tendonitis at the sit bones

[aicabsolut]

How old is your Ruby? It took me a while to break mine in at the sit bones. I still am not totally comfortable on long rides, and sometimes when the hams get tight, I will irritate the tendons like you describe. So far, it hasn't developed into anything lasting, and I can just move around on the seat to find a more comfortable spot (and stretch out the hamstrings too). I had really really bad sit bones pain until I broke it in, though. I've heard that the Toupe style saddles are all like that.

[Andrea]

I didn't have any sit bone pain w/my Ruby, just the area where the muscles meet the bones.

I finally found my list of saddles I've tried...
The ones I mentioned in the last post didn't cause any of that type of pain, but the WTB Speed She actually caused severe pain in that area for me. I guess it's the arrowhead shape or something, because I remember actually limping after a long ride on it and having to take a few days off afterwards.

[OakLeaf]

I ride a Lithia, and a friend of mine who does like 7-8K miles a year rides a Dolce. The general shape of all those saddles is similar I think, just different levels of padding.

[maillotpois]

I had the same issue last year. Ended up with some cortisone injections - ouch!

What about a firmer Terry saddle, such as the fly (men's) or the damselfly? I'm using the Terry zero, which, sadly they don't seem to make anymore (but you can find it online w/ a google search and I just ordered on as a backup), and it is great.