Good cycling shorts, but have purchased others of equal quality for much less money. Wouldn’t buy these again, simply because of the cost.I loved these initially!On mtn bike rides over two hours, I use a Women's bike anti-chaffing cream.But over time (less than one year) in these shorts the crotch material separated causing severe chaffing. Like they needed to be sewn back together. I tried it twice more and ended up with nasty chaffing, even with the cream. Imagine two materials rubbing against each other and the outer material rubbing over your skin.For such a spendy $$$ product, I would not expect this to happen. I would look elsewhere for my next pair.I now have two pairs of Bellas. This pair has a slightly different grip strip at the bottom of the shorts -- one line of silicone. The waist is slightly different too. The other pair came from REI and have a deeper band at the leg opening, I think with no silicone (don't have them with me). However, I love both pairs. I just started cycling distances and and the padding has really increased my comfort level. Based on reviews, I went for the Bellas right away and they do exactly what everyone says -- the padding is in the right places and doesn't shift around, the waist doesn't dig in or expose more than it should, the legs don't ride up, there is no diaper effect with padding that makes you waddle when you walk, and there is no "sausage leg." I didn't really know how horrific sausage leg was until I started trying on various bike shorts, so this latter quality is important. I'm a size 6-8 in dresses and the medium fit perfectly. Will all your sit bone soreness go away with these shorts? No. Will it be vastly minimized? Yes. Only been using them for about two months but the durability and quality seems very high.The waistband doesn’t bind thanks to a clever design. Also, you don’t get “sausage leg” because the leg openings are built to have gradual compression, not one tight band at the hem. I also prefer Terry’s chamois pads for being not too thin and not too thick. And the gold top stitching adds a femme detail.This did run a little smaller than expected, but return was easy and next size up was perfect.These shorts are fine for 30-40 milers but anything more than that I would say no. I was disappointed because I paid close to $100. And expected more for that price. I guess for high quality chamois, doing centuries you need to shell out more. I will say they are comfortable off the bike, of bulky to walk around in. They do not feel like a diaper, but for longer rides they just didn’t cut it for me.Great shorts for road cycling. They are quite snug. I weigh 148 and bought a medium. I’d better not gain any weight or they won’t fit. Great padding.Update. I returned the M and bought a L. Much better. They fit really well and are adequately padded. For me, a little more padding would make them better, but they are pretty great as isI don't think there is a perfect pair of bike shorts out there for women but these are the best I have found so far.