There is some online retailer that sells Brooks with a money back guarantee...possibly a few months? I would avail myself of that and be sure to get it early enough to break it in and learn if you fall into the OMG FaNTAstiC ! crowd or the WTF are people on crack? crowd. Absolutely no way to know before trying it out. If it fails you could also try the Selle Anatomic but I've not seen anyplace that sells them with a money back guarantee so I think they're a bit more of a gamble.