chamois shorts UNDER or OVER knickers?

[Eden]

Personally I like shorts with tights on top - it means the tights stay basically clean and I can wear them more than once between washings or if they get soaking wet (as often happens around here) or muddy and needing a wash they dry much quicker.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I sometimes wear shorts over tights in cold weather. Then again, I often seem to do things against the tide. No 'OWs' involved. to each their own.

[shopGirl]

ok well good to know it's not a faux-pas either way...

I will continue to wear shorts under tights...until I get a sweet pair of cold weather tights with a chamois built in!

http://www.pearlizumi.com/product.ph...uct_id=1445644

[Crankin]

I have 2 pairs of unpadded tights; one regular fleecy lined and one Ibex wool. I wear them for all different kinds of sports, cycling, running, hiking, x country skiing, snow shoeing. If I wear them riding, with shorts underneath, I like not having to wash them every time, since I am wearing them a lot, for a lot of different sports. Much more cost effective.
I do have a pair of padded knickers, which I wear if the temperature is cooler, but not going up much. If that happens, I wear knee warmers (which on me are essentially leg warmers).