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My take is different. Heavily padded saddles aren't the cure for sore behinds, the shape is much more important. Similarly, my hands don't like skinny handlebars, I've been pre-wrapping with a split down the middle old inner tube to beef up the bar diameter for decades, with a finish wrap on top. The inner tube doesn't add any noticeable cushion, it's just free material for me. The larger radius distributes the weight over a larger area.

Others that mention saddle adjustment, ofttimes one that's pointed down will cause you to constantly have to push back on the bars. If you look at someone that's been riding a Brooks B17 for awhile you might think it's pointed up slightly.

Once your setup is optimized, moving your hands around often while riding is the generally accepted method to keep the dreaded hand fatigue away.
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