Originally Posted by
cyccommute
As squirtdad pointed out, padded shorts are different from underwear. Anything you wear over the padded underwear may be bunched up in a bad place. Bike shorts without anything over them (or under them for that matter) are smooth where then need to be.
I struggle with this too. I have gotten horrible saddle sores lately, even after changing the saddle. I couldnt ride for like 3 days and I can't afford not to work out that long! I have a couple of pairs of shorts but they don't fit well---there is not a lot that will fit me at my size so I have a lot of the padded underwear too.