Sausage legs!!!

[BeckaG]

not sure which ones they are... they were a gift.

[ny biker]

I've also found that longer shorts look better than shorter ones. Also shorts made with compressing fabric look better on me, as do shorts that do not have a leg gripper. The LG Neo Power shorts are an example of all three. They also come in a shorter length which many women with shorter legs prefer.

[tulip]

Craft shorts have a wide leg hem/band.

[Owlie]

I gave up, to be honest. My Pearl Izumi shorts don't give me sausage leg (much). Primal's do. My Castellis are probably the most flattering shorts I own...but they are also the least comfortable.

[Crankin]

The most flattering shorts I have are the Terry Bellas. Longer and very compressive.
Not cheap, but no sausage leg.

[nscrbug]

+1 on the Terry Bella short. I have 2 pairs and find myself reaching for these, more and more.

[zoom-zoom]

The best shorts that have worked for me and don't cause this issue have been the PI Symphony and Gore Oxygen. The Gore chamois(s) is the best I've found (I like the chamois in the Oxygen as well as the one in the cheaper Power models), so I'm pretty much sold on sticking with that brand.

I tried a few shorts without grippers and liked the shorts' fit and found them flattering, but never found one with a chamois that worked for me.

[BeckaG]

Is the leg ripper the silicone type stuff on the bottom of the hem that's squeezing me into a sausage? ...I'm very new to cycling. Obvi.