[jyl]

Brooks has the "Imperial" saddles with the center slot, or you could maybe cut your existing Brooks or cut up a cheap eBay Brooks. They were making cut-out saddles in the 1890s. There are a bunch of reviews online (BikeForums etc), though most are from people already riding and happy with Brooks saddles.

I used Brooks on my old road bikes back in the day, and liked them. Currently I find the Brooks on my wife's bike extremely comfortable, and would put a Brooks on my road bike if I could get over the weight weenie issue.

I have no idea what current saddle technology is like, I'm currently using a Selle Italia Flite from the early 1990s and something else (logo all worn off) from the same era.

Dottore, try tinkering with the angle of the saddle (I think more nose down if your handlebar is low relative to the saddle), and make sure it is not too high (I think that if your pelvis has to rock for you to reach the pedal on the downstroke, the saddle is too high). Also, bike shorts are padded for a reason . . .