07-21-2013, 10:08 PM
(07-21-2013, 07:07 AM)Yoyodyne_imp Wrote: This may not address the OP's specific problem, but wearing bicycling shorts underneath your riding pants makes a huge difference in comfort. Briefs will tend to bunch up and bind when you are moving around in the saddle.
I second this.. I've found that it's not the hardness of the seat (if it were then no one could be spending entire days riding a road bicycle with an unpadded seat especially with a hard seat nose sticking right where you'd think that it'd be hurting the most, but people do), it's 'where the stuff is' (and that any critical nerves aren't getting pressured).
I've done weeks of consecutive 8-14 hour days on a motorcycle, both feet forward cruisers and lean a little forward sport tour sitting positions without any problems. Wore spandex/nylon bicycle shorts on these trips. Did they actually prevent any numbness or pain problems ? Don't know, but I never experienced a problem doing it this way.