Originally Posted by C200

I rode today 38 miles on my new brooks saddle. 32 miles was on a hard gravel rail trail and 6 miles was on the road. I averaged 13.1 mph for the trip. The seat was not treated with any type of coating. My 1st impression was that it felt good on my sit bones. However I had a hard time staying in that postion. The leather is really slippery and I slid forward towards the nose of the saddle. I adjusted the saddle all of the way forward thinking that would help with the sliding and it did somewhat. I still experienced pressure on the soft tissue area of my body. I adjusted the saddle with the nose up, nose down and with the nose level. The pressure was still there. After completing the last 18 miles of the ride I started to get numb in the groin area. Not a good feeling. I was wearing good quality bike shorts during the ride. I must say that other saddles really created a problem with my becoming numb, much more that the Brooks. I believe the saddle is starting to show ever so slightly a hint of dimples.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I might do to help with the problem of becoming numb during the ride? Any suggestions will be appreciated.