Be careful adjusting the bolt. Actually, don't touch it if you don't have to. It's too easy to mess up the saddle's tension. I'm 290 and have never heard a creak from my B-17, but I always take pressure off the saddle around bumps ... I need to save my poor rims from my weight. They're too expensive to throw away, and I've got more than one wheel that's toast.

Be careful adjusting the bolt. Actually, don't touch it if you don't have to. It's too easy to mess up the saddle's tension. I'm 290 and have never heard a creak from my B-17, but I always take pressure off the saddle around bumps ... I need to save my poor rims from my weight. They're too expensive to throw away, and I've got more than one wheel that's toast.

You're a little too late. The instruction suggested loosening a little bit to create just a slight sag for the first few hundred miles, so I already did that.

When I started back riding this year, I was at 275 lbs and my Brooks did just fine. I'm at 250 now and see no need to adjust the saddle. Sit bone marks are nice and pronounced and I've been riding without padded shorts. I think that is a true testament to these saddles.

now I'll tilt it down a tiny bit because I'm putting on enough miles to know I need that. Tilting it up? Must be a guy thing...

Try it nose level, ignoring the rise at the back of the saddle. That is the sweet spot for me. Nose down or up, not so sweet, especially nose up.

OK....first ride, in to work this morning. I think the nose is a bit too hight. I could feel it on my perenium a bit harsh. I think I need to get it close to level...if raised, it needs to only be a hair or two.