For me, there have been several bad saddles; one "okay" saddle that I thought, for a time, was the best I could do; and, finally, one magically great saddle.

After 100 miles my feet, shoulders, wrists, hamstrings, hip flexors might hurt. But that which has been in contact with the saddle - it doesn't hurt.

Don't settle for "okay." There really are saddles that don't hurt at all, even after many miles.

I don't even have to use chamois cream or anything.

FWIW, my best saddle does *not* match my sit bone measurements (as taken by my fitter at the bike shop). The fitter told me that sit-bone measurement is merely the place to start; but that he's fit many people who are visibly more comfortable in a narrower or wider saddle than their sit bones might suggest. (My saddle is wider.) Sit-bone width is just *one* factor in saddle comfort.

- Mariposa