newby question about sore seat bones and saddle bags

[hike n bike]

thank you for the help! Sounds like I'll try to adapt some of my old saddle bags to sit on the bike itself and continue with the current bike saddle I have. TigerMom - I have only been at this for about a month, so yes I guess I am lucky to not have other issues I may try some padding, yet I'm afraid of chaffing. I'll post photos of the adapted bags once I get them done. This is fabulous!!

[Eden]

lol - the first set of bike panniers that I had way back in the 80's were very much like horse saddle bags - they were attached in the center with bags hanging down on either side. They worked just fine. Bike panniers have been refined since to be more bike rack specific, but horse style work fine.

[Crankin]

Are you wearing bike shorts, with a chamois? While you might get chafing from shorts with a chamois that is not right for you (and that is generally done by experimenting, recommendations), it's a lot easier and cheaper to buy a diffrent pair of shorts than a saddle. I'd keep your current saddle and experiment with shorts first. Call customer service at TE and let them guide you.