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Maybe I have just lost all feeling in my butt, or it's gotten fat enough that I no longer notice. I have tried a few different seat covers, gel, air, foam, a mix of the three. They never seemed to make a difference.
OK, so they do help a little bit, but in the end my rear was still sore, so I no longer use seat pads, and I can't honestly tell the difference lol.
Admittedly, a long ride for me is several hundred miles at a go. My last long ride was from Omaha to Yellowstone, to Glacier Park, to Mt. Raineer, and back to Omaha in the span of 6 days. My rear end hurt a bit.
The best seat pad/cover material I have ever used was a thick sheepskin cover.
The downside is that they do require care/maintenance to keep nice, and they can be rather expensive compared to some other options. A full pelt with straps - trim to fit - will generally cost $120, sometimes more.
The upsides are - conforming to the rear posterior region, breathes well and actually does help keep a sweaty but cool, but also keeps your cheeks from turning into ice cubes if it gets chilly.
The only thing I have ever wanted to try that I have yet to get around to is to put a sheepskin cover over a gel pad.
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