yes, I know the the rules must be cristal clear.
because the manufacturers need to know it, I agree with you in this point, and I agree too, that the existence or use of something not tornament legal isn't a reason to admit it in tournament.
what I want to say is that the dye jerseys has a real thin pad, indeed it doesn't actually has any "padding" function, just my opinion, only looks
I have seen a NexuS dye jersey this weekend, (the one of Nicky T) and the padding is really really thin, too thin to be effective. Or at least I think so.