Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
SLash, just FTR, I'd been riding SheBeest SSS and feeling they were "just okay," with the main problem being too much padding. I recently got a pair of Castelli Provocante shorts and I am in chamois heaven.

Their Irresistible and Vizio Due shorts have the same chamois. I just ordered two pairs of Vizio Due shorts from TE, and I'm thinking/hoping I'm going to be really happy with the shorts, and TE is going to be really happy considering how many shorts I've ordered and returned because the chamois were so freakin' enormous.


ETA: Here's a picture and description of the Specialized chamois. I can't tell you exactly how thick, but I know I didn't even bother trying any on at the Specialized dealer where I bought the Castellis.
I'm so envious! I want to be in chamois heaven! LOL, about short shopping. I'm kind of doing the same thing with baggy shorts and will be returning some myself.

The excess padding in all my shorts didn't bother me much before because of the cutout on my saddles but man, with the Brooks I notice!

I have kind of just stayed with the same brands and thought the type and amount of padding was pretty standard, but that's not true anymore. When I first bought bike shorts back in 1990 they didn't even have women's shorts so I bought a PI men's short, so things have improved. Just in the last couple of years it seems we have a lot more options.

So with the Castellis the chamois is thin? I'm tempted to order some, are there any other shorts known for thin chamois, or at least thin-ner in the front?

I think with chamois less may be more.

Let us know if you like the Vizio Due as much as the Provocante.

Thanks!