Originally Posted by
chasm54
If I have one criticism of Brooks, it is that the shortness of the rails severely limits the scope for fore-and-aft adjustment. Very difficult to compensate for a poor riding postion by moving the saddle
Agree, shorter rails can create a problem by not allowing you to place your saddle back adequately, though you can compensate easily enough by using a seat post designed with a lot of set back, such as this model with 25mm of set back:
Aerus-AL-Elite-2014-Alloy-Seatpost-x-350mm-25mm-Offset