Hi!

I have a touring bike, on which I mounted a Brooks Flyer saddle (w/ springs).

I prefer harder saddles so loved it from Day1 but after breaking init got even better and it is the most comfortable thing my ass has ever sat on on a bicycle.

I just purchased a racing bike for other purposes. This came with a random gel saddle which is fine for the first 50km os so but starts to get painful beyond.

Is it worth it getting a leather saddle as well? the good thing about the gel one is its 230g and its being waterproof.

I know I won't get as comfortable as on the touring bike (although, the carbon fork does wonders!!), but still, is the Brooks B15 Swallow Chrome (http://www.brooksengland.com/catalog...wallow+Chrome/) a good idea? will its 490g be a big handicap? I know the titanium version is "only" 370g but it is also bloody expensive....

Slightly out of the subject, but how about the seat post? would getting a carbon seatpost instead of my current one both make up for the weight of the leather saddle and make up for the lack of springs on the saddle.

Finally, I admit I got sucked in quickly in the world of leather saddles, believing the any non-leather saddles, albeit good won't get much better than *this* experience of mine, but is that true? aren't there some nice non-leather lightweight saddle that also get comfortable on long rides?