For you guys in the USA who shop at Performance Bicycle, this looks like a good deal this weekend:
https://www.performancebike.com/shop...shorts-11-3540
I have two pairs of the Performance Elite shorts that are probably three years old and have held up well. They remain opaque, most importantly. :D
They used to be fifty bucks (well, $49.99, like retailers do) per pair until this summer, when I went to buy another pair and found out they had gone up to sixty dollars and had a different color padding inside. Of course, they're always marked "ON SALE!" but sixty bucks was high enough to make me not grab a pair as I headed to checkout with my brake pads or whatever I was buying that day.
They're actually on sale at a reduced price this weekend for $29.99. Just thought I'd pass that along in case anyone is looking for reasonably-priced shorts that hopefully are still as well made as the older versions I have.
Disclaimer: these are the only bike shorts I've ever worn, so I don't know how they compare to Brand X.