Years ago I stopped biking much due to hand and crotch pain.
The hand pain I've addressed but was never successful at solving the crotch pain. I went through about 10 saddles and still routinely buy them though one of my bikes was stolen so not so much any more.

I've since bought a recumbent and happily ride without crotch pain but I miss climbing hills as climbing in a recumbent is doable but tough.

Enter the internet and this forum. (I should have looked here a long time ago but was obsessing on mountain climbing and dog agility). I'm following this thread with much interest. The person that pointed out that you don't sit on your "girlie bits" when you're sitting in a chair got my attention and also that over reaching may also cause problems.

Does this mean that you're only supposed to sit on your butt and never on your pubic bone? (Even with a saddle that has a hole cut in it?) When sitting in a chair I sit on my butt and thighs. Since on a regular bike I don't have the use of my thighs is there any pressure on the front at all (in a perfect world?)

Still pondering this,

Ellen