Originally Posted by
phtomita
I am having a mild pain that doesn't go away after a week without biking.
The pain is on both sides, kind of in front of the sitting bones.
If I am sitting on a chair, it is definitely at the front side of the sitting bone.
When biking it will be likely where the front part of sitting bone ends.
I have more than 2000 miles on this saddle, but I changed bike at the beginning of the year.
I measured the dimension with the previous bike and here are the differences I have.
1 - handlebar reach on current bike is about 1/2 to 1" away
2 - handlebar is lower to the saddle by about a inch. Before was like 1/2 inch above.
3 - saddle height is same - relative to the bottom bracket. Crank size is same, 165 mm.
4 - if you trace a vertical line on front tip of the saddle and bottom bracket,
the new bike is 1/2 to 1" away
This past weekend I moved the saddle to the front, but impression is that I got more pain while riding a short 30 miles.
My quill stem is almost on max up so can't bring that much up.
Any suggestion from the butt experts on this forum? Saddle angle?
Yep, use the scientific method. That's what your doctor would do. Go back to where the pain first began and list all the change (physical, environmental, etc.) that proceeded it. What changed recently? The new bike would be your first suspect. Anything else new? Prolonged sitting/standing? Were there any traumatic experiences? New diet? Mattress?
You might have to go back a couple months. Also, keep in mind that you might feel it in your butt but that doesn't necessarily mean the problem is centered there.