I have a lot of friends and family, including myself, who routinely ride 20,000 miles per year and have over 500,000 miles in the saddle who would never use a Brooks saddle. Some of us used them 'way back in the day, before quality saddles were available, but we tossed them as soon as a better option became available.

I do see a lot of low-mileage folks and very sedate riders who enjoy their Brooks saddles. I suspect this is because they do spread the load across the entire contact region which can feel comfortable for shortish rides. This is also the reason us high-mileage folks don't use them; they put too much pressure in the perineum for our likiing. (We've got other uses for those nerves and blood vessels.)