Originally Posted by Stumprofig
I want to see what color chrome saddles turn after the 200 miles of commuting I have before the NYC century. If it's not a proud looking grayish-yellow by then, I'll probably have the money to replace it.

Let's hope.
I've got 'bout 7000 (yes, seven thousand) miles on my stock chrome seat, and it's still a champ. It's peeling a bit around the nose, but other than that it's perfect. I think it's pretty comfortable too. I tried some other saddles, but none worked as well for me.