Canari Women's Pro Gel Cycling Shorts

Picky about cycling shorts
I ride ultras (as in I'm in the saddle more or less continuously for 16-21 hrs to ride 200-300 miles in a single event). These are the only shorts that I use. The only down side is that they offer no compression. I'm glad that Amazon offers them because I can't find them locally.

Good shorts
I've ridden in these shorts several times and they are comfortable for 2 hour rides on rocky mountain trails. Around 3 hours my butt gets a little sore, but that just might be my seat or rolling over rocks for 2 hours. these shorts fit well, better than the Canari gel liner shorts, and don't give you a saggy bottom. They are not good to walk in at all. I had to walk 3 miles because of a flat tire and I got a rash on my butt from the chamois and I was not happy. Don't walk or run in these shorts for long distances or you'll get a rash too. Overall good shorts wih gel padding. The logo rubbed off my shorts within 1 month of wear, but the material is a decent qaulity. Good value for the price.

Comfortable
Let me start by saying that I only use these for a 10-20 mile ride on a stationary bike - I have no idea how they'd perform on a bike being used on a trail or something like that, or for a much longer ride. Having any sort of padding makes bike riding much more comfortable no matter what type of bike it is, but I don't know that the gel padding in these makes a huge difference over regular non-gel padding. I did find the shorts themselves to be very comfortable though. They are much lighter weight than another pair that I have, and also less constricting (no the other ones are not too small). I would recommend these to someone looking for a basic pair of padded bike shorts.