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Old 12-01-17 | 12:44 PM
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From: Western NC mountains

Bikes: Trek Domane gen 5, Marin Gestalt X10, Diamondback Century 3. Marin Four Corners

Just hang on, the recumbent guys will be along shortly to explain the error of your ways.

Seriously, as mentioned above ^ slight adjustments in saddle tilt or fore/aft adjustments, and seatpost height can make big differences. When I slight, I mean slight. Like a few mm's. 1/4" of height or fore/aft adjustment can be huge. 1/8" of saddle tilt can make all the difference in the world.
But of those, I agree with Lazyass above, I'd start with tilt adjustment.

And FWIW. The idea of sitting in ANY saddle for 2+ hours makes me nervous. Without changing position, standing, taking breaks, I'm convinced my arse will be complaining loudly. I was "in the saddle" for over 4 hours last weekend but I wasn't "in the saddle" that whole time. I will say, my but usually gets a bit sore at around 20 minutes but it usually passes.
I would think on a trainer one would tend to just sit and spin with much less "moving around" as would happen out on the road. But I've never ridden a trainer.

In the end, only you can decide if that particular saddle works for you.
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