I'm 65 now and chose many years ago to begin breaking in a Brooks Professional that on my most recent tour began to tear. While on that tour I wound up buying an anatomical saddle with cutouts and it seems to work fine. The worst part about saddle shopping is that you don't know what you have until it's been under you for a few miles and if you find yourself dissatisfied it can run into money changing from one to another.


Incidentally, I rode along the Rhine on a cheap leather saddle that came on the bike I bought in Amsterdam. I resorted to using dental floss to tie the saddle's perforated skirt to the rails so they would not flair and shred my pants or the skin of my thighs.


Good luck with your search.