I think the creams work by letting the fabric slide without irritating your skin.

What kind of shorts are you using? I had a pair of Shebeest knickers that actually cut me with the edge of the chamois. It turns out there were a batch of bad pads or something - Shebeest replaced them free of charge. ( I belive the TE powers had a hand in getting this done....)

Originally posted by ChainsOflove
I guess I'll try one of those creams.

How do they work? They make the fabric sticky so it won't move against the skin?

I've determined its definitely the shorts. I noticed the big red spots follow the outline of the chamois stitching.