I have a brand new Brooks B-67. The leather appears to be of reasonably high quality but is a bit thinner than I thought it would be. My frame of reference for this thickness expectation is my decades old Brooks Team Professional.

The thickness is comparable to what you get with a B-17 or other less expensive Brooks saddles, which I have owned in the past. When I first saw the saddle for real, I realized it was the latter, not the former.

The benefit of the slightly thinner leather is that it has broken in very quickly. In just a few hundred miles and it has become quite springy and flexible rather than being stiff as a brick. It is already very comfortable saddle.

"Mikey likes it."

I suspect the OP may also have expected Team Pro-ish leather and gotten B-17-ish. This is what happens when you try to "go cheap". It is what happens when you "try something different". If you want a Pro, buy a Pro. There is no other saddle quite like it.

Consider this a learning experience. We all have them. They are "uncomfortable" but it's not all bad,... if you learn from them.






P.S. - Post pics or it didn't happen!