslomo
The "it's not your shorts" concept is probably true-ish, but I'd say spending more money on shorts will probably buy you better fit, better pad (not necessarily bigger or squishier
So you are saying that a better chamois pad will hide the pain from a saddle that doesn't fit properly? If this is the case, you are wrong. If someone has the wrong shaped saddle, it will rub the wrong way, causing abrasions, sit bone and other pain or discomfort. Masking the problem (IF the saddle shape is not wide enough, too flat, not flat enough... Etc) will only help for a short time. That short time could be 5 min or 5 miles. Fact is if one has the right saddle, not much padding is needed. In fact some prefer to have no padding.
Unless the current bib shorts you currently use have a chamois pad is also not wide enough. I find this to be the problem with castelli shorts for me. Otherwise, I would still venture to say the saddle is your main issue with chamois pad/placement being a second issue