I’ve wanted to get into bikepacking for years, but I’ve always been concerned about how I’d be able to ride for multiple days. I was on a cycling team in college and the longest ride I’ve done is about 70 miles, after which I was toast and my butt was really sore. Obviously this is different than bike touring, but it still makes me wonder how others do it.
Do you take a lot of breaks throughout the day? Or is it more just conditioning yourself and building “callouses” (for lack of a better word haha). I’m pretty sure my pelvic bones are positioned right on my saddle, but maybe I need a different one.
Saddle soars are caused only from bad equipment or bad set-up. The “conditioning or getting used to” is big BS.
Check your saddle height/angle and handlebar position both affect the “butt pressure”. If you have saddle that you got on pre-built bike change it - manufacturers cheap out on them.
I have saddle from SqLab, they make bike parts for people with medical conditions like bad knees, bad posture… So it takes some time to get used to that it supports only sit bones but I never had any sore from it.
It is individual so you need to try what is best for you. I didn’t know it and suffered on my old bike sometimes, it got better after few rides but the problem didn’t entirely go away.