On a related note . . . what is up with so many shorts nowadays having these excessively complicated, diaper-thick pads********** It drives me insane. I used to love the Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor shorts -- they were well-made and long-lasting, with a plain, thin pad. Several years ago, they also succumbed to the ballooning chamois phenomenon.

As everyone says, all I really want is whatever is minimally necessary to wick away the moisture and keep annoying seams away from prone-to-seam-annoyment areas. It also makes me crazy when I'm looking at shorts on-line, or in a paper catalog, and they show a picture of the shorts being modeled by a person (which is utterly useless, IMO -- most of the shorts end up looking pretty much alike) but don't show a picture of what the padding looks like.

*sigh*

So, would anyone care to give a shout out to their favorite make/model of uncomplicated-chamois shorts? Right now I'm using a few old pair that I got from REI and Canari, but they're about ready for the boneyard, and I'm dreading the hunt to replace them.