I can see how those saddles would help in your particular situation, but otherwise, I see them as instruments of torture!
So, I rode 22 miles and it was all suffering. I am chalking it up to not sleeping well last night and allergies. The bigger hill on the ride we are leading was OK, I mean it's hard, but I was going a speed OK for the beginning of the season. It's everything else! Every little rise or roller and some the flats felt hard. After the big hill, there's a nice downhill, where I could have headed straight home, but I did the next part of the ride, through a development, with a hill that always puts the hurt on people when we lead. At times, as sweep,I've had to go ahead, so as not to crash into a rider. That's not going to happen in 2 weeks, unless I am feeling exceptionally strong. I then pushed it, to get to the next downhill and after that, went off of the route and headed toward home.
It was really nice out, sunny, no wind, and about 45. One guy passed me and when I looked down at my speed, I was going 13.5 in a place where it's usually 15-18 . That's the problem with riding on roads that you know so well. I did wear the new gloves I bought Saturday, and they were good, when I thought I might be cold. So, it was smart to not go on the group ride, although the weather was ok by 10;I never could have kept up.
Debating whether to ride to work tomorrow. There's a 45% chance rain at 5 when I leave. I can stand it for 2.5 miles, but, I may just take a walk when I have a break.