Originally Posted by slowandsteady
If it still hurts after two weeks of continual riding, you probably need a different saddle. And, as far as saddles go, stay far away from the cushy, gel, fluffy nonsense. Your sit bones press into the soft gel, and end up squishing some important parts that you don't want squished. What saddle do you have now?
And yes, the padded shorts do help, but again, the really thick gel ones are bad for the same reason as the gel saddles are bad.
Perfect! Thick gel quite often gives more pain (just more stuff shoved in your crotch!) than releives it. What feels best for most people, and this is really generalizing, is a saddle thats round on top rather than flat. I think its the amount of surface area that is supported.