Well, I'm currently wearing triathlon shorts, so there's some padding but not like bike shorts. Since I bought the bike with the intention of triathlons, I'm trying to just stick with them. This was only the first day - and I went through something similar with the mountain bike (which has one of those ginormus gel saddles that feels like a cushion).
Since I'm not getting numbness or tingling anywhere, just pressure pain, I'm going to give it another ride or two before I think seriously about switching it out. I'd love to get a Brooks eventually but that'll have to wait a bit.
That said, I am SO going clipless. Toe clips are bad because I have to *look at them* and that's hard to do when riding.
Oh, and - do MOST road bikes not have kick stands or is mine just special?