saddle sore

freddie1970

I find on the bike my arse gets very sore
,makes the journey uncomfortable ..i was looking at maybe gel saddles or would i be better off looking at replacing saddle or would i need better padded shorts ..the ones i have now are from aldi

Alanstrainor

Good quality shorts are a must tbh. I'd start there if I were you. Have you been cycling long?

Tabnabs

Before you do anything drastic, try a tub of Chamois cream.

Aldi/Lidl gear I find is OK up to about 30km and fails pretty quickly for comfort after that.

07Lapierre

If you already have padded shorts then I’d check your saddle height/position before anything else.

Is your saddle at the correct height?
Is your saddle level?
Is your saddle too far forward/bac

magicbastarder

one first check is the lemond seat height guideline - measure your inside leg, and set your saddle at 0.883x this height above the bottom bracket.
if you're quite a distance off this height, don't set it to the suggested height straight away, raise or lower it incrementally.

you're more likely (i think) to have saddle soreness if the saddle is too high, but it's more common that the saddle is set too low.

listermint

Better shorts are good option, BUT

if you have been out of the saddle for some time and only getting back into it for a week or 2 you will get this.

more time in the saddle and the buttock will get used it fairly quickly.

Like playing the guitar and hardening your fingers

Cee-Jay-Cee

What actual saddle is on your bike? Gel saddles are fine for short distances and leisure bikes but you’d find they’re even more uncomfortable than a thin lightly padded saddle on longer spins.

freddie1970

i just have the saddle i got with the bike ..id say it just cheap generic one ..
The bike has been measured up for me so that shouldnt be a problem ..can you get extra padded saddles

freddie1970

im back cycle 2 weeks now

cdaly_

Take your time, harden up before you think about padded saddles.

tuxy

Try standing out of the saddle for a few seconds every 20 minutes or so.
And give yourself another 2 weeks or so and you will be grand.
Unless it's actually a saddle sore, which is a skin infection and not just pain because you're body is still adjusting to taking up cycling.

saccades

Apply witch hazel in the area when not cycling.

magicbastarder

Because it's easier to apply it in the area when not cycling than it is to apply it while cycling.