Some people put a Brooks on their bike and it feels good almost immediately.

Other riders need to fiddle with the tilt, height and fore and aft position of the saddle in order to make the Brooks work for them.

Then, many riders need to break in their Brooks in order for the saddle to perform as intended.

I have two Brooks saddles and a Cardiff saddle (competitor to Brooks with a similar product).

I oiled and greased my Brooks until they began to get flexible, and then I tightened the tension a tiny bit.

A Brooks saddle functions as a hammock, and to that end, the saddle works best when perfectly level.

When level, the Brooks appears slightly nose up.

To find level, put a straight edge ruler on top of the saddle, touching the high point of the nose and the high point of the butt.

Level the saddle.

After you take away the straight edge ruler, the nose will appear very slightly higher than the butt.

Keep in mind that this saddle needs to flex in order to do its job.