Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
I still havent heard a real reason for why the location of the padding is shorts, not saddles.
My assumption is so shorts can be sold as cycling specific in addition to saddles, instead of just saddles.
years ago I made the mistake of buying some "mountain biking" shorts with a built-in padded liner (remember old swimsuits???). anyway, I wore the shorts a grand total of about 200 yards, turned around, came right back home and into the trash they went. it was like (I imagine!) wearing a diaper with a full load.