Newbie who is Very Sore

[Kano]

When I started riding a few years ago, I had a "wide, soft, cushy" seat on my new bike. I had a MISERABLE time of things -- like you describe. Sitting on anything was HORRIBLE, and it was a tailbone thing like you describe.

My solution was a smaller, firmer saddle. That one hurt for a while too -- there's a certain amount of getting used to being on a bike for any distance, but it was a whole different kind of ache, and I toughened up after bit. Maybe that will work for you too!

Karen in Boise

[CyborgQueen]

I agree with above poster - I am too going through some newbie pains as well, more of the sides of my leg than the tailbone area.

If you're serious about this, you will be much better buying a new saddle made to fit for you over a stock type of saddle.

There are some LBS that offer measurements of sit bones for free, that way you can tell what width to look for.

I have the Terry Butterfly Ti currently, and so far, I've only had two rides, and I need to put more time in the saddle before determining whether the saddle is a perfect fit or not...

Hope you feel better!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

A less puffy/cushy saddle will get your weight onto your sitbones where it should be, and OFF your soft tissues and tailbone area. You are sinking in too much and putting weight on the wrong places.
A harder saddle might make your sitbones sore for the first few rides, but that will fade and it will likely alleviate your tailbone.
The most painful saddle experience I ever had was 2 hours on a soft puffy foam saddle. The PAIN!!!

[Wolf]

The saddle isn't really all that puffy. I know the original seat made my issues much worse, it was smaller and very hard. I couldn't even walk after using that one. The current one is slightly softer, but it's not puffy or ultra soft. I've got a little more junk in my trunk than I'd like, so I have to be careful of smaller seats, at least until I get my rear end down to a size I want it to be at. Since I enjoy riding so much, I figured it was one excersise I could really stick with to help lose the weight. And unfortunetly, I've got a ways to go to get my rear end down. So I can't go much smaller with the seat than I've gone already (I don't want to lose the thing up in there! LOL!).

[Biciclista]

like Bleeker said, no matter how much "junk in your trunk" if your tailbone is hurting, this saddle is NOT working. you shouldn't have any weight on your tailbone, only on your sitbones.

That saddle is allowing you to sink down to your tailbone. Bad saddle.
Good luck. A lot of very large women are riding bikes without tailbone issues. You can be one of them; change your saddle!

[robinmarylong]

I was having trouble with my seat when I first bought my bike and it turned out that my seat needed a small adjustment, but first I went to my LBS to make sure the seat was the right size. The have a little stool you sit on and it shows where your sit bones are and what size seat you should use. For me the movement of 1/4 of an inch made a huge difference.

[tulip]

Your sit bones will not change due to weight loss--they are bones. It sounds like you need your whole bike looked over by a reputable local bike shop (not a Wal-Mart type store). While they are at it, ask them if they do professional fittings, or if they can at least take a look at you on the bike and check your position and bike fit. A professional fit will run $100 and take a couple of hours, but it will be well worth it to be comfortable on your bike.

Getting the right saddle may take some time and money, but starting with a proper bike fit will help.