>>1614340>>1614342>>1615039Chafing happens from lack of gription. It's not related to the padding, but to the surface texture.
This is why people think chafing is caused by a soft saddle:
>Hard saddles are low friction>lycra slides easily on plastic, especially if it's sweaty from your ass>bike shorts cling to your ass because they're tights>therefore no chafing>Soft saddles>often some kind of slightly tacky vinyl but not always>people wear jeans, cargo pants, trousers which have no gription on their ass>guess which surface slides against the pantsIf you change just the saddle your pants still will have more gription on your ass than the saddle. Not as much as cycling shorts, but now you have to deal with the pain of sitting on a carbon fiber plank.
If you change just your pants to something sports-related, not just bike shorts but any kind of synthetic windbreaker or wicking material, and still use a soft saddle it should help too.
Last thing, leather saddles are generally regarded as good because their top surface is smooth and non-grippy while they have more give than an ass hatchet.
