That was actually a very useful post. My son was having trouble with hemorrhoids and did a lot of biking. I showed him what you wrote back when you posted and he has been following your advice and has found that things are a lot better in that department. Also he has started to just hold himself above the seat by bracing his legs if he is on rough ground, for the reasons that you said.

I thought you would like to know that things that people post on this forum are acted on and really do help!