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After many years of wearing baggies on the bike I have finally made the jump to more proper cycling shorts and I'm beginning to understand the benefits of a properly manufactured chamois. Problem is, however, I feel that the shorts provide too much compression and cause some discomfort "down there", as well as getting uncomfortably hot. I'm sure that the shorts aren't too small as I'm only 5'5 and 137 lbs.

Could the problem be due to a fabric that is too supportive or noncompliant. For reference I'm wearing Performance Ultra Bibs (it's an older model however, as I bought them years ago but never started wearing them till now). Would my riding comfort be improved if I bought shorts made of a thinner or lighter weight lycra, such as that found on many castelli's or sugoi's?

Thanks for the help!

The Chamois is there because the shorts can't breathe .....LOL Hahaha (buy some creme to absorb all that sweat they are causing)

They are aerodynamic though.

Nice side benefit of cycling shorts is the option of extra padding to counteract the hardness of a bling race saddle.

P.S. This reminds me of that "proportional Crank length BS" because people can never figure that out either. (not directed at you-statement in general)