Recently on long rides, I've had some butt pain. It often felt as if some hairs on my butt were being pinched or pulled. To get the pain to go away, I'd have to, for example, sit far back on the saddle and then slide forward a little. The pain would come back after a minute or two. It was a real problem.

So, as an experiment, I shaved off the hairs on my butt near my sit bones. I actually used clippers rather than a shaver. I also used a lot of butt creme before today's ride.

Today's 81 mile ride was the most comfortable ride I've had in a long time.

Is this weird, or has someone else experienced the same thing?