Quote Originally Posted by uk elephant View Post
The only problem with wearing jeans on the bike....the saddle shaped wear on the bum of my jeans.
OMG - I never thought of this!! I only have a few pair of pants that currently fit (I've gained weight), so if this happens, I'm screwed! I do wear different ones each day, so hopefully they'll hold out until I lose enough weight to fit into my other clothes!

Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
You could put on your cycling shorts under your work clothes, but with a 4 times a day commute, all that changing could get old.
This is exactly why I bought the more upright bike and wider saddle. I just didn't want to get all 'dressed up' in cycling clothes for such a short commute, so many times a day.


Thanks all - this helps. I'm going to give it another week and see if I don't just adjust to it. I'm hoping that I do. DH and I have the same sit bone width, so I'm going to borrow one if his brooks saddles for a ride or two this weekend just in case. I've resisted becasue I leave this bike sitting on a bike rack in bad weather and didn't want to ruin a nice saddle. (The Liberator X I have is VERY old...also probably the first model they made. It's been virutally unused and it was gathering dust in the garage...so I figured it was worth a shot)