Brooks saddle - no cut outs?

[Biciclista]

the answer to that is; the last time you sat on a wooden bench, did you feel the need for a cut out?
the wider platform supports the sit bones so you don't have to sit on your soft tissues.

[OakLeaf]

Or more accurately, as Knott has pointed out, when you sit on a flat hard bench (wooden ones are more likely to be carved into a curved shape than stone) with your legs, spine and pelvis arranged to approximate your riding position, do you feel pressure in your soft parts?

If the test suggests you do need a cut-out, there's the Selle An-Atomica (search on that, many threads here as well).

Sort of like the pencil test Zen reminded us of the other day, but at the other end.

[Thorn]

It depends totally on your anatomy. Look for the threads that talk about sitting on a wooden bench and then leaning forward to bicycle position. If you aren't squished, you probably won't be on your Brooks (if it is wide enough in the back).

That said, there is a Brooks Imperial line with a cutout and you can send your Brooks to Selle Anatomica for an upgrade--where upgrade puts a slot into it.