Subject: RE: Cycling...Pain in the butt? Well mine did go away eventually. Some seats have more flex than others, and the more you weigh, the more pressure is on you, causing more grief. My seat has quite a bit of flex to it, it's around a $300 seat. Once I started incorporating thick padded bike shorts, and lost 30 pounds as well as got used to it, the pains all went away. Now I'vm starting from scratch after 6 months off due to a broken femur, and even with the good seat and shorts, 20 minutes is causing me grief today, time to lose the 30 lbs ( again ) and get used to it again! Someone else may have better information, but that was my experience. I'd play with a new seat, extra padding, and trying to lose weight overall ( unless of course you're already fairly light ) |