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spectastic
also, the shop guy mentioned that the brooks doesn't have the cutout in the middle. neither does it have a very ergonomic shape to it, meaning it will lead to cutting off of circulation in the nether regions on long rides. I've got the romin evo 155, which I find more comfortable than the unbroken brooks for sure. Just wondering whether people have experienced problems like this.
also, how does brooks compare to some of the other vintage style saddles? I still have my vintage from college, and it's pretty comfy and looks ergonomic. looks like one of these
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I used several of the "latest, greatest thing" back in the 80's and 90's but ended up back on the Brooks. I've never experienced any of the problems the newer saddles were supposed to solve. In fact, I recently tried a Selle Anatomica with the popular cutouts and suffered a lot of abrasion from the edges of the cutouts during week long tours. Brooks makes models with the popular holes in them, if that makes anybody more secure.
Here is my take on the situation from a few years ago.
That's fine and all and it's great you've found a saddle. But the reality of it is that for a lot of people saddles without cutouts and especially brooks/leather saddles cause some serious junk numbness, which I can tell you is really, really bad. Not to mention that Brooks saddles are really narrow. Other leather saddles are narrower.