^ Yeah, OMG. New riders think that heavily padded saddles are more comfortable, when the opposite is true. Although . . .for rides of 5-10 miles, a heavily padded saddle is fine. But once rides get to be over an hour, the padding cuts off the circulation, not just in your privates, but also in your compressed butt tissues. For rides of over an hour, you want a saddle with padding which you can barely get your thumb to make a dent in. See your bike shop.

From what you say, you've already experienced problems. Less padding. Slot is fine. The way to condition your butt to a less padded saddle is to do just what you do - daily rides. Try 10 miles a day for a week, then gradually increase it. My experience is that I can't tell if a saddle is really right for me unless it's still comfortable after the 3rd hour - but my butt is well conditioned.