For a short ride, perhaps. After a while most people will get chafing sores. A hard saddle, proper position and padded shorts "hurts" a bit on the sitting bones

For a short ride, perhaps. After a while most people will get chafing sores. A hard saddle, proper position and padded shorts "hurts" a bit on the sitting bones, but after one's adapted one can bike almost forever without any bum issues.