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CYCLING SADDLE PAIN — WHY IT HAPPENS AND HOW TO FIX IT

You dread long rides because your saddle makes you miserable. You've tried 'breaking in' a saddle, you've tried different shorts, you've tried standing up more — the pain is still there by hour two.

WHY THIS HAPPENS

Wrong saddle for your sit-bone width — most common cause

Saddle tilt wrong — even 1-2 degrees of nose-down shifts pressure forward

Saddle too high — rocking causes friction and chafing

Saddle too far forward or back — weight in the wrong place

Shorts with thin or old chamois padding

Skipping chamois cream on rides over 2 hours

Lack of gradual adaptation — long rides before the body has built tolerance