Thank you all for your input. This is my first time on the discussion board and I'm finding it very helpful. I didn't expect to receive so much feedback and really appreciate everyone's thoughts.

As far as the saddle pain, my pain is from the pressure on my sits bones (at least that's what it feels like). It seems like the friction on a saddle that does not have much padding really bothers me. It feels like my bones are being bruised if that makes any sense.

Has anyone tried Terry Butterfly or san marco?

And are the sugio RS shorts true to size? It says a small is a 27 and an extra small is 25.5, but I'm a 26 so I'm wondering if I be better off with a small or extra small?