rubbed a hole in new(ish) cycling short! got some advice?

[owlgirl]

Thanks for all of the suggestions! I am going to re-stitch and then try the tape and the nail polish. thanks again!!

[zoom-zoom]

Timely thread...I have a brand new pair of PI PRO shorts that have been worn for 2 rides and <50 miles. I was just taking them off the drying rack and noticed that they have a stinkin' hole on the right inner thigh and a worn spot on the left side. I'm sure it's from the seat-bag (there are all sorts of spots on that bag that could have caught, but also because these shorts give me EXTREME SAUSAGE LEG! So my inner thighs are pooching-out far more than they do with other shorts. There is sort of decorative silicone trim on the outside of the leg bands that is actually wearing-off from rubbing on something, too, so it's not even just the thigh pooch-out that's taking the brunt.

It's a bummer...mostly because these shorts were about $120 and I LOVE the way they fit on top (very wide, stretchy top band with a flat, non-binding panel at the front) and the chamois is nice. But they are totally UNflattering through the legs. Guess I will stick with my similar PI Symphony Cut shorts with their Elite chamois and thigh bands that don't make me look like the Michelin Man. Perhaps I can go back to the PRO shorts when I drop 20#s (then I can reward myself with a new pair in a smaller size without any holes in the thighs. ).