Originally Posted by
JoeyBike
Blasphemy, I know but....
Given all of the modern materials available today to make bike saddles out of, why oh why does ANYONE still ride the "wooden plank"? I rode Brooks exclusively from 1975 to 1990. Intermittently from 1990 to 2005. Ditched my last one and never looked back. Almost ANY modern saddle approaching $100 would feel like clouds and butterfly wings compared to any Brooks saddle no matter how broken in you can get them.
Touch the monolith young man. Evolve to the next level. Leave Brooks to the Smithsonian.
Note: My opinion and ten cents will buy you...well...pretty much - nothing.
Sounds like the opposite of my experience. I've tried 4 different "modern" saddles and for me none of them approach the comfort I get with the B17. Even on rides up to 70 miles or so it's really comfy for me. I just picked up a B17 imperial to go on my LeMond and my original B17 will be put on my Trek 5.9 this week.