Quote Originally Posted by Melalvai View Post
the only problem I've had is chaffing. And I heard that padded bike shorts don't really help with that. ... alternative has been canvas shorts, denim jeans, or cotton slacks or shorts.


One thing that definitely helps with chafing is NOT sitting with your most sensitive parts being ground directly onto serged (sextuple-thick) seams!

"Padding," as in the diaper-thick shorts they have nowadays, can exacerbate chafing for most people, but the original point of a chamois was to provide a seamless seating area.

It's possible you need a cut-out, possible you need a tilt adjustment, extremely doubtful that a Brooks is too narrow for you. Look at the saddle and chamois lube threads for possible solutions to chafing - and choose shorts with a thin chamois.