>>983209Warning: I am a recumbentfag, after many years of owning only upright bikes
You can try different saddles but none of them are really comfortable; you end up with your weight focused on a very small area of tissue.
No other vehicle anywhere uses bicycle-style saddles, and there is reasons for that.
Almost ALL of these 'modern' designs--like dual noses, holes in the saddles, extra padding, sling saddles (anybody remember those ones made from handlebars?,,,, that is a 100+ year-old thing too), double-buttpad style saddles,,,, all of this shit is over 115 years old. If you look in Google Books you can see vintage magazines that show pretty much the exact same things, just made from different materials.
Two that I still find unique:
1. The Moonsaddle is an extra-odd one in that it can be used forwards or backwards. Different people report it being "better" both ways. There has been very old designs much like it tho.
2. The Manta saddle is the only one that I can honestly say I think is not new. I've looked through a lot of ~100 year old bicycle preiodicals doing other reference work, and I don't recall seeing anything remotely like the Manta.
If butt pain is keeping you from riding a normal bike, then get a recumbent.
Recumbent riding shorts don't even have padding in them, and most of the ass, hand and neck pain you get on an upright bike never happens on a recumbent. It's easier to find clothes that fit well too.
Having a upright bike that is properly sized, and having some bike enthusiasts critique your riding posture can help, but it will never really be 'comfortable'. It is only "comfortable enough for ~1 hour rides".
A lot of "casual" riding clubs take breaks every hour on long rides, mainly cause their ass hurts after that long in the saddle.
See I told you I was a recumbentfag.
