Pump up your saddle

[youngoldbloke]

I think the padding in shorts has very little to do with it - my post from the thread mentioned earlier:
'The shorts I wore in the 60s actually had a chamois leather insert - not really a pad - hence 'chamois' cream, 'chamois' butter, and shorts I bought in the early 90s had a very thin fake chamois insert. Not padding but an intermediate layer that moved with your body, so avoiding chafing'.
You backside needs time to get accustomed to a saddle. A year or so ago I made the mistake of inaugurating a new saddle with a 60 mile ride - bad mistake - I was in agony after 30 miles - now I'm not aware of the saddle at all.

 

[GoldDust]

I have quite a large gel saddle and I have no problems at all. Small saddles were not right for me maybe I have large sit bones?? However I'm only 7st 12 lbs so not sure that is the case.

I do like the look of thin saddles but they cause me severe pain my butt never adapted to them and the soft large saddle is soo comfortable I can ride miles on end all day long.

Good luck with the Lidl saddle it's a steal at that price and If I'm mistaken I think they also sell the matching gel covers!!!!!