Maybe not zero pain, but so little pain it's not even worth mentioning.


What works:

1) Good bicycle fit

2) Handlebars even with or perhaps just slightly lower than the saddle

3) Good saddle

4) Good shorts

5) Strong core and upper body ... for good posture on the bicycle

6) Really good fitness level

7) And of course, along with the really good fitness level ... lots of saddle time.


I'll also add that a lot of new riders sit on their saddles ... they assume that's what it is there for. And it is, of course, but it isn't. Once you develop the good fitness level and strong core and upper body, you may discover that you are distributing your weight so that some of your weight will be on your butt, but much of your weight goes onto your feet ... and some will go onto your hands. This really helps for the comfort of the sitting area because you're not putting all your weight on your butt all the time.