Originally Posted by
Longfemur
Padding is padding, and it's a bad idea for any serious cycling, touring or otherwise.
That is kind of a silly statement. Pro racers are about as serious as it is possible to be. They spend a LOT of time in the saddle and from what I have observed they all wear padding in their shorts.
There is a big difference between padding on the saddle and padding in the shorts. Padding in the shorts moves with you if you slide around on the saddle, padding in the saddle does not.