Brooks didn't work for me, either. I tried really hard (no pun intended) to make it work, suffered for months, because I love the look of it. Ended up on a Fizik and my butt cried "nirvana". One on each of my bikes now. In case you didn't know, BF will craft you a new gooseneck to your specs if you want to go a more traditional route or supply a riser stem with ahead unit in your size. One of the joys of BF, I think, is that you CAN tweak absolutely everything with standard parts (if you buy used) or can customize precisely to your designed configuration if new.