It was a short ride, only 4 or 5 miles in neighborhood, but during it I made 3 different adjustments to the position of the saddle. Lowering it a tad (mainly because it is higher than my other saddle), reducing the tension slightly (as recommended by Bill from WB) and tipping the nose down.

The first time on it I immediately noticed my sit bones were sitting on the saddle. Success #1.

Later I noticed my soft tissue was shall we say between a *rock and a hard place* Not good. I also could barely get to the brake hoods, much less the drops because of the pain.

Where I left off after making all the adjustments noted above was okay. That's all I expected consideing it's a Brooks.

BTW, it is a B17s aged leather. I went back and forth for over a week about the B17 and B17s, finally deciding on the s because of that little extra width. The short-ness of it doesn't seem to be an issue but then I haven't been very far.

We leave 2 weeks from this Friday to ride the Katy Trail across Missouri. I plan to ride with it then if it will stop raining long enough for me to get some miles on it.

Any advice is appreciated.

Susan