@NNN A2. I have had a similar experience. I borrowed a more upright ebike for a while and felt sore. A longer time ago, I rented a dutch bike in Amsterdam for a day with one of those wide springy saddles. I was really sore! I guess it's a matter of getting used to it and conditioning your body.

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A2. I wish I had a great answer for this, but instead, an observation: whatever our riding position, we're balancing weight between our feet, hands, and butt. Upright positions shift more weight onto your butt, and it's often harder to briefly stand up on the pedals on an upright bike to relieve that pressure (which is what we tend to consciously or unconsciously do on other bike styles).

@ascentale @NNN A2 #BikeNite no solid advice because butts are officially pretty random. Maybe tinker with the angle? Small changes can make a big difference.

I do okay with Brooks on most things, but I am heavy and wear them out. Found Cambium to be a hair hard, then it split at the front. Upgraded to a Ideale (thicker leather, shorter saddle, no holes) after a proper break-in, it's nice. It was $$$$ however.

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I love the looks and the lines of brooks saddles and would totally put one on my road bike if I didn't think the saddle would be stolen within a week. You want fatassed gel saddles, like the Selle Royale line. Yeah, they start splitting sideways at the ass end after a few years, but that's the style you want. (my selle royale I glue together once a year, but I've had it 5 years and I bought it used). #bikenite

@ascentale @NNN A2. No solid advice other than how you sit is different on an upright and what rubs. What in particular is sore? Someone with more experience than I can suggest a saddle that solves the rubbing issue.

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#BikeNite A2: I've read that the more upright your position, the wider your saddle should be.

I like to be upright enough so I don't have a lot of weight on my arms. My handlebar stem pivot is fully up, and I have the stock saddle on my hybrid city/touring bike. Mostly I haven't had bikebutt, except maybe for the first few rides of the season.

Recently the bolt on top of the seatpost came a bit loose (many folks on the #CycleWR group ride offered to fix it, thanx all!).

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A2. I wonder how much pedalling you are doing on the e-bike. I could imagine that the act of moving distributes the load around your bottom a bit and maybe prevents soreness building up in one place.

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Maybe add bar-end extensions to your bars to allow a range of riding positions?

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@ascentale @NNN #BikeNite A2: Skimmed over the existing answers, didn't see much of what I think on this, so here are my thoughs:

* Brooks leather saddles need a few hundred km or miles "sit in" until they're comfortable. A "sit in" by another person probably doesn't work or makes things worse.

* Brooks Cambium (non-leather) saddles are hard as f🤬ck.

* They say that upright bikes need wider saddles than road bikes.

* Surface material (especially its slippiness) can affect soreness as well.