Need New Shorts

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I ordered and tried on the Sann shorts. They were nice and VERY comfy, but I felt the material was rather lightweight and might snag or get friction/rubbing damage too easily. Personally I like a heavier more supportive fabric. If you are looking for lightweight breathable shorts they would be good. I can't recall much about the chamois to be honest- I don't remember whether it was thick or thin. I ordered the shorts because they were supposed to be good for long distance though, so the chamois is probably good.
I opted for the Shebeest Ultra D shorts instead of the Sann- heavier fabric and liked that they had less tight leg bands.

[maillotpois]

I also have the Ultra D's but I like them less than the comparable Shebeest long distance short from last year and less than the Hincapies.

[Eden]

Last years Hincapies were quite high cut (I actually liked that...) this year they are cut more like PI's. Hmmm actually looking at the website it looks like my last year shorts are the Performer's and this years are the Power shorts - different cut, different chamois too? The grey chamios - I think its in the Power shorts starts out very thin, almost nothing, at the front and gradually gets thicker to the back - maybe to about a cm or so at the back? They run a bit small so definitely go larger if you are unsure.

[SadieKate]

The Performer shorts are cut incredibly high while the Power shorts are cut more like normal shorts. My Power shorts are from a few years ago and the chamois is much like the Castelli chamois (red and like the ones MP bought). Hmm, I'd have to go check the size. I don't recall buying a size up. I think I only do that for Assos.

V, have you tried the Giordana shorts with the W3D OF chamois ? The pad is similar but not the same as the Assos so it may be missing padding where you don't like it. I'm so overloaded on shorts now that I decided not to get a pair after all. I think that chamois is in several different style shorts from Giordana.

[Eden]

Last year I got smalls (the ones I think are performers) and they were a bit too big - couldn't keep my knee warmers up kind of baggy....
So this year I went for the xsmalls (pretty sure these are power shorts) and they are skin tight
could just be the difference in the cut, but its good I prefer a bit more form fitting.. their size chart says a xs is a 2-4 and I'm pretty small so I'm usually on the lower end of that.