[sammyg2]

I had a brooks seat on my paramount road bike back in the day, it was the best seat in the world but it also had a gazillion miles on it.

They gotta be softened up and broke in or they will kill you.
Pack the underside of the saddle with mink oil or saddle soap or something like that every day and you have to really work the leather to get it to soften up.
I've heard you can also get lether conditioner from an automotive shop and put that on the top and then work it in with a roller or dowel or something.

You could even take a soft rubber mallet, anything to soften the leather and work the oil into it.