Originally Posted by
nigelsane
If both hipsters and retrogrouches can agree on the B-17, it's as close to the answer for everyone as you can get. But yes, it's definitely a possibility that you won't like it. Still, they've become so popular that it's pretty easy to find one that's lightly used for half the price. If you can get one for under $70 or so, you can probably sell it without any loss if it turns out you don't like it.
B-17 isn't necessarily the answer if you sit more upright; in that case, the answer might be a B-67 or B-68.
But I do think that the vast majority of people would benefit from a leather saddle, and I think that Brooks makes the best leather saddles. But they do make different models for a reason.