The classic position bike racers assume when going hard is perching on the nose of the saddle. That is where I go when I am going hard. Many decades ago, this was termed "riding the rivet". Brooks can take credit for the name. It is their beautiful copper rivet running through leather that is sitting directly on hard steel that the name comes from.

I spent a few years riding a beautiful Japanese copy of a Brooks Pro. Got to know that term well. When that bike got stolen, the sadness of losing a sweet bike was offset a lot by now having to buy a seat that actually worked for me. And the first ride was like "Yeah!".

Brooks seats are not for all.

Ben