Backside Chaffing

[andrearae13]

Okay so after trying a few different shorts and "creams" I decided to try a new saddle. Did about 27 miles today on the new saddle...it is way different than the stock Bontrager that came with my Trek. This one has much less "cushion" and I wonder how long it will take to get used to it?

Thanks for your other feedback...

Anyone else go from the comfy stock saddle to a more race specific saddle? How did you know it was comfortable?

Thanks!

[ny biker]

Okay so after trying a few different shorts and "creams" I decided to try a new saddle. Did about 27 miles today on the new saddle...it is way different than the stock Bontrager that came with my Trek. This one has much less "cushion" and I wonder how long it will take to get used to it?

Thanks for your other feedback...

Anyone else go from the comfy stock saddle to a more race specific saddle? How did you know it was comfortable?

Thanks!

You know it's comfortable when it doesn't hurt!

It's possible a new saddle will require a couple of rides to get used to, if the old one was not supporting your sit bones and the new one is, because your sit bones will need to toughen up a bit. But if you were properly supported before, and you are properly supported on the new one, it should not hurt.

Most people are the other way around -- the stock saddle hurts them, so they search for a new one that is a better fit for their body.

What new saddle are you trying? Did you measure your sit bones first to make sure the new saddle was the correct width?

Where is the pain? On the sit bones where they contact the saddle, on the bones in front of them, soft tissue pressure or chafing from the nose, something else?

Also, what kind of bike are you riding?

[andrearae13]

What new saddle are you trying? Did you measure your sit bones first to make sure the new saddle was the correct width?

Where is the pain? On the sit bones where they contact the saddle, on the bones in front of them, soft tissue pressure or chafing from the nose, something else?

Also, what kind of bike are you riding?

Okay..so my bike is a Trek WSD 2.1

The new saddle was fit with the Bontrager system at the LBS, it is a Bontrager inform R (140 mm).

The pain seems to be just right on the sitbones where they contact that saddle...so far doesn't look like any chafing, but it wasn't a super long ride.