Butt Pain After Cycling?

Everybody has butt pain when they first start cycling. But it shouldn't persist as long as yours has.

Check your saddle. There are various adjustments you can make which look minor but make major differences in comfort. Saddle height, angle, and front-to-back position can all be adjusted. The first two are pretty obvious, but front-to-rear position can make a big difference because it directly affects where you sit.

If you can't adjust your saddle to eliminate the pain, you might just need a different one. Saddle preference is very personal and no one other than you can decide which one is best for you.

Take your bike to your friendly local bike shop. They can have someone observe how you are sitting and make recommendations.

A sharp pain when sitting is not a really common complaint
but I'm sure it has to do with your seat. I'm thinking possibly the nose of your saddle might be pointed down slightly, this might put a little extra pressure on your tail bone. I would need a little more info to get further in depth. What kind of bike do you have, and what body type are you?
At ant rate, stay away from the really cushy type gel seats/covers. It's not about the padding, it's about the fit. The saddle has to fit your body, and every body is a little different. Any cyclist will tell you, saddles are kind of trial and error, you might go through three or four before you find one you like. The good news is it should get better , with proper fit, and some experience. There is some level of discomfort when you first start, even if your fit is perfect.

I've been cycling for about a month now as well, and at first I had the same problem as you. My best advice is DO NOT get the gel seat cover your first answerer is suggesting.

Someone on here suggested that I take mine off, and since then my butt is hurting so much less. I don't know what type of seat you have on your bike, but more often I cycle, the less my butt seems to hurt -- I think I'm just getting used to it.

A few companies sell an attachment that slips over the bike seat and it is really smushy and will comform and comfort your butt... They are under $15 im sure, I don't remember how much it was exactly

I have this problem as well when I ride for the first time in a while but I find the more you ride the better it gets. If it doesn't maybe consider getting a bike seat cover that makes it more comfortable for you.

I had mine that lasted for almost a week. It goes away as you get used to it.

I think it's normal. I've had it and I had it to the extreme when I cycle constantly for 30 mins.

I would suggest using a saddle foam or saddle gel foam to cushion your buttocks when riding. Although it goes away in time when you get used to riding. I had a saddle cushion from Giant, and it's made from a gel material that is very soft. It certainly helps when riding long distances to cushion the impact from sitting in the bike saddle for long rides.

Like previously stated, check your seat and adjust it properly or buy after market products to ease the ride. However, you are fairly new and these may be just a passing phase as you are getting into the groove of things. You might get use to the pain and eventually it might not bother you at some point.

Do you own cycling shorts or liners? I don't recommend covers for your saddle. Like someone mention tailbone pain isn't common. Typically it's the taint area that hurts. Maybe you should go see a Doc and make sure you don't have another underlying issue. Check your saddle adjustment too. A good starting point is flat. You can figure this out with an angle finder and a flat board long enough to go front to back on the saddle. Some people like them 1* up and some like the nose 1* down.

It depends how comfortable you are at sitting in a sedentary position for a long period of time or not. If you are used to sitting, you wont experience as much as you would get used to the pain. Also maybe upgrade your seat if it gets to that point!

Yes, butt pain is a very common problem for first time cyclists. It should take around 2-3 weeks before things start to normalize, and you no longer feel pain there any longer. A friend of mine who started cycling recently decided to replace his seat with one that has more cushioning. He told me that it's more comfortable but only alleviated the pain marginally. Perhaps that isn't such a great solution as the pain will go away eventually.

I definitely had butt pain that went away after about a month. At first, I kinda put me off on riding longer distances. I thought about buying a better seat, but my bike is a piece of junk anyway so I figured I'd just tough it out. Sure enough, it went away.