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Not really; if there is any pain to the touch, it's very very slight, like a very minor bruise feeling. Does that count? It hurts when walking downstairs (maybe also upstairs), or when I sneezes while seated (maybe triggering some nerves?). Hurts especially after a night's rest and stand/walk on the floor after getting up in the morning. Also if I stand on only the left leg and bend the knee (the hip, not the knee, hurts). I saw some articles (such as this one) mentioning trochanteric bursitis as a condition some cyclists suffer; maybe? I just lowered my saddle a little--it may have been too high.

What's intriguing is that I used to bike much more than now many years ago (different bike) and don't remember suffering this kind of pains. And consider so many people commute by bike every day and are fine, I'm guessing improper bike set-up such as too high saddle may be part of the culprit. Saddle too low, knee injury; saddle too high, hip pain.