Welcome back to biking Snobohiker ... in a few months I'll also celebrate my 51st birthday .. nice to see another youngster on the board!

My husband and I started biking about four years ago. We started out with comfort bikes but after our first charity ride (30+ miles) hubby decided we *needed* road bikes. Long story short - after four years we each have 2 road bikes and a mountian bike. Talk about spending your children's inheritance!!

I recently swapped out the saddle that came on my road bike - the bike shop owner swore that it was the same saddle that was on my other road bike ... I don't think so. After a month of constantly adjusting trying to find the right position that did not numb my entire rear end we finally went with another saddle - one that has a cut out. It wasn't until we took the old saddle off that we realized that the problem was that the saddle had way too much *give*. You may be finding the same thing - while gel may sound like a good idea, if there isn't enough stiffness in the saddle to support you, you can end up with a lot of discomfort.

Don't give up .. and let us know how you are doing!!

Cindy
Ride Like A Girl!