What do you recommend to avoid butt soreness?

[mjr]

Its this saddle (came with the bike)

https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-toupe-sport-road-saddle-EV222244

Don't toupés usually go on the other end of people?

 

[nickAKA]

Don't toupés usually go on the other end of people?

Unless it's the proper noun for a man-specific Merkin

 

[kingrollo]

What worked for me:-

Bike fit
Funkier shorts
Chamios Cream
Brooks saddle

BTW - IMO brooks saddles aren't expensive - you can get them for about £70 - or if that is to much you can replicas for spa cycles for about half that.

 

[Freelanderuk]

I bought and used Chamios Cream for the first time last weekend , I was quite suprised when I squirmed it on to my hand and it was a nice white cream like moisturiser cream , I had been having visions of it been like axel grease

 

[Edgy Dee]

What worked for me:-

Bike fit
Funkier shorts
Chamios Cream
Brooks saddle

BTW - IMO brooks saddles aren't expensive - you can get them for about £70 - or if that is to much you can replicas for spa cycles for about half that.

Yup pretty much agree with that summary. Just completed LEJoG in a week at an average 125 miles a day. Brooks B17 works for me, but they need a bit of breaking in. Tried a B17 Imperial Narrow but it never felt right. Ol' faithful fits me like a glove. So +1 for correct bum fit. (I also ride a Charge Spoon which is ok for up to about 60 miles.)
Shorts take some experimenting to find what works too. I got some Jolly Wear at a silly price from Amazon and I love 'em. Good (close) fit is also vital for clothing to avoid chafing. I also used copious amounts of Udderly Smooth with several applications each day. So to reiterate:
1. Bike fit/position
2. The right saddle for your bum
3. Clothing choice to avoid chafing
4. Chamois cream
Finally, it's amazing what good effect food and drink can have on a fatigued body, doh!

Oh yeah.. and miles to break in your bum!

 

[pjd57]

I realised I had a lump in one buttock .
Not right in " the crease " as my GP put it today.

Noticed it last week. Note sore to sit on but just a hard lump. Bigger than a pea, smaller than a golf ball.

Made an appointment , but it's went down in size a fair bit since I made it.

GP , who cycles, had a prod at it and has decided that since it's not getting bigger, isn't hot, itchy, red etc that we'll wait and see.
I was hardly on my bike during August and first week of September, then back to daily use and it appeared.

So if it's not gone in a week I've to go back and see about antibiotics.

Meanwhile I can keep cycling.