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Without padded shorts
Well, there's your trouble. There's a reason why padded shorts exist.
do sit bones get used to it
Apparently not for pro riders doing 30000 miles a year, so I can't see why they would for anybody else.
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Have you got the correct width saddle?
I used 143mm Spesh saddles for years, never felt great, then got my bum bones measured at the lbs, turns out 155mm is what I needed, now I can ride 50+ miles (without padded shorts) with no discomfort. -
I was the same on the C17. I swapped to a "Selle Italia Sport Gel Flow S2" and can do an all day ride of about 120km without padded shorts on my CDF with relatively high drop bars. YSBMV of course but it's not an expensive or rare saddle to try out, especially if you get one on ebay.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/selle-italia-sport-gel-flow-open-fit-bike-saddle
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Without padded shorts, I find a C17 comfy for about 30 miles. Anything longer and sit bones start feeling a bit sore, so I put a Phenom on for longer rides (which has it's own issues).
Question, do sit bones get used to it if I keep doing shorter rides and steadily increase miles? Like calluses on fingers, or are they just how they are?