sit bone recovery

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If i go all winter without riding, my sitbones are killing me after my first two rides. For that reason i limit my first several rides to between 10-15 miles. It takes about 5 rides spaced out over two or three weeks or so before I can ride 'normally' without serious soreness the next day. It's a lot like riding a horse. After maybe 10 rides I'm fine and can ride 30 or 40 miles with no excessive sitbone soreness.
Of course different types of saddles will have diff results. My saddles are Brooks, so there is no padding and pretty much all the weight I have on the seat is right on the sitbones. After my initial sitbone soreness is gone, it's all quite comfortable.