My solution for giving my backside a break was to get a Cane Creek Thudbuster suspension seat post. Everyone who has tried mine wants one.

Some racers and mountain bikers who don't like the tiniest bit of flex reject this idea due to loss of power, but everybody says they make the ride much more comfortable.

I tell everyone that I will never own another rigid frame bicycle without a Thudbuster.

Tires can be kept at maximum inflation while using the Thudbuster which means slightly faster speeds.

The Brooks saddle on my new bicycle was really beating me up so I added a Thudbuster. It made the ride very pleasurable. It will probably take the Brooks saddle a longer time to break in with less force on it due to the Thudbuster. It doesn't matter. The ride is now comfortable which means more miles with smiles.