Back in the Saddle Again- YOuch!

[ny biker]

I always take a couple of months off in winter. I need to take a break and do something else for a while.

This year I've noticed I'm more sore when riding the bike indoors - after only 1/2 hour, my butt is killing me. It's the same saddle that I've had for years, but it's been repositioned lately, so maybe that's having an effect. The upside is, I know without a doubt that I am sitting on my sitz bones. Because I can feel it!

[mayanorange]

Thanks for the kind words about my slothfulness. I'm glad I have a goal now otherwise I'd still be on the couch!

Yes, I do get out of the saddle a bit more when on the road (to avoid bumps and such), but these classes are also near to the longest ride I got to last season, so maybe 25 miles is the extent of the saddle? It has not moved since the fall, when the fit was dialed very nicely by my fitter and I rode that way for a while before the snow.

I did think about double shorts, but I don't really have 2 thickly padded pair- I have one really thin pair and one for long rides. I need to change that by the time the MS150 rolls along, but not sure I can afford another pair for another couple months (I'm hoping to get a nice pair of assos or similar this time).

How long do you guys find it takes for the initial re-break-in period? (ie when do I start looking for a different saddle)