Quote Originally Posted by nscrbug View Post
THIS!!! I simply LOVE the new wider waistband that PI has gone to on their Elite & Symphony product line. SOOOO much more comfortable than a narrow waistband digging and binding into my waist...and it seems to drastically reduce the appearance of a "muffin-top", too.
I LOVE the top on the Symphony Cut shorts, but the Symphony do not have this same top...they have a really snug elastic band in the top, unfortunately. The Cuts are definitely my fave.

One thing I struggled with was finding a chamois that actually covered my sit bones. Apparently I have very forward-set sit bones (perhaps because I am very sway-backed with a particularly round/curvy booty). I tried a lot of shorts that had my sit bones covered by seams ahead of the body of the chamois, instead of foam. Then the back of the chamois would be up by my tailbone. No amount of yanking the shorts forward helped. PIs are the only ones I've tried that fit right. Well, except for 1 pair of Craft shorts I tried, but those just didn't cushion enough and my butt would be screaming after 20 miles.