Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Another thing you can try is to stand for 1 minutes every 10 minutes, by the clock. Everyone should do that anyway. That allows blood to return to the compressed tissues and helps them adapt.
I hurt my knee and whenever I stand up, it starts hurting again and I need to get off the bike and walk a few steps. Just did a 200k, and doing it almost all in the saddle was interesting. Fortunately I have really seasoned my butt this year and had no ill effects on that front