I like the chamois a lot. It has minimal padding (I find the thicker pads tend to bunch up in …ahem…places and chafe the daylights out of me. The De Soto chamois has padding along the edges only. We don't need padding down the middle of the chamois in the front! That just mushes stuff off to the sides! So riding with a cutout saddle really lets these shorts work well - no padding in the middle, just some padding on the sides (where you need it!) and padding in the back. But not so much that you have a diaper bum!

The shorts run small and very compressive. I love the pockets on the legs too. Great for a gel or ID. Tracy at De Soto is fantastic to work with and their return/warranty policy is AMAZING.

Denise