Originally Posted by
philbob57
Some further thoughts....
I had to tip the nose of the Brooks up a bit; otherwise, I kept sliding forward on the smooth leather. I believe it's common, though not universal, for riders to tilt the Brooks up slightly.
If you tilt a saddle too far down, you'll put extra stress on your arms. Protect yourself.
My take is that anything that presses on the pubic nerve or blood vessel can cause perineal numbness. I think that's most saddles.
Not a properly fitted saddle. I can sit on my rollers for at least an hour, no breaks, no numbness. Out on the road, I stand about every 10 minutes, partly to stretch and use different muscles, partly to make my butt last forever. I've probably been through 20 saddles over the decades as my fitness and butt shape changed and saddle technology evolved. Some gave me numbies, some gave my saddle sores, but the best were just fine for a century right out of the box. Brooks are definitely in the numbies category for me, though I understand not for everyone. But that's the reason that there are hundreds of different saddles out there, to fit the hundreds of different butt shapes.