My first brooks was a used brooks...my dad's brooks saddle (with an awesome toolbag buckled on back!) on the hand-me-down rudge 3-speed I started cycling on as a teenager. That saddle lasted 40-odd years between us!
Not to be a big cheesebag, but with a brooks I really feel like you haven't bolted a saddle onto your bike...you've begun a relationship. and like any relationship, all the spiky, uncomfortable, getting-to-know-you bits are most pronounced at the beginning and many, many subtle adjustments will be necessary at first. So don't be shy... when something hurts or doesn't feel right, adjust by degrees. It took me two weeks of long rides to get the balance right... but now it's like hand-in-glove. Keep at it and it's all going to be worth it.
Last edited by Laika; 02-27-08 at 10:19 AM.