In article , one of infinite monkeys
at the keyboard of "MSeries" wrote:

Your bum will be sore until it adapts to the new saddle,

I've ridden enough saddles to disagree. One I had in my youth was
always painful (dug right in to the bones). Others have ranged from
neutral to nice. Also noticable was the time when I had two tourers;
both saddles were OK comfortwise but one wore through the trousers
far quicker than the other.

just like new shoes
are.

Not mine, unless I make a bad mistake buying them. Not even the
heavy mountaineering boots (bought in a small village high in the
Italian Alps) caused serious soreness.

much trouble, ones backside will mould itself to the saddle, at least mine
has, takes some time though. The trick is to ride regularly so your backside
does not soften up and change saddles rarely.

It's not so much the soft bits... not even the vitals if I wear pants
that hold them up safely.

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