What does one need to know about purchasing spandex bike shorts? I've got a small waist and large thighs/ass. Any special fitting tips I need to be aware of? Looking for something that doesn't ride up, dries quickly when wet, and won't cause chafing. Don't care about diaper material/padding sewn in the ass. Do prefer if the shorts won't put my package on display. :P
Perfect cyclist body. Make sure what you buy is cut for athletic people ("race cut") and not for overweight ice cream tourists and you'll be fine.
Sounds like a cycling-specific padded liner or regular unpadded compression shorts under would be good for what you
think you want, although going full road warrior really is more comfortable for >20 miles. Advice for liners: if going with shorts meant for anything other than cycling, make sure the seams are placed so they can't do damage. This is usually taken care of by the padding in cycling shorts. If you look at the legs and waist of cycling shorts, they should have a grippy texture so as not to move where you don't want them. Try and find something like that if possible.
Reasons you should forget that and just get regular cycling shorts:
way less chance of chafing than with anything not cycling-specific
you underestimate how awesomely comfortable the chamois is until you try it
regular shorts overtop will severely hinder any sweat-wicking & comfort-enhancing properties you would get from wearing cycling shorts as they were meant to be worn (by themselves). even purpose-built mountain biking shorts, which are not great for anything more strenuous than tooling around in the woods or grocery/coffee runs.
you give zero fucks what anybody else thinks, which carries to you giving zero fucks what anybody thinks about your tight shorts
Mrs. GuitarStv will love them
nothing wrong with using the right tool for the job