The saddle could be the culprit, but the guys at the shop could also be right: better shorts could make a big difference! Regina's got a good point too: let things heal, and then see what happens...

I have been riding on REI brand shorts for about a year now. I paid $20 for them on sale. They were okay, so when REI had a similar pair, Canari brand, on sale for the same price this spring, I bought those too.

And they were okay. A little more snug, which was a good thing.

And then I rode over 30 miles one day. And was never comfortable in either one of those pair of shorts again.

REI has shorts on sale again, and I picked up some nicer ones last week one day. Saturday, I rode in the old ones, yesterday I tried the new ones for the first time. I'm seriously considering trashing the old ones and never wearing them again! The new shorts (list $70, sale $50) made a huge difference in how I felt riding!

Karen in Boise