Quote Originally Posted by East Hill View Post
I've started to come to the philosphy that 'less is better' when it comes to chamois. Most of my bikes have now been fitted with very comfortable saddles, and I can ride with the merest whisper of a chamois. I have some Nike knickers which had a very thick, bulky chamois, and I found that I got 'pinched' wearing the knickers. I took out the chamois and they are much better.
I have found the very same to be true. I switched out my "boy" seat for a "woman specific seat" and was very happy I did. I even rode the other day with a pair of tri-shorts that had virtually no pad. All they had was a couple extra layers of material so you weren't showing all your stuff. Anyway, I had no more discomfort with the "no pad" shorts than I do with the padded shorts. And like you said, some times the pad causes more rub on the edges than no pad at all.