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Originally Posted by noglider
If you are not playing an April Fool's joke, I echo @lostarchitect's suggestion of a leather saddle. There are tiny little muscles around your sit bones, and you can toughen them up by using a bike saddle. It helps if the saddle is hard. The more you ride a leather saddle, the more you will like it, even before it is broken in.

I also echo the notion that maybe you don't fit properly on your bike. Have an expert at your local bike shop check it out.
I made the mistake of buying a Brooks saddle. It was a mistake because I now want 3 more for some other bikes. I had been riding my olde Schwinn-With-A-Brooks while riding with friends...I finally went back to my plastic fred-cycle last weekend...and while it was nice to be on carbon again, I sure did miss my Brooks!

The nice thing about leather saddles is they mold to your butt. I'm curious though if you have tried harder saddles....I often find the softer a saddle is the more uncomfortable it is.
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