I drank the kool-aid and I'm happy I did, after gel/foam saddles it definitely did not feel right at first, but I think that had more to do with the fact I had ridden those first two... after putting 50 miles on my b17 "unbroken" and my ass not hurting, and the only issue I had the entire ride was actually because I was wearing new jeans on a new brooks and sliding a bit. I'm a light guy, so I found that I didn't actually need to break it in surprising and it's very very comfortable at least to me... other then the sliding I can't find any cons with it.. oh except one, I now do not like flipping my bike over on any surface to work on it! But these are just my results.