Originally Posted by
Siu Blue Wind
When you are in the saddle, your tender bits get pressure from the gel padding because the saddle isn't supporting your sit bones.
I've got a gel seat that has quite thick padding on the sides and sit-bone area, and a groove or channel down the middle. I haven't owned it for very long, so we'll see what happens to it after several more months of riding. I find it's comfortable for the sit bones, and at the same time the channel takes the pressure off the softer bits.