Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
The sprung and wider Brooks saddles actually aren't bad in those applications! The truth is that all the padding in the world isn't going to be comfortable over significant distance; your butt is still pressing down on a fixed surface. The shape of the surface, and give of suspension, is more important than padding.
I don't disagree but if mountainwalker doesn't know how ride properly on a bike, putting a Brooks on a bike isn't going to solve his problem. He (or she) needs to develop the proper technique or the Brooks would go to waste.