To be fair... When I say that the I grew to hate my Brooks, I admit that it probably was pretty "clapped out" at that point. The thing is that it was clapped out after what was probably only a single wet 10,000 mile or so year.

If it had stayed closer to what it was like when new, I'd say it was acceptably comfortable. Also, to be fair, I'll admit it may have stayed that way a lot longer if I had taken more care to keep it dry. I still wouldn't choose it though since it is a bit more than twice as heavy and a bit more than twice as expensive than something like the Prologo Kappa EVO which I found more comfortable and I don't need to give a second thought to getting the Kappa wet.