How can you stop pain in the gooch area when riding a bike?

Question

My brother and his friend have just returned from a bike ride and are complaining that the ride has hurt their gooches! (The gooch is the part where you sit on the seat).

Any tips on how you can prevent/reduce pain during a bike ride?

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Answer 1

sell the bikes and buy roller skates  

Answer 2

Don't sit down

Answer 3

padded shorts and vaseline  

Answer 4

A)Get a wider seat with more padding,

B)Consider a GEL seat,

C) try to stand more while riding. It gives you better leg leverage anyway.

Answer 5

I got a gel cover for my seat from Halfords.

Answer 6

http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/seatcover...

Also padded shorts.