Sunday I am going out for another ride. I will raise the handle bars some although they are approximately 2" above the seat at this time. I will also raise the front of the seat. The Brooks is on a Raleigh C40 hybrid. I don't experience any pain in the sit bones. The numbness is the problem. I really don't feel the seat being too hard at all. I just have to find some way to keep my self back on the sit bones.