Sore backside

benhben

Having trouble with a sore backside on my roadbike (Raleigh Avanti Carbon Comp and prologo nago saddle).

Just bought some Endura padded shorts but its still pretty sore.

Can anyone recommend some shorts with exta thick padding?

Or would a new saddle be the way to go?

Cheers
Ben

andy46

I'd be tempted to try a new saddle, maybe something a bit narrower. That worked for me but everybody's different. Sometimes it just takes time to get used to it if its new.

MountainMonster

How long have you been riding for? Rear ends can take quite a while to get comfy and not have soreness when in the saddle.

Took me about 3 months at least of pretty intense riding before I stopped being sore.

It's also not so much about the thickness of th padding, but also the quality of it. I have quite thin pads inside my spesh bibs, but they do the treat really well.

Tricycleboy

Loads of padding is not always the way to go. I ride a bare carbon saddle with no padding at all on it and find due to the shape its quite comfy. the bibs aren't particularly special either.

have a look at the saddle swap shop in Classifieds> Sales of Road Bikes and Related Stuff on here. Lots of people swapping saddles around to find the right fit for one's unique posterior.

shane r

Have you had your sit bones measured? Any good bike shop should be able ( and should suggest) to do it. You sit on memory foam and they measure the impression. Then you know the width you need. A saddle that fits will be comfortable from the get go and will get even better over time.

I commend the person who said it took months to feel comfortable- I would have definately given up riding altogether!

IMHO a proper fitting saddle is comfy from day 1. I'd recommend a Specialized Romin. Spesh dealers should measure and sell correct width.

Hierotochan

Everyone's arsę is different.
You can persevere & hope it toughens up,
take your chances with the swapshop or
get measured.

Nobody can recommend the right saddle without
getting up close and personal with your bits.

If you want to submit a photo of your derrière then
I'm sure Wiggle can help...

MountainMonster

But if wiggle get it wrong, we'll blame them again

mrwibble

is your saddle too high, you might been rocking on your saddle?

Secteur

Another good way to measure your sit-bones & therefore saddle size is to sit on a piece of tin-foil on the stairs with thin/avergae carpet or on a chair with thin padding for about a minute.

When you stand up, measure the distance from the middle of each "dent" left by your sit bones - and round up/down to the nearest saddle size - will likely be 135mm or 145mm.

It takes a few weeks to get used to a saddle with no pain at all, but the worst of it should be gone with a month of regular riding.

Specialized BG saddles (£50) are a good starting point. Good padded bib-shorts will help.

Beyond that, it's just time!

benhben

I have actually noticed the pain comes from the hard saddle pressing against the bones in my backside. Is a narrower saddle usualy the way to go for this?

Benjamin Hall

Bit of Sudacreme should sort that.