I have a Brooks B-17, and am noting something odd with it. Sometimes when I ride it there is no discomfort at all. Other times, like last night, I am VERY aware of my girly bits.

No numbness, but there is discomfort that approaches pain in the ...umm... forward part of my girly bits. Then, like what happened at on the Tour de Cure Ride, I can take a break and perhaps there will be no further discomfort for the rest of my ride. This did not work last night...

My assumption that I stated in another thread elsewhere on this forum was that this was likely from breaking in the saddle - but does this sound reasonable? Perhaps I need to try chamiois cream/butter?

It is a little perplexing to me why it isn't consistent, but I need to figure this out as my weekly long rides start increasing this week I have 160 miles on my Brooks.