Saddle sore

[jamsarnie]

So, second ride in, and the dreaded aching posterior rears it's ugly head (so to speak).

Time to re-jig the shopping list to put the shorts/tights at the top I reckon! Roll on annual bonus in February!

 

[vickster]

And perhaps a new saddle!

 

[jamsarnie]

Seeing as I haven't been on a bike for nearly 10 years, I'm going to wait and see if I 'toughen up' before condemning the saddle. That said, it is a cheap bike, so you could have a point...

edit for typo

 

[Nearly there]

Everyone gets a sore ass first few rides it does get easier investing in padded shorts does help

 

[cyberknight]

Check out this site for cheap clothing ...

http://www.cycle-clothes.co.uk/

and this site for set up, i used to have no end of problems till i got my set up right and i tried loads of saddles blaming them and not my set up.Some saddles are bad though, ones with a lot of padding feel great to start with but can cause more damage in the long term .
http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bikefit.html

 

[snorri]

Seeing as I haven't been on a bike for nearly 10 years,

Litle wonder your rear is complaining . Try getting out for frequent short trips, say 20-30 minute maximum for a few weeks until you get back it the swing of things and you may well find that padding is unnecessary.