I need to clarify what I said. I'm not saying a Brooks is necessarily going to fit better and is therefore worth the extra money. I mean that if you take care of a Brooks, it will last a lifetime. All other saddles will fall apart, because an abrasion will eventually turn to a torn cover. This is guaranteed to happen over the course of ten years. I believe there is very little cost difference -- if any at all -- between producing a $30 saddle and a $100 saddle. I think most or all of the difference is profit. I'm talking about a plastic shell, foam padding plus a nylon cover, glued or stapled on.