I don't know how tall you are, but my inseam is 34.5 inch's and the first thing I do is push it all the way back. I had a lot of trouble with my first one, but I have a handle on it now. I set it all the way back and tip the nose up 2 cm until the grease wears off and then I lower it to no more than 1 cm. I think the tilt has more to do with it than anything else. At times I questioned myself about the saddle, but then one day I jumped on the bike and couldn't believe. I know you couldn't possibly have more problems than I had. I had 1500 miles on mine before it felt good. I put a Brooks Swift on my Roubaix 2000 miles ago and it felt good right out of the box. Anyhow I think if you stick with it and try a few more angles it will work, good luck.