I don't know what the recumbent crowd is even talking about. I have never had any discomfort riding a normal saddle, even if I'm wearing jeans and going 20 or more miles at a stretch. I've never been in the saddle for more than 2.5 hours at a time, but those times were before I had any cycling clothing, I was just wearing street stuff.

I wonder whether the recumbent guys who are always going on about how horrible diamond frames are ever had a properly fit saddle, adjusted correctly.