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I'm in the market for a pair of winter tights or bib, would prefer ones w/ a chamois so I don't have two waistbands to deal with. If you ride a Brooks B-68 or similar, what brands or chamois have you found to be wide enough to match the saddle?
So far, an old pair of Pearl Izumi (ultrasensor?) shorts are the only ones that actually protect the sitbones.
Hey! It isn't just me!!!!! I thought I was somehow defective when I discovered that the chamois wasn't covering the sit bones. I'm not nuts!?!?!?! (or we both are :D )
I can tell you what doesn't work for me....Terry T Shorts. I love the fabric and the length, but the chamois is too narrow and/or is placed into the short such that it doesn't cover (these were the shorts where I discovered the problem--80 miles into a century...ouch!). I tried a Louis Garneau and also found the chamois too narrow.
The PI Attack (I think, not Ultrasensor--Attack has a wider chamois) has been my short of choice for the last 2 years. However, the fabric doesn't hold up as well as I want. I have a pair of Craft Master shorts that work. My complaint is that they are really tight in the legs.
I have to admit that I don't have a Brooks saddle, but I did spend some time this summer trying out new shorts. The Shebeest Ultra D had a substantial amount of padding--too much for my taste--in the sit bone area. I ultimately settled on the Sugoi FS short, which also offers good padding in that area, but it's a little more "concentrated."
I can't help you with your original question b/c none of my tights are padded, but I did see on TE that PI sells an Ultrasensor tight with the same chamois as the short. Sounds like they might work for you.
I haven't found a chamois wide enough to fit my sits bones.
I'm very sad the Ibex El Fito chamois doesn't fit, either, but I love my El Fito capris so much that I don't really care.
My B67 (same top as the B68) is so comfy that I often ride without any chamois.
I just noticed my first sitbone dents in my new B68 saddle- they are right where they SHOULD be :p , on either side of the back. My old B17 had sitbone dents "trying" to form right on the edges of the saddle, and that's really how I knew it wasn't wide enough for me- i was riding partly on the side edges.
I find two styles of SheBeest chamois are truly wide enough for me-
ONe: the SheBeest chamois that comes both on their SB Pedal pushers, and the SB Tech tights (long).
and Two: the SB Ultra D shorts have a very nice wide pad that is great for long distances. Since my Brooks saddle has no padding at all, the Ultra D shorts don't seem like excess padding to me. They are in fact my most comfy chamois for any rides. Sometimes i wear them with long non-padded warm tights or knickers.
By the way, the SB Tech tights are on sale right now here:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,...For-Women.html
I have them and they are very warm and comfortable with a nice chamois.
unless i am on a really long ride, I don't worry about Chamois either. Really long means more than 25 miles. I have a pair of Terry shorts that seem very nice. But i just don't have a problem, so i don't know if the Chamois is big enough or not.
I'm a Jett girl, not a B-68, but I did have a big problem with finding a short that had a chamois that actually had the prime material under my bones. I started buying shorts, and then trying them on (with undies) while sitting on my bike, and feeling for the padding. I noticed that a lot of the chamois's are sort of pear shaped, and unfortunately for me, seemed to flare/widen just above and behind my sit bones. The chamois seemed wide enough, but placed too far back in the short, if you can picture that.
For me, the short of all shorts, with the chamois of all chamois, is the Castelli Y-Pro Donna short. I've heard that they've been discontinued, but you can get them half price at backcountryoutlet if you're small or large. I've got 4 pair & even now, I actually have a yearning to order more, because I hate to think of trying to find a replacement. I think that they come in a tight, too.
Good luck... the hunt for the right short consumed me this summer!