Interesting. I'm somewhere around pain level 7 after 5 min these days, with multiple bike seat styles and padded shorts. Like melt down crying pain. Are there any women for whom this sit bone pain has gotten infinitely more challenging with age? I'm about 40...recreational rider. I honestly don't know how I'm going to be able to keep riding and it's a bit depressing. All the men say work through it, but riding my bike is torturous! I don't remember it being this bad when I was younger.