Brooks Saddles

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think Knot is right about the "tipping the bowl" pelvis tilt thing, Suzie. The fact that your sitbones haven't gotten sore at all on your new Brooks, but your girly bits are very sore, strongly suggests that you are not tilting your pelvis in a way that puts your weight on your sitbones where it belongs. Do try to tuck that tail bone in and under, consciously put your seat weight on your sitbones by tilting your pelvis and pulling your stomach in. I like that vision Knot described of keeping your pelvic "bowl" from tipping water onto your top tube!

[KnottedYet]

Oh, by the way! being in pelvic neutral will probably make you feel like the reach from saddle to bars is too long. Don't worry about it (yet ) Just try seeing how the soft bits feel when you change the tilt of your pelvis.

[suzieqtwa]

Thank you so much ladies for all the advise. Tomorrow I will get up early ,and try about 30 miles. I dont fall anymore ,and am quiet comfortable with the clipless pedals. I dont even think about it anymore. I understand about the pelivis thing. Pulling my pelvis in pulls my girly bits up ,and away from the nose. Its not awful on the saddle ,but I know it can be better. I just got done moving the saddle forward. If that doesnt work Ill move it back.
Ill check back in tomorrow.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And don't forget Suzie- every change you make may feel odd at first! Your body needs to adjust to each change before you can really tell if it's a good change or not. Ideally, one should do a few rides with each change, and only make one small change at a time.
For me, last year what seemed like a just right reach to the hoods now seemed a bit too short and cramped, so I changed stems. I think my core muscles got a little stronger and so balancing my weight became a little easier for me.