I tried these for the first time yesterday. The waste band is a little tight but that might have something to do with my enormous gut. There is rubber on the leg openings so they won’t ride up. The padding is ample and well placed. I actually had double padding because I wore padded cycling shorts over these. I was pretty comfortable on my ride despite all the gasping for air because I have let myself get out of shape. I suppose you could wear just these shorts with nothing over them as they are not easily identifiable as “underpants”. Scandalous I know.