Quote Originally Posted by indigoiis View Post
Thanks for all of the good advice. I haven't visited the shop yet - I know I have to get down there but they're never open when I need them! I'm hoping Saturday. I will bring my seat - maybe my whole bike - with me.

Meantime, yesterday was MUCH better - but I still need a new saddle. I decided to go undiless under the bike shorts and it worked well - I was more comfortable. BUT... I still had, in the last (18th) mile, some pain in the rear.
How long have you been riding, again? The right saddle is a definite must, but there is also simply some time periods where you just do have to build that muscle and get your tush used to riding.

For instance, I did an 80 mile ride yesterday that left my tush a little sore, but it is the same level of soreness that 3 years ago I might have had after a 40 mile ride...it isn't really a chafing or fit issue...just the muscles and stuff around my seat bones...