"ilikebikes" wrote in message
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Hi,
I get problems being in the saddle after about 50 miles or 3 hours or
thereabouts.

I take it you are wearing padded shorts...

Your handlebar height/distance can also make a difference.

But I think it is, in part, just a case of hardening your butt up, so to
speak.

If I've been off the bike for a long while, 50 mile rides are uncomfortable,
but within a reasonably short period of time I'm back to doing 100 miles
with no discomfort.

Peter