Everyone probably has stories of a magic saddle. I've owned two and too many others to count. I had a nutty saddle on a tour once that was perfect but only for the first 20 miles and then agony-- every day for about 10 days and hundreds of miles the same thing: great but only for the first 20. Overall, I've become a fan of either having the split or riding a hard saddle that has you up on ischial tuberosities (sit bones)-- my current saddle has both: a split and comparatively hard.