on top of that, the bike shorts are supposed to ease the pain, but I've never worn those before either. I got a pair of the women's padded bike short looking underwear, thinking it would be like training wheels for the bike shorts. I wore them to a Spin class, and I went the whole hour despite being in firey pain for the last 45 minutes. That was about 2 months ago, and I haven't touched them since. These things should come with directions...especially for an overthinker/worrier like me. Is there something I am missing about that chamois thing?