Originally Posted by
koala logs
The round top profile of Brooks tends to cause pressure in the center region.
It's a bigger problem for women and lightweight riders in general because there's not enough weight to "break it in". That thing you put on leather to make it softer for breaking in might be the solution for smaller riders that use Brooks.
Ummm, if you get pain in the lady bits, or perineum, the seat is not adjusted correctly for the rider, i.e. too high usually. I am a lightweight rider as well. I too had pain, I then learned how to properly set seat height.My seat was too high, as set by a "fitter".
Many thousands of miles later my Brooks B17 still is comfortable. Regardless of how the seat is made, once it is on the bike, it must be adjusted for the rider's comfort, which takes the shape of the saddle into account though default.