I wear unpadded tights OVER a regular pair of cycling shorts. The only problem I tend to have, is that the tights will sometimes slide down on me...which is usually a result of wearing 2 "slick" materials on top of each other. To solve this issue, I bought a pair of cheapo suspenders from the men's department at Walmart, and I use the suspenders to keep my tights from falling down. Works like a charm.

Linda