Originally Posted by C200
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.
The B.17 is very well suited to a bike such as yours and frankly am surprised now that I learn your handlebars are 2" above the seat that you suffer from perineal numbness. I would experient therefore with seat height and fore/aft position and tilt as mentioned above.
Unless you have too long a top tube which rotates your pelvis forward even with high handlebars, hopefully you can make the celebrated B.17 work.
Good Luck,
George