Shorts with no chamois

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I am currently riding in a pair of Sugoi RSE bibs that are fantastic, but I am hoping to find something with less padding. I know tri shorts are definitely an option, but wanted to know if anyone rides in something like the Under Armour shorts, or something without even chamois. Is this a bad idea? I am worried that if I ride chamois free that my shorts will be see through when I sweat or some other problem I am not thinking of. Any opinions?

I also prefer bibs. If I were to go the tri short route, I am thinking that bibs would not be an option. Is there such a thing as a tri bib?

I personally, have not ever seen a tri bib...however, there are various types of tri suits which have a tri chamois in them. I suppose if you didn't want to wear the tri suit alone, you could always throw a cycling jersey over it and nobody would ever know that you had a trisuit on underneath it. It would make bathroom stops a bit trickier, though...with having to literally undress in order to go. I have the DeSoto Forza Trisuit...I wore it for 2 triathlons that I did back in 2008, and the minimal padding chamois worked fine for me for those events. Although, I'm not sure I could go that minimal on rides longer than 60+ miles...for that, I would need a bit more substantial chamois in my shorts.