Originally Posted by Monkey Face

I hate to contradict the previous post, but if you intend to do distances of 15 miles plus and you go for a Brooks as your first saddle it could put you off cycling for life. They take time to soften up and shape themselves to your various little 'lumps and bumps'. If, however, you're just doing lots of shorter rides, then a Brooks will be fine, because you'll never get to the point where it starts to hurt.

Specialized do saddles of different widths - based on the width of your 'sit bones' - Spesh dealers should have a deformable pad that takes an impression of your butt, showing the width of the sit bones - and giving the size of saddle you need.

Finally - I was once told by an elderly and experienced cyclist, that all saddles become uncomfortable once your legs are tired. When that happens, don't blame the saddle - as you get fitter, and legs get stronger, the saddle may 'apparently' become more comfortable.