I have the following shorts that I wear regularly, shebeest SSS, shebeest elite distance 2 and terry T-short (2006 version). The chamois is very similar in all of them, and goes from thin to thick as terry, triple s, elite distance 2. When I was riding my butterfly and getting bad labial abrasions, I had to wear the thickest shorts, elite distance 2, but since I moved to a brooks I find I am most comfortable on the thinnest terry t-short. I can still ride in the elite distance 2, but it feels like there is too much pad down there. None of them give me sausage legs, but he gripper on the terry is most comfortable to me. All are very nice soft comfy shorts. I also had warranty issues on my shebeest shorts (shebeest replaced them but they seem less well made than the terrys). I hope this helps!