Reply #110: You might actually want to try a non-gel seat

[Ms. Toad]

I do sit the entire time on my seat. I used to use a gel seat, and switched to a good leather non-gel at the recommendation of the bike shop that sold me my last bike. I was very skeptical(I kept the similar style gel seat in reserve in case I needed to switch back). It really made a difference. Getting a split tongue a few years earlier made the most difference, but moving away from the gel to a non-gel leather added a little longer pain free riding.

Hills do make riding a pain - and my office mates would probably not want to be around me after 14 miles of hills.