Originally Posted by europa

Spot on. There is a lot of rubbish posted about Brooks saddles on the internet. Yes, they can be hard out of the box but have you felt any of the modern saddles? All four Brooks that I've owned, 3x B17 and 1 B52, were comfortable out of the box and just kept getting better, just like a good quality pair of shoes. If you ride your bike more than 2km to the coffee shop, you won't even notice the break in period.