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.
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.