Sore sitbones

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Thanks for the replies! I've had a professional bike fitting, by Fit Squared in Pittsburgh, although I have adjusted the tilt of my saddle a bit, as I tend to slide forward onto the pubic bones if it's level. Muirenn, you suggested a Specialized saddle awhile back, and my Specialized Lithia took care of all the numbness in the lady bits - it is a fantastic saddle for that, and I've been riding it for 6 months. I was measured by a woman fitter for the saddle so should be ok width. I don't have a lot of natural padding over my sitbones, and may move a little differently because of both hips being artificial, though the fitter didn't think that should make a difference. Oddly, when we are riding flat rail trails, I don't feel the sitbones until maybe 35 miles, but we mostly ride roads here in hilly Western PA, and they get sore much sooner. The soreness eases after getting off the bike but I have to do that more frequently as the miles pile up. NY Biker, will try to find those narrow bones - never heard that, but believe it's just the broader sitbones. I thought a different kind of padding might help? Thanks for your thoughts - would love to hear back.

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Have you not ridden much in a while? My sitbones scream when I first start riding outdoors after being on the trainer all Winter, since I can't tolerate more than about 90 minutes on the trainer.

As far as shorts go, stay away from the top level Endura short. Their women's chamois is very dense up front and largely eliminates the benefit of the big cutout on my SMP saddles. It's less of an issue on my somewhat more upright CX/gravel bike than it is on my relatively aggressive road bike. My favorite is Sugoi's FXE chamois (in their RSE shorts). It has very dense foam under the sitbones, but thinner, less dense padding up-front.

[blackhillsbiker]

I do best with Shebeest chamois. I've tried others and always come back to Shebeest. I ride a fairly hard saddle and my sitbones remain happy.