So I think I have tried at least a half-dozen different shorts that ended up not working for me due to seams that can't tolerate my inner thighs and edges of saddles...from such brands as Shebeest, Giordana, Sugoi, et al. PI is the ONLY brand that sews their chamois' on without using zig-zag or flatlock/reverse seams. As a result they are the only brand of shorts that I can put more than a couple hundred miles on before the seams wear entirely out.

Sucks, since I don't even particularly like PI's chamois'...and I have really liked other brands' chamois.

Incidentally, I have this issue with running tights. I had a beloved pair of Mizuno running tights that wore through the inner thigh seams in under a month.

I could blame my fat thighs, but I had this issue in HS when I was the equivalent of a modern size 2-4. I would wear out my jeans in that spot before the rest of the jeans were worn. And I always had chafing there--this was before there were special products to combat this. I always had to wear compression shorts under my track shorts. I have narrow hips, but thunderous thighs with a pocket of inner-thigh pudge that will always be there...I could be emaciated everywhere else and still have that stupid spot.

Has anyone else had this issue and found a brand or model of shorts that hold up better?