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  1. #1
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    Sit bone pain question - Ruby saddle

    I have been unwilling to give up on the Ruby saddle I am trying out. I have tweaked the position of it until the only pain I am experiencing now is on the sit bone on just one side! The other side feels perfectly fine. There doesn't seem to be the chafing issue I was having before and no soft tissue pain.

    I have also noticed that the muscles in my hamstrings are working more than in the past rather than my quads. I am consciously riding in a slightly more aggressive position since I thought that the Ruby was probably intended more for that type of riding. I am perfectly comfortable in that position, except, like I said, one sit bone.

    I have ridden on it 4 times now, rides of 40, 20, 26 and 20 miles. I can give it longer if there is any hope that this is something I will get over. Maybe one of my sit bones is different than the other? Do I need to go to the more padded Jett? Thanks for any input.


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  2. #2
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    More padded will not necessarily mean less pain, in fact it can do the opposite sometimes.
    If it were me I'd give it another 3 or 4 rides to see if the sitbone pain fades away. You've only ridden about 100 miles on it so far- that's not really a huge distance. Soft tissue pain usually does not improve, but sitbone soreness can improve with more time in the saddle. Worth a shot, anyway, before changing saddles.
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  3. #3
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    one sided pain - have yourself checked out for alignment of the pelvis/spine and leg length discrepancy.
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