Originally Posted by
willydstyle
Yeah, my sit bones (as measured by the LBS) are quite wide, so it's more a saddle geometry thing. I've had saddles that support my sit bones, but cause inner-thigh numbness and pressure, saddles that cause too much pressure on my taint unless angled aggressively forward, etc. I've been trying a variety of saddles and adjusting angle, height, forward/back, etc., and this brooks was the first saddle where I had found a "goldilocks" zone that didn't solve one problem by causing another.
Just in case you want to explore this....
Too great a reach will take the weight off the sit bones and force you to float right where you don't want to. I built a "new to me style" bike and the saddle I chose (Brooks B15 Swallow) caused excruciating pain after very short distances. I didn't suspect reach to be a problem because I had no discomfort in my wrists, back or neck. When I finally figured it out and resolved it, that piece of junk saddle became a luxurious sofa.