thanks for the great explanation. It sounds like what was happening.
I rode the new saddle today- not sure about it. No pain- I rode 5 miles because the other one started hurting at about 3 miles. It wasn't real comfortable, but it didn't hurt. I am going to try tilting it a little tomorrow. It may be a case of too much padding with this saddle, but I'll give it a chance and see if I like it more with more time spent in it.
vickie